Redline kryssning 2020
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Though I try to stay atop the never-ending stream of new gun releases, the Springfield Redline caught me off guard. Since hunters have been packing rifles into the mountains, gun makers have been working to make them weigh less and still shoot accurately—with varying degrees of success. The core of the Springfield Redline is the action that Springfield first introduced with the Waypoint.
Model 2020 Waypoint Rifles
You can read more detail about the action in Shooting Editor John B. The Redline action is essentially an optimized Remington M It comes with a Triggertech adjustable trigger and the action features a bolt release button along the left side of the receiver rather than inside the trigger guard. Many custom mountain rifles use the M as their foundation, and that choice serves the Redline well.
Before carbon-wrapped barrels came along, a light mountain rifle usually came with a spaghetti-thin barrel that after two or three shots would get hotter than a uranium rod during a nuclear meltdown. Many still do. The trade-off is acceptable for many hunting situations but, all else equal, a barrel that can shed heat and hold its point of impact for more than a few rounds is better.
Springfield Armory 2020 Redline Bolt-Action Centerfire Rifle
Complicating matters, the awakening of the masses to the pleasantries and benefits of using suppressors leaves the thin-tubed ultralight rifles wanting. Suppressors can work fine on ultralight rifles, but small-diameter all-steel barrels are very sensitive to the weight of a suppressor, with drastic shifts in point of impact, and many of them are long, spindly, and awkward when a can is attached.
Like the Waypoint, the Springfield Ridgeline leverages carbon-barrel technology, using BSF stainless steel barrels that feature a carbon-fiber sleeve. A benefit of the larger diameter and stiffer carbon-fiber barrel on the Redline is that the rifle is a perfect fit for suppressors. The rifle comes in either inch-barrel, or inch-barrel configurations, and chambered in either 6. These shorter barrels will result in a small velocity loss, but they can be fitted with a lightweight suppressor like the Silencerco Scythe Ti or Silencer Central Banish Backcountry without becoming gangly or cumbersome.
I also shot the rifle with a Silencerco Omega 36M, but deemed it too heavy to carry on a sheep hunt. This rifle is able to incorporate one seamlessly. Though I generally despise muzzle brakes , this rifle comes with a radial brake installed.
Springfield Armory 2020 Redline, Tested and Reviewed
Fortunately, it also includes a plain, matching-color thread protector. The most visually striking feature of the Springfield Redline is its stock—the Grayboe Trekker. As with barrels, selecting a stock for a lightweight hunting rifle is a trade-off. Traditionally, slimmed down Ms, Winchester Model 70s, and their clones use dainty stocks with thin fore-ends to save weight.
The near mythical Kifaru Rambling Rifle basically eliminated the fore-end altogether. Grayboe took a different approach with the Trekker. It weighs 23 ounces on my postage scale. The length of pull is adjustable by adding or removing included plastic shims between the stock and one-inch rubber recoil pad. The best test for any mountain rifle is to bring it to the field.
You might carry a rifle around for two weeks and 80 miles in the mountains and not even get to fire the damn thing. Ask me how I know. As a result, the handling characteristics of an alpine rifle are equally as valuable as their accuracy. I hastily set up my Redline, chambered in 6. I had some handloads sitting on the shelf, so I set out to see if one would work for my sheep hunt.
With my first shots, I was impressed by the ergonomics of the stock. But the cheek piece and grip allow much better control of the rifle than more attractive, traditional-style lightweight stocks. The swell on the grip filled my hand and allowed me a deep, solid hook on the trigger.