Sako 90 Peak vs Christensen Ridgeline

[gee_unit360]

Looking at a Sako 90 Peak 7mm Rem Mag 1:9.5" 24" Bbl RH Carbon Fiber Picatinny Rifle for $3256 or a Christensen Arms Ridgeline 6.5 PRC 24" 1:8 Black W/Gray Webbing  for $1573. I haven’t heard a bad thing about Sako rifles but is it worth the extra $1700 dollars? What do you guys think?

[Lowedog]

I don't have any personal experience with the Sako 90 but it gets great reviews.  I am not a fan of the stock on the Christensen but that just comes down to personal preference.  I guess with it being such a difference in calibers, for me it would come down to what I plan to hunt with the rifle.  If it's deer size game or smaller then I'd probably go with the 6.5prc.  If it's an all around gun to include elk sized game then I would put a lot more consideration into spending more on the Sako. 

[gee_unit360]

I don't have any personal experience with the Sako 90 but it gets great reviews.  I am not a fan of the stock on the Christensen but that just comes down to personal preference.  I guess with it being such a difference in calibers, for me it would come down to what I plan to hunt with the rifle.  If it's deer size game or smaller then I'd probably go with the 6.5prc.  If it's an all around gun to include elk sized game then I would put a lot more consideration into spending more on the Sako.

Thanks Lowedog, I was looking for more of an all around gun to include elk.

[MADMAX]

Watch for sales at Sportsmans
I got a Christensen 7mag ridgeline for just under $1700
Love it

[gee_unit360]

Watch for sales at Sportsmans
I got a Christensen 7mag ridgeline for just under $1700
Love it

Thanks MADMAX, is it sub MOA out of the box as advertised?

[MADMAX]

Watch for sales at Sportsmans
I got a Christensen 7mag ridgeline for just under $1700
Love it

Thanks MADMAX, is it sub MOA out of the box as advertised?

Seems to be
I put a Leupold on went the range and was satisfied in an hour out to 200 only but anymore that works for my old eyes
I’ve heard some complaints but mine shoots fine
I also wire brushed and solvent cleaned before I ever shot one round and brush and patch after 3 shots at sight in

If you got lots of money take a look at a Cooper
Good luck

[MADMAX]

This would be a good all around gun for you

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,284934.0.html

[jrebel]

Christensen rifles seems to be a coil flip on whether they shoot or not.  I was soured by one that didn't shoot well at tall....with handloads none the less.  I have friends who love them.  I won't gamble on them again.  There are a ton of great rifles out there that shoot very well (sub MOA). 

Lots of great reviews on the Sako 90, if those were my only two choices....it would be the Sako over the Christensen without a second thought. 

Savage ultralite
Savage KLYM (I'm super interested in this rifle)

Both these with good handloads will shoot sub MOA and likely half MOA with a good shooter. 

Bergara Cabon Crest would be another to look at. 

And the list just keeps going........lots of great rifles on the market these days. 

[Alchase]

Sako any day!

[Alan K]

If you're considering going over 3k, I'd have a smith put together exactly what you want.  I'm always leery of production line rifles when you get that spendy.

[Sakko300wsm]

Have a couple Christensen Ridgelines - my 6.5 PRC is probably the best shooting rifle I’ve owned and it’s on factory ammo

[gee_unit360]

Have a couple Christensen Ridgelines - my 6.5 PRC is probably the best shooting rifle I’ve owned and it’s on factory ammo

How do your Sakos
 shoot?

[ipkus]

If his 6.5 Ridgeline shoots like mine you don’t care about any other guns.

[Sneaky]

My 6.5CM ridgeline shoots sub 1 inch with everything I have ever shot out of it - all factory ammo. From 156 bergers to 127gr LR-X... I've never owned a rifle that performed that well over such a wide range of ammunition. It could also be that the 6.5's are inherently accurate. Lots of folks are getting great performance out of the savage ultralight rifles for quite a bit less money.

That being said, the rifle when I got it had some tool marks on the inside that I didn't think were acceptable on an 1800$ rifle. While they mentioned it wouldn't affect performance, Christensen agreed and I sent the rifle back to have it repaired. They had a super fast turn around and the rifle came back looking fresh and shooting awesome. Good customer service.

As others have mentioned, north of 3k is a lot of money if you're not going full custom. I would go with the ridgeline and spend the other 1500$ on optics.

[gee_unit360]

My 6.5CM ridgeline shoots sub 1 inch with everything I have ever shot out of it - all factory ammo. From 156 bergers to 127gr LR-X... I've never owned a rifle that performed that well over such a wide range of ammunition. It could also be that the 6.5's are inherently accurate. Lots of folks are getting great performance out of the savage ultralight rifles for quite a bit less money.

That being said, the rifle when I got it had some tool marks on the inside that I didn't think were acceptable on an 1800$ rifle. While they mentioned it wouldn't affect performance, Christensen agreed and I sent the rifle back to have it repaired. They had a super fast turn around and the rifle came back looking fresh and shooting awesome. Good customer service.

As others have mentioned, north of 3k is a lot of money if you're not going full custom. I would go with the ridgeline and spend the other 1500$ on optics.

Thanks, appreciate your take.

[Sakko300wsm]

Have a couple Christensen Ridgelines - my 6.5 PRC is probably the best shooting rifle I’ve owned and it’s on factory ammo

How do your Sakos
 shoot?

They shoot very well also , but my Christensen is hands down my go to

[b23]

I sent my Ridgeline back to CA right out of the box because the barrel looked horrible.  When it got back to them CA reached out to me and agreed.  They replaced the barrel and test fired it for groups as well as recorded the velocities with Hornady 147 match and 143 Prec. Hunter ammo.  It took a few weeks to get it back but it did indeed have a new barrel on it and they included the two targets as well as the recorded velocities from that ammo.  The Hornady 147 ELD-M ammo shot in the 3's at just a hair over 3K and the 143 ELD-X didn't shoot quite as well at a .5 and was just a tick slower.  Got it back mounted up the NX8 I had for it and my results mirrored what CA got when they shot it at the factory with the same ammo but from a different Lot#.

Can't say that I was overly thrilled I had to send a brand new gun back but CA was excellent to work with and when it came back it was exactly as they said, and, they paid for shipping both ways so I have nothing to complain about.

My CA Ridgeline shoots the 147 Hornady match ammo so well and though I have, two, sets of Redding 6.5 PRC dies, don't ask it was a total brainfart on my part, unless I start shooting it a lot more I'm not even going to bother with working up a load.

I'm a Sako/Tikka fan but I'd have a hard time spending that much for a non custom rifle and since my CA 6.5 PRC has turned out to shoot so well, between the two, I'd have to pick the CA Ridgeline.

[Alchase]

I have three Sakos, two Finnlights, one in 7MM, the other in 300WM, and one Finnbear in 300WM.
All three are sub-MOA rifles. Never had an issue with either.
Fantastic rifles.