I've been updating a previous thread, but feel it's an appropriate time for this to get its own.
Purchased a CA Mesa in .308 a few months ago for a mid-long range hunting rig. It's a great rifle in a lot of ways- fit and finish was nice, Triggertech trigger was great, stock was comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. Assembled everything to recommended torque settings and with blue Loctite, checked alignment and lapped rings, and threw a Vortex Viper 4-16x44 on there. Good looking setup.
02 SEP- First range day. Try three different kinds of factory ammo. Abysmal groups, from 2.5-5 MOA. Go back home, take everything apart, re-check alignment, reassemble.
05 SEP- Second range day. Same groups, shown below. Verify scope on another rifle; shoots MOA groups on rifle #2. Submitted the following pictures to CA with a repair inquiry.
06 SEP- Waited til the end of the day, called Christensen Arms. The gentleman I spoke to was very nice, found my repair inquiry. Said to send it in. Check. Everything off, shipped back to them.
19 SEP- No comms from CA after they've had it for a few weeks. Decided to call and check in, since I have a tag I wanted to use it to hunt in October. Same gentleman I spoke to initially checked on it for me. Said they found the same poor accuracy I did, so they were going to rebarrel it, cerakote it and get it back to me. I asked how long this would take; he said it should be headed my way in a few days, definitely in time for my October hunt. Cool.
30 SEP- No comms from CA. Called to check in. "It's been rebarreled; still needs to be cerakoted. Should be headed your way tomorrow at the latest." Hmm. That's not what was discussed. Good thing I prepped a backup.
09 OCT- Still no comms. Leave tomorrow for WY. Guess I'll call when I get back if it's not here by then.
To be continued.
Purchased a CA Mesa in .308 a few months ago for a mid-long range hunting rig. It's a great rifle in a lot of ways- fit and finish was nice, Triggertech trigger was great, stock was comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. Assembled everything to recommended torque settings and with blue Loctite, checked alignment and lapped rings, and threw a Vortex Viper 4-16x44 on there. Good looking setup.
02 SEP- First range day. Try three different kinds of factory ammo. Abysmal groups, from 2.5-5 MOA. Go back home, take everything apart, re-check alignment, reassemble.
05 SEP- Second range day. Same groups, shown below. Verify scope on another rifle; shoots MOA groups on rifle #2. Submitted the following pictures to CA with a repair inquiry.
06 SEP- Waited til the end of the day, called Christensen Arms. The gentleman I spoke to was very nice, found my repair inquiry. Said to send it in. Check. Everything off, shipped back to them.
19 SEP- No comms from CA after they've had it for a few weeks. Decided to call and check in, since I have a tag I wanted to use it to hunt in October. Same gentleman I spoke to initially checked on it for me. Said they found the same poor accuracy I did, so they were going to rebarrel it, cerakote it and get it back to me. I asked how long this would take; he said it should be headed my way in a few days, definitely in time for my October hunt. Cool.
30 SEP- No comms from CA. Called to check in. "It's been rebarreled; still needs to be cerakoted. Should be headed your way tomorrow at the latest." Hmm. That's not what was discussed. Good thing I prepped a backup.
09 OCT- Still no comms. Leave tomorrow for WY. Guess I'll call when I get back if it's not here by then.
To be continued.