My bergara experience

[KsSkaEnthusiast]

So about 8 months ago I bought a bergara B14 hunter in 30-06 on sale at my local gander outdoors and immediately fell in love with it. The action is smooth the trigger is great and the bluing looks fantastic for what i paid for it. To boot it is supposed to be one of the most accurate out of the box rifles you can buy in its price range. But when i first took it out to shoot I couldn't get a 3 shot group under 3 moa. I won't claim to be an amazing shooter but 3 shots in under an moa is a pretty well within my skill level. I tried 8 different factory loads, 2 scope bases, 2 scopes and 2 sets of rings in an attempt to get it to shoot and burned through far more ammo than i should have trying. Normally in this situation i would just rid of the rifle, I have no interest in a gun that wont shoot, but i like this one enough to actually go through the warrantee process. When i called bergara and told them my story they said i had done more than enough on my end to warrant sending it in to be looked at and gave me a shipping label. Boxed and sent. Almost 3 months after sending off I received it back yesterday and just had to go shoot it. They replaced the original barrel with a slightly thicker contour and a threaded muzzle. It only weighs about 3 oz more but now has a threaded muzzle and greater heat tolerance so that's a positive in my book. They also refinished the entire barreled action. I only had some federal powershok with me and a 100 dollar athlon neos scope to put on it but color me impressed.
These are both actually only 3 shot groups with stray .270 rounds between (i have some beef with my savage 110). The group to the upper left of the middle is more or less 1/2 moa whereas the one at the top is more or less 3/4-7/8. This is at 110 yards off a range bag and my hand. After getting it POA-POI i backed it up and slapped an 8 inch steel plate at 400 8 times out of 8 before i ran out of ammo. I have nothing but positive things to say about the customer service, the gunsmiths work and the finished product bergara has offered. Even with the wait im considering another bergara.

 

[Captcurt]

It is odd that it didn't shoot well. My B15 CM shoots less than 1/2 MOA but I had to go through several different powders and bullets to get it there. Good to know that Customer Service is good, slow, but good. I ordered a 7MM Mag for a friend and his shot 3/4" 3 shot groups first trip to the range. Now I want a 22RF.

 

[troy fairweather]

I would fully bed the stock, there not much better then the rem sps stocks.

 

[KsSkaEnthusiast]

It is odd that it didn't shoot well. My B15 CM shoots less than 1/2 MOA but I had to go through several different powders and bullets to get it there. Good to know that Customer Service is good, slow, but good. I ordered a 7MM Mag for a friend and his shot 3/4" 3 shot groups first trip to the range. Now I want a 22RF.

From what I had been able to gather I just ended up with a lemon. I had pretty high confidence that it was going to end up working out and everything else i had heard about them has been positive.

 

[Grumpy_old_Fart]

My wife has a 6.5cm by Bergerac. To check the zero requires one shot for her.

She doesn't miss.

 

[JCooperfan1911]

Are these Spanish built?

 

[rayatphonix]

Glad to hear it worked out for you. I’ve got several Bergara rifles and have been very happy with them.

Are these Spanish built?

Yes, the B-14 rifles are built in Bergara, Spain.

 

[jmr40]

So far, I'm 1 out of 3 with them. I bought a B14 Hunter in 6.5CM that shot tiny little groups. But it was a little heavy for the role I had in mind for it. I ran across a great deal on a Tikka that was a pound lighter, was more accurate, and I was able to sell the Bergara for more than I paid.

B-14 Hunter Rifle - Bergara Rifles USA

But the experience was good enough that I tried a B14 Ridge in 308. This was a 24" medium contour barrel. I just never got it to shoot up to my expectations. It was borderline acceptable as a hunting rifle. But I didn't buy it to hunt with. I wanted something very accurate for punching paper at ranges beyond 100 yards. I let it go.

B-14 Ridge Rifle - Bergara Rifles USA

But a couple of months ago I ran across a good deal on a Wilderness Ridge in 308 and decided to try again. This is very similar to the Ridge. It has a 20" barrel with a muzzle brake, fluted bolt, and a different paint job on the stock. This one just felt right, and I really want to like it. But alas, I could never get it to shoot well either. Instead of sending it down the road, I sent it back to Lawrenceville GA about a month ago. Hopefully when it comes back it will shoot as well as it looks and feels. If not, it's gone, and I'm through with Bergara.

B-14 Wilderness Ridge Rifle - Bergara Rifles USA

 

[sparkyv]

Glad to hear good performance reports and good CS. I've got a BMR inbound.

Now I want a 22RF.

Yes.

Are these Spanish built?