If you are looking for a super lightweight rifle, then the Ridgeline Titanium might be a contender. It features a carbon-fiber composite sporter stock in metallic gray with black webbing. A 416R stainless steel barrel is carbon-fiber wrapped, and the combination of weight trimming features put this rifle at 6 pounds. Add a scope base and it’ll weigh just over 6 pounds.
At its diminutive weight, this rifle handled recoil well. The 6.5 PRC is no slouch, and the radial muzzle brake did its job. It checked a lot of boxes in regard to what’s needed to build a rifle that’s accurate, such as pillar bedding and a good trigger (Trigger Tech). The bolt lift is pretty hard on a fired round, and it was unanimous that the bolt knob was too small. We all left knuckle hide on the scope adjustment ring trying to pry the bolt open.
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All of these weight-shaving features come at a cost. Fire five rounds of 6.5 PRC at a moderate pace, say a round per minute, and be prepared to let it cool for quite a while. This rifle put five rounds into a 0.739-inch group at 100 yards for the first shooter, but groups doubled in size for subsequent shooters. Overall, the Christensen Arms feather-weight averaged 1.33 MOA for all shooters at all ranges fired.
At $2,600 MSRP, this rifle was in the middle of the pack for rifles tested.
