Bergara Takes on Vudoo and Rimx // Bergara B14R Heavy Review Part 1

[@SharpShooterCO]

Happy to see Bergara adding to their lineup and paying attention to the consumer. Let's face it, most will ditch a factory stock for a replacement immediately, so no big deal with it only comming as a barreled action. Thanks Josh, looking forward to round 2 🫡

[@sapago4166]

You look like me.

[@SharpShooterCO]

​@sapago4166 Sure looks like it... Spring match, 25ft slow fire pistol, 9mm. Shot a 300 that night.

[@sapago4166]

@@SharpShooterCO You got me beat. 5 rds, 25 yd, indoor range, .17 HM2 Contender pistol from bipod.

[@SharpShooterCO]

@sapago4166 Got a soft spot for Contenders... shot a Silhouette match with a 14in 44mag barrel once kicks like a mule, but a ton if fun. Still have a 223 and 22lr barrel..

[@sapago4166]

@@SharpShooterCO Mine came with a 14" .44 mag barrel. I took it to the range one time and immediately wanted the opposite of that. So now it is an HM2.

[@earlcahn3688]

Yes, definitely want to see more of the begara.

[@TomVanDiepenbos]

Begara

[@xtremearmor]

That gun is a tack driver. That is mighty fine shooting. Great comparison between the different ammo.

[@Picit-13]

finally!!! been waiting for this for so long!!! Thanks Josh, I knew you would come through!!

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Haha appreciate ya watching

[@Picit-13]

@@PursuitofAccuracy you know I have been watching for years, just haven't been in the discord for a while brother!! Hope all is well!! Did you ever get through all those hats we helped with?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

@@Picit-13 i got a few left. Certainly appreciate you boys!

[@timothystegner3234]

Definitely want to see more of this rifle. Great video.

[@billwiley7216]

Definitely think you add it to your stable as this is a good budget option for your viewers to consider. Will be interesting to see how it reacts to simpler upgrades and improvements.

[@ellswj86]

I just put together one of these, threw it in an aero solus chassis with a triggertech diamond and a Bushnell match pro ED, and bolt shims. I'm currently trying to find ammo that shoots well in it. So far, I've tried SK rifle match, Eley target, Eley club, and CCI green tag. My results pretty much mirror yours. I'll have to try some of the RWS and Lapua when i can get my hands on them. Not really a lot of that stuff available to me locally, so I'll have to hunt some down online. Thanks for the info!

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Yes sir, and thanks for watching

[@craigplummer]

Great video Josh. I have a similar setup with the heavy barrel B-14R and have had accuracy issues. I'm looking forward to your second video on some modifications to help improve its accuracy.

[@stevegilchrist4173]

Thank you for reviewing this!! I have a Bergara Competition in 6GT and was on the fence about this barreled action. Time to ditch the b14r and get the heavy!

[@jimg.4913]

Hah I bought the original version of the B14R. Immediately swapped out the barrel for a 1.25" dia 20" long 1/12 IBI barrel with a Trigger Tech trigger. Love it. Great trainer. Super fun for NRL22 type comps.

[@TerryGates-u2o]

Most definitely interested in future videos on this setup.

[@George-tz1cv]

I’ve found that when switching ammo, maybe 10 ‘fouling’ shots of the new ammo before each test group yield a more representative test group. Usually, all decent ammo shoots reasonably well at 50 yards or so, but really show accuracy, or lack of, at 100+ yards.

[@arronslater6184]

I didn't even know these were available until I found one advertised in my local store online. Went down and bought one the next day.

[@fredshebester-wg4vb]

Thanks for the video and your time. I thought that Eley was gonna bring it in, but not today

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Yeah didnt quite make the cut

[@mikebell611]

I got one from the first batch. I love this b14r heavy. I have it in a foundation stock/Hawkins bottom metal and with a Trigger Tech Diamond. So far, its shoots SK Rifle pretty good. It shoots RWS R50 slightly better. SK Long Range shoot the same as the SK Rifle. Have not tested any Lapua or Eley yet. I'm running a Vortex Strike Eagle 5x25 and I'm using my Carbon barrel B14r's bolt with a Crossroads Precision shroud and spring. I bought the shim kits but have not used it yet. I figured I'd try different ammos first to weed out the bad ones it don't like.

[@buncha5651]

Nice comparison Josh, this proves what i have found that Eley is not the best ammo. At least in some rifles.😊

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Thats gonna depend a lot on the rifle. Most of my rifles shoot it very well. Part 2 will drive a point home about headspace and ammo 😁

[@joed3264]

I have a plain Bergara B14R steel. It and my 457 Varmint and 10/22 Green Mountain love one Lot of Eley SABRP. All three shoot in the .2s with it. I have a $150 Shilen Competition trigger set at 6 oz. It will go down to 3 oz. 457 Varmint is set at 8oz with a McMaster spring. $7 for a pack of 12. I bought a case of the SABRP. BTW my Bergara head spaces at .043". No need for shims. Bill Calfee says good ignition is more important that head space.

[@joeblack5701]

That's a nice little setup. All the feels of big time nrl but half the price.

[@tangounited4227]

Welcome Can we have a clip about a rifle anschutz 1761 msr like this one?

[@AnonYmous-ii4tc]

I love how you edited between trigger pulls. Thank you, great job. I'll watch for part 2.

[@lealanmcspadden430]

Got one, love it!!!! A&J sporting is the best to deal with

[@lealanmcspadden430]

Side note........ Seems like after about 5 or 600 rounds the group size really tightened up

[@misterlewgee8874]

Like your work. I often wonder what range the shots are ..I miss the info or forget ..id love to see 50m or 100m or yards...near the target. Id also like ot see the aim point an inch under the impact point...so your aim point is never deteriorated. I'm interested in the heavy barrel option. Might be nice if they offered a barreled action without a trigger too. Looking forward to this upcoming series on this rifle... Many thanks..

[@Cristopher1976]

I'd definitely like to see more of this rig

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

It's coming out again soon

[@22LimaRomeo]

Great video! I really enjoyed seeing the Heavy Bergara shoot some groups.

[@ron8566]

Awesome quick ammo test. Thank you.

[@jaypauley5665]

I have a regular steel and carbon fiber b14r the carbon fiber is amazing. I’m really interested in how the upgrades help this barreled action.

[@qnpmh]

I'm looking forward to the next video

[@jannenissinen4584]

It would be interesting to see a comparison with Victrix Venus Pro SB

[@BROTUNED]

That’s a great shooting rifle with RWS SM great video looking forward to ep 2

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Thanks for watching brother.

[@realtruth4259]

THE BEST 22LR TUBER PERIOD...... THNX JOSH... HEY SEEMS LIKE DP IS SALTY WTF.. DONT THINK HE LIKED YOUR SOLUTION TO COLD BORE🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣... MAYBE HE SHOULD TRY THE STRAW AN RELIEVE HIS FRUSTRATION 🤔🤔.... KEEP UR VIDEOS ROLLIN THNX BROTHER 😎😎

[@HumbleDishwasher]

I bought this same barreled action and have basically 1 moa with about all sk ammo i have used. Good Lots of Sk rifle match average about .5 moa at 50 yds. The only complaint i have is how hard the bolt is to close. Please make a series on this!! Especially interested in shims

[@brianmadlock8385]

I have a lot of extraction issues with mine.I also find it to be very picky. On Thursday I started with Ely bench rest precision. Then I tried the SK long match , it was impacting like “6 low. I would like to a series of videos on this rifle. Maybe let eagle eye work some magic on it.

[@markdorman426]

That did pretty well and seems like a good setup for just over $1000.

[@nelsonm5032]

Interesting. looking forward to the next videos! thx, Josh. cheers

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Thanks for watching!

[@SEAKPhotog]

Very cool. I didn’t know Bergara introduced this barreled action. I really enjoy my mostly stock b14r. It might be fun to pick this up and throw it in a decent chassis. Thanks - will definitely be interested in seeing more.

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Thanks for watching

[@stephenkrampert3430]

Hey, nice video just found your channel I'll be tuning in. Just worked on a 541 Remington lap the barrel new Trigger Springs glass bed LEUPOLD. Seems to digest SK Long Range pretty well.

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Thanks for watching!

[@kentdavis7438]

Enjoyed the cost effective gun test.

[@cam2ride239]

Timney Hit triggers are very nice...Jard 4oz trigger is nicer yet.

[@id5992]

I have B14R in standard steel variant... it likes the GECO 22LR Rifle - 1cm (0.39inch) hole (10 rounds 50m/54yrd) - it happens to be one of the cheapest ammo i found, not sure if GECO sells in US

[@tw1st3dw1ll7]

I keep wanting one.

[@Ballistol22LR]

Great video Josh. How about trying the Ultimatum Deuce which seems popular in Canada, and do you have plans to review the MDT Premier Gen2? I’m torn between it and the Elite as I’m sure are lots of your viewers.

[@buck6883]

Love the videos you put out...I have a Savage A17 My wife bought me a Discovery opt 6 x 24x 50 30mm tube put it on it and was consistently shooting.2 and .3 inch.groups at a hundred yards..very pleased

[@Jdelta22nc]

🥥🥥 Very good shooting! Yes sir is always like that with rimfire ammo, one has to test everything to really find out that one or two best rounds that the rifle prefers. Is always fun for me and one gets to know the rifle. Great explanation 🫡.

[@bradh74]

That Bergara B-14R went up in price but "that's par for the course" when it get as popular as it did (shoots well). Saving $400 dollars towards your favorite stock sure helps though, way to go Bergara! Even though I think these stocks are way over priced, part of it was Covid and the rest is me getting old and not getting more money myself! You don't seem to have any issue with the magazine like Joe, he was cussing up a storm. (Nothing new for him but...) Joe shot Eley team (plus some cheaper SK I think he has a video if you could find it)and it did well but I think that each barrel is different if I understand correctly how picky these rifles are.

[@CountryRimfire]

Very nice! 😊 Thanks for sharing Josh 👍

[@chrislang5659]

On top of everything else, day to day environmentals will dictate how good your ammo will shoot!

[@lewisrice3741]

I just got my cz457 back from modacam and you talk about a hammer that rifle out shoots any 22 rifle i ever saw it has 23and7/8s muller barrel if you want a barrel that shoots lights out John Elrod is your man he can definitely build you a killer barrel a Hammer indeed. Beagleman

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Yeah my 457 is an MCR barreled muller

[@lewisrice3741]

@@PursuitofAccuracy yeah I think that they are the best after I have shot this one mr. Elrod really knows his stuff on those barrels. good shooting bro keep it up great video also Beagleman

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

@@lewisrice3741 thanks

[@No1JetDoc]

More please

[@timetodopatriotstuff2315]

450 bucks more for the heavy barrel Bergara seems a little steep I hope there's more to that price than just the barrel 😢

[@rapidrrobert4333]

Like always, How accurate can you afford to shoot?

[@dan_5319]

Would be interested to see if it likes any ammo under $18 a box 🤨

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Me too 😂😂😂😂

[@thewildmanable]

Went to the site you said that you could get the barrel action from 1100.00

[@LHB33]

Another great review 👍

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Thanks brother

[@NeffedUP1970]

Do you feel like this barreled action is worth the extra 400 dollars over the 18.5 inch barreled action? I am just a recreational shooter not competing but I also can't leave things well enough alone and can easily see myself installing a KI prefit or having a gunsmith rebarrel it down the road.

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

@@NeffedUP1970 if you don't need the balance for prs and nrl I'd go with the regular barreled action

[@djalluget6870]

Good overview

[@Jeff-mv4yy]

Is the “heavy” receiver different than the standard Bergara barreled action? I’m thinking a Modacam heavy barrel might be a better choice . That Bergara barrel is very fussy .

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Action is the same as far as i know

[@takedeadaim8671]

I can’t see why they would make it larger than the 700 SA footprint they have always used, if Josh can tell us it fit a 700 size chassis that would cinch it

[@ravioliformuoli520]

Looking to get one, a bit nervous about potential reliability issues or getting a dud. Already have a 457 in 17 for varmint hunting, wanted something 700 pattern to fit my center rifle stuff. So either this or more for a rimx. Do the new heavy barreled b14rs seem better with reliability? extraction etc

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

I have a sample size of 1 but mine has been reliable

[@joed3264]

@@PursuitofAccuracy The new B14Rs have zero extraction issues. The extractor slot is much tighter.

[@jerryking3208]

I have a CZ457mtr and a b14r. Both stock and neither one of them like any of the Ely offerings I have tried?? Where can I find more info on bolt shims. Curious.

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

www.triggershims.com/

[@aarondbritt]

Where do your get your ammo from to this type of testing ?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Eley I get from killough and the other ammo I get from blue collar reloading

[@mmgee]

Is the B14R a 40X clone?

[@Jody_truck_guy]

im still waiting on part 2 ruger rprr

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Waiting on when i get new ammo.

[@Nickpo21]

Do you remove any fill from your schemedium heavy?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

@@Nickpo21 tiny bit yes

[@mmgee]

Be careful Josh KZbin is watching and looking for your Glock switch mod

[@shelley131]

New to rimfire shooting. Is there a particular chassis you would choose for this? Also what are bolt shims?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Xlr, mdt, woox, etc all make great chassis’s. Pick what strikes your fancy the most

[@halledwardb]

Our scope on our begera an ep5 is weird. It take 2 more up clicks ever 100 yrds. So X+2 X+4 X+6 X+8 Not sure what is going on

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Thats pretty strange indeed

[@davevanderschrick3560]

Is this a good barrel? Its my first .22lr and i orded this one. Still need to wait till july becaus demand is high.

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

For a factory gun the bergaras hold their own

[@davidhills2274]

Josh, can you tell me the barrel diameter for the Bergara B14 22lr Heavy? I have ordered one and the chassis I hope to use has a max diameter of 1.25 inches. Thanks

[@jefferyhardwick6606]

It’s a mtu contour starts at 1.25 and tapers Down I’ve had one since they first got released in the us and they are shooters

[@takedeadaim8671]

You should be fine I do a lot of builds and re barrel jobs, the majority of un profiled barrel blanks are 1.25”

[@davidhills2274]

Thanks for both replies. My Vudoo barely squeezes into my Woox.

[@takedeadaim8671]

@@davidhills2274The woox chassis have a max barrel diameter of 1,17”

[@Juliang61]

I have the same action but installed the TT Diamond trigger which I really like. Mine doesn't like Ely match either.

[@JohnDough1776]

Bro did they fix the sticky trigger sear and the super tight head space??

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Mine doesnt have any issues.

[@Omi-7k]

Hello, what chassis is this please. I’m new to 22LR

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

@@Omi-7k that's the XLR envy pro chassis

[@Omi-7k]

@@PursuitofAccuracy thank you and that’s in a 700 SA?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

@@Omi-7k yeah 700 rem footprint

[@jefflayton5889]

It’s funny, my burgy loves everything sk, that barrel is disappointing in that respect.

[@untold44]

Did they fix the extraction issues?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

I have had 0 extraction issues

[@Dayattherange]

Hey Josh man thank you for this video and great shooting. Oh and where is the straw cmon now you showed us the trick and now you have abandoned it.

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Lol

[@michaelficarro2591]

I'll help you decide....keep it Josh...LOL

[@EagleEyeShooting]

Well the rifle and t shirts looks good.... thats about it lol

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

No love for the handsome devil behind it i guess 😂😂

[@mmgr.madminutegearreviews4562]

What mag does it take?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Bergara mags or 700 universal mags

[@coyotiess]

Is that a binary?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

@@coyotiess binary trigger?

[@RobertFisher-og8cb]

How does it balance?

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Quite well in the xlr envy pro

[@ZZ-uf4zv]

What chassis was that again??

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Xlr envy pro

[@darrondb]

Hey beautiful 😍😍 (the rifle, not Josh)

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Lol we know you meant me 😂

[@BimmerDudeXi]

Too bad this heavy version is not sold left handed. I even reach out to A&J Sporting and no response from them neither.

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

They always hating on the lefties

[@lazybear236]

Rimfire is the most enjoyable form of self abuse around!

[@langleyj8199]

Always like your videos. But as far as this rifle At 50 my stock t1x shoots that well. Nothing special here.

[@Chuck1284-]

Okay - you spent $1100 for a barreled .22 action, added a chassis ($?) but because the scope is like $350 you somehow think you're "trying to keep it 'budget'"? Not too many of us have that kind of budget.

[@John-nk9tj]

Womp womp

[@jefflayton5889]

But the folks buying this action are usually folks shooting competition, and trying to save money over a vudoo or rimx, so technically it is a budget setup. Sad part is my regular barreled b14r shoots better than this heavy version from what i have seen so far. But on the other side of it my vudoo took about 700 rounds down the pipe before it really started killing it. The heavy barrel might have the same issue.

[@Chuck1284-]

@@jefflayton5889 yeah, I see what you're saying. I put a Volquartsen 17 HM2 barrel on my 10/22 that does 1/2" at 100 yards and that was only $140 (Midway closeout). And I don't have the wherewithal to spend this kind of money. Point taken, thanks!

[@rustynut1967]

I think my buddies B14R with a carbon barrel shoots better and not as picky with ammo.

[@John-uo1qf]

That will make the podium in NRL22

[@RockinRack]

Still think the cz is the best bang for your buck and beats out some more expensive rifles as well

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

The 457 are amazing for the money

[@chucker2571]

I can tell by the groups you are shooting this guns chamber is oversized. It does not have a tight match chamber on it. I would bet a live round will slop back and forth in the chamber. Rimfires don't shoot because of the action their on they shoot because of the chamber it has.

[@EagleEyeShooting]

I disagree with this. The chamber or a "loose" chamber has little to no influence on a 22lr surprisingly. I have built many rifles with Bentz chambers that win ARA competitions weekly

[@briansupermag3918]

​@EagleEyeShooting how can I not agree with you here. You built mine and it's a freaking hammer.

[@chasebricker639]

I think you’re full of it. Gun didn’t perform bad. Even custom match grade barrels with super tight chambers like certain ammo. Its rimfire

[@jayheine8108]

Trigger tech! Timney👎🏻

[@PursuitofAccuracy]

Both are great triggers. Lots of my buddies love em too, and they all carry a spare 😅