Which 6.5 creedmoor?

I've owned a bunch of 700's over the years and still own one. My Bergara is the B14 Hunter, but is the same basic rifle. The Bergara is a 700 clone that addresses the 700's flaws. I'd go Bergara over 700 every time. But I'd take a Tikka CTR over both. My Bergara is 6.5 CM, the CTR is 308.

https://www.tikka.fi/rifles/tikka-t3x/t3x-compact-tactical-rifle

Bergara....

yup bergara.

For features, I would prefer the Bergara, but after some time with a local precision rifle smith looking at a few Bergaras on the lathe, it seems machining quality at Remington is considerably more consistent and yields a more true action.

Bergara.

Remington...nope, just kidding. Bergara.

Bergara

For???

Not knowing that makes a suggestion tougher than it has to be and sometimes “neither” is the response for what a person has in mind. So...hunting rig, mountain rifle, stalking Cape buffalo, or ringing steel?

I’ve only handled a Bergara briefly, browsed specs, and read reviews. I own and have shot a few 700s. The Bergara looks to be a better iteration but I wouldn’t bet my money (or your’s) on it. If pressed I’d likely chose a different option all together (for hunting), but only as a preference.

Toss up. I like Remingtons generally speaking. I'd like to shoot a Bergara. I might go with the latter just to make a personal assessment. The actions are basically the same design.

Bergara.

I once watched a nice 8-minute video by Larry Potterfield about how to turn a Remington 700 into a Bergara.

When you see the Bergara constantly hit .5 or less MOA it'll answer your quest. I called Larry P. and he told me he was out of the Bergaras so then he made the video mentioned above. [funny Newtosavage!]

I'm not a huge fan of 700s, but the only Bergara HMR I've shot was quite a nice rifle. In that price range, the CTR certainly has a lot to offer.