Bergara B14 HMR: are they worth the price?

[@UltimateArms]

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[@DenverFannin]

I have one in 300 wm and the recoil is not even bad at all.

[@gordmccoo5931]

Great review...I have the same model in 6 creed. with a 26 inch barrel and feel the same way about it. I would definitely buy another. With my handloads it shoots very good. 👍 One of my favorite coyote and deer hunting rifles.

[@marcoverley222]

I have the 6.5 in the wilderness series 24 inch barrel. Love it i have one complaint it's very finicky with ammo. My gun likes the 147 grain match i get 0.445 inch groups all day. You put any other ammo through it, it gets 1.342 group that's crap.

[@terryj-fk7yt]

love my bergara. i noticed i had trouble with the muzzle brake on mine. wouldnt group right with the one i had. had to change mine over!

[@CountryRimfire]

I have the little brother to this ... the B14R. Amazing rifle. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊

[@UltimateArms]

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[@sectorseven07]

Wanting something with a more classic mid 2000s GWOT M24 form factor without dumping six grand into a build. Been obsessing over this rifle for a few days. I am SO SICK of the modern tactical side of things that I've been focusing on for a few years. I really just want some time to get back to a more traditional form, focus on marksmanship and outdoorsman activities, and take a little break from the doom and gloom of the "tactical" life. While still having something capable of employing in a tactical sense.

[@TracyWill1]

nice rifle i see you fixed the problem in the video

[@michaelhill6451]

I had one of these in 308. The best load I could work up for it using 12 different kinds of bullets and 5 different kinds of powders was 1.1-1.2 MOA for 5-shot groups. For most match ammo it shot ~1.5-2 MOA for 5-shot groups. I sent it to Bergara twice to get it fixed. The first time they returned it without even telling me they were sending it back. I had to pay the courier to hold it. The 2nd time they sent it back with rust all over the bolt and inside the barrel. I asked for a refund because the gun didn't shoot worth a damn and they damaged my gun by making it rust. They then accused me of making up the rust/causing it myself and also of shooting handloads and refused to give me a refund. In the end I sold the hunk of junk and bought a Tikka CTR which averages ~0.5 MOA with every bullet/powder combination I have tried in it. Bergara rifles look like match rifles and Tikka rifles shoot like match rifles.

[@UltimateArms]

interesting. i'm going to be redoing the test without a break on it. and see. i know some do shoot well, but thats in 6.5 so we will see

[@michaelhill6451]

@@UltimateArms Yes, it could be an issue with the 308 version of the B-14 HMR or just bad luck on my part. Needless to say, I'm none too impressed with their reaction to my accuracy problems.

[@UltimateArms]

@@michaelhill6451 i would not blame you at all!

[@alaverga173]

@@michaelhill6451 I'm currently thinking about buying this rifle or a tikka in 308, slightly leaning towards the tikka

[@JohnathanMoss-v4x]

Why do you lift your head after every shot?

[@charlesfick729]

Yes but what caliber??

[@UltimateArms]

6.5 creedmoor

[@evanwindom]

I have the same rifle, and maybe it's just me, but I don't find it all that great for packing around in the woods. It's MUCH heavier than any other rifle I own, save for the Winchester 1886, and that one is SUPPOSED to be heavy.

[@UltimateArms]

its ok, but as a hunting rifle no way just to damn heavy. thanks for the comment!!

[@evanwindom]

@@UltimateArms You're right, but people aren't aware of the "backup kill" feature. If you run out of ammo, you can always drop it out of a tree stand to kill your deer.

[@hkchris1]

Groups may have been a little tighter if cheek weld was kept between shots. Great review otherwise.

[@UltimateArms]

more like the brake i was using. going to redo it without a brake on to see what happens

[@Mike-kh9gj]

@@UltimateArmsdid you do it yet??

[@UltimateArms]

@@Mike-kh9gj not yet its been to hot here, to go shoot in.