Corn-Picker
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I'm looking to get into intermediate range paper punching and hunting (say 400-500 yards maximum for game). I've handled the Bergara's at my local Sportsman's Warehouse, and have seen enough online that I'm willing to take a chance on one. The largest game I'll be hunting is whitetail and black bear. Based on ballistics and my preference for moving mono-metals at high speeds, I'm planning to go with the 6mm Creedmoor, which has a 26" barrel in the Bergara Premier series.
To make a long story short, the "Premier Approach" weighs 1.1 pounds less than the "Premier HMR Pro," despite having the same exact action and barrel length/taper. Neither is a lightweight as the lighter rifle is 8.6 pounds and the heavier one is 9.7 pounds. As far as I can tell from the specs, the only difference is that the lighter rifle uses a fixed fiberglass stock whereas the heavier rifle uses an adjustable molded stock with integrated "mini-chassis." The mini-chassis is a machined aluminum skeleton between the action and stock. I'm trying to figure out whether the mini-chassis is likely to result in a more accurate rifle? I don't have a lot of experience in this realm, so I don't know if the mini-chassis helps accuracy regardless of stock material, or whether it's not necessary on the model with the fiberglass stock because fiberglass is stiffer than most plastics? I'll use this mostly in ambush hunting situations, so the added weight isn't a deal breaker, but shaving off a pound is noticeable.
To make a long story short, the "Premier Approach" weighs 1.1 pounds less than the "Premier HMR Pro," despite having the same exact action and barrel length/taper. Neither is a lightweight as the lighter rifle is 8.6 pounds and the heavier one is 9.7 pounds. As far as I can tell from the specs, the only difference is that the lighter rifle uses a fixed fiberglass stock whereas the heavier rifle uses an adjustable molded stock with integrated "mini-chassis." The mini-chassis is a machined aluminum skeleton between the action and stock. I'm trying to figure out whether the mini-chassis is likely to result in a more accurate rifle? I don't have a lot of experience in this realm, so I don't know if the mini-chassis helps accuracy regardless of stock material, or whether it's not necessary on the model with the fiberglass stock because fiberglass is stiffer than most plastics? I'll use this mostly in ambush hunting situations, so the added weight isn't a deal breaker, but shaving off a pound is noticeable.