The Christensen Arms Ridgeline Safari Plains Game is a bolt-action rifle chambered in 7mm Backcountry. It pairs a 20-inch, carbon fiber wrapped, threaded barrel with a stainless steel receiver and a European walnut stock. The rifle is built for magnum-level performance while keeping a traditional wood-stocked profile. 
 

Key Specifications 

• Brand: Christensen Arms 
• Model: Ridgeline Safari Plains Game 
• Caliber: 7mm Backcountry 
• Action: Bolt Action 
• Capacity: 4+1 
• Barrel Length: 20 in 
• Barrel Material: Carbon Fiber / Stainless Steel 
• Receiver Material: Stainless Steel 
• Receiver Finish: Stainless 
• Trigger: TriggerTech 
• Twist: 1:8" 
   

Detailed Features 

• The carbon fiber wrapped, match-grade barrel is threaded 5/8x24 and ships with a radial muzzle brake installed. 
• The stainless receiver is drilled and tapped for Remington 700-pattern optics bases, and comes with no open sights. 
• A Picatinny rail on the fore-end and front and rear QD sling mounts support optics and accessories. 
• A spiral-fluted bolt and TriggerTech trigger pair with a two-position safety. 
• The European walnut fixed stock gives the rifle a classic plains-game look on a modern action.

Christensen Arms rifles have a strong reputation for sub-MOA accuracy and light carbon fiber barrels, and the Ridgeline Safari Plains Game carries that reputation into a walnut-stocked hunting rifle. Owners of the Ridgeline line generally report smooth bolt cycling and consistent feeding, though a few note that fit and finish on the wood stock can vary slightly between rifles.

In the field, the carbon fiber barrel keeps the rifle noticeably lighter than an all-steel counterpart, which hunters carrying it long distances on foot appreciate. The walnut stock trades some of that weight savings back for a more traditional look and feel, and some owners prefer it over a synthetic stock for a dressier hunting rifle while others find synthetic stocks more practical in wet weather.

Value opinions split along price expectations: buyers coming from budget bolt guns see the Ridgeline Safari Plains Game as a meaningful step up in materials and trigger quality, while buyers used to full-custom rifles see it as a mid-tier option. TriggerTech triggers on the platform are consistently well regarded, and the threaded barrel is popular among owners who want to add a suppressor or muzzle device without gunsmithing.