Hatrick
Well-Known Member
Could it be your not stabilizing the 215?
If you have a New rifle or New barrel and it shoots that bad, do not waste time or money on it. Spend your time making it their problem.Super frustrated. Review of this rifle and reading past experiences make it look fine, but I'm wondering if my barrel is defective? I did a proper break in procedure.
Bergara B14 HMR in 300WinMag. Gunwerks brass that's now on it's second firing. Berger 215s with H1000 powder and CCI 250s.
I try to load to perfection. My shoulder bumping, trimming, and seating is all within .001.
I fire formed my first 100 pieces and gathered data working up a ladder.The groups were all pretty terrible never even reaching 1 MOA but I figured was because of new brass. Now that I have my first round of fire formed brass I loaded as perfect as possible I'm still shooting god awful groups. It doesn't matter if I lock it up in a sled, shoot from a bench, or prone with a bipod.
My Pro Chrono 2 is showing an ES of nearly 200fps.
What in the world is going on? This has been incredibly expensive to shoot such garbage and still nowhere near a good load. Factory ammo wasn't match grade but still shot no better than 1.5MOA.
Advice?
Live and learn. Next one will be getting some factory match grade ammo put through it first and if it doesn't make their 1MOA guarantee it goes back before I waste such an enormous amount of time and money again.If you have a New rifle or New barrel and it shoots that bad, do not waste time or money on it. Spend your time making it their problem.
You will be much happier.
Bed the action free float the barrel but like mentioned earlier that is not what's causing the ES problemsGood to know, thanks. I'm curious though isn't bedding the barrel essentially using resin to mate it to the stock? Isn't having it free-floating better for consistent harmonic vibrations?
I'm sorry for your troubles I hate hearing stories like this when people shell out money for a decent product and end up short changedAh, this stings the more I think about it. I paid to have a $100 muzzle brake resurfaced and permanently attached. Guess that's gone. Guessing I have to remove the optic and pay to have that all redone. Guess the fire formed modified case I paid to have made will be useless with a new barrel. Things just keep getting added the the "ouch" factor. Unless Bergara conjures up a miracle to make this right I think I'm going to light it on fire and buy a rifle from a different manufacturer. -10/5 stars
I hear you but don't jump off the ledge yet. Nothing is going to get worse by giving Bergera a chance to make this right. First step is a call to customer service first thing tomorrow. CALMLY layout the issues and ask for their help. They have been very nice to deal with, just not terribly effective in fixing the issue the first time. After 2 or 3 tries they usually get it right. You are in deep now so all this will cost you is some time and given Corvid most of us have lots of that to spare right now. If you work with them they will eventually make it right.Ah, this stings the more I think about it. I paid to have a $100 muzzle brake resurfaced and permanently attached. Guess that's gone. Guessing I have to remove the optic and pay to have that all redone. Guess the fire formed modified case I paid to have made will be useless with a new barrel. Things just keep getting added the the "ouch" factor. Unless Bergara conjures up a miracle to make this right I think I'm going to light it on fire and buy a rifle from a different manufacturer. -10/5 stars
Live and learn. Next one will be getting some factory match grade ammo put through it first and if it doesn't make their 1MOA guarantee it goes back before I waste such an enormous amount of time and money again.
Rebarrel 1Kdon't drive yourself crazy with it have a good smith rebarrel and bed it you will have a better rifle in the end no matter what bergara was going to do about it I have messed with a couple hmr s and had a little hell getting them to shoot bedding helped them a lot and load development got them down to 1/2 moa which was plenty good for the folks that owned them good luck I hope it get it worked out
True, and the very good reason to keep it their problem. Bergera is a pretty expensive way to get an action and mediocre stock for a custom build.Rebarrel 1K
Ah, this stings the more I think about it. I paid to have a $100 muzzle brake resurfaced and permanently attached. Guess that's gone. Guessing I have to remove the optic and pay to have that all redone. Guess the fire formed modified case I paid to have made will be useless with a new barrel. Things just keep getting added the the "ouch" factor. Unless Bergara conjures up a miracle to make this right I think I'm going to light it on fire and buy a rifle from a different manufacturer. -10/5 stars