Bergara or Christensen? Maybe a Fierce?

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Bergara Premier Platinum Stalker or Christensen Ridgeline FFT in .25 Creedmoor? Maybe a Fierce, however I have no experience with them and I don't recall ever seeing one in person.

I am looking for lighter weight and lower recoil, so 25 Creedmoor and something of modest weight. Deer hunting mainly, maybe Pronghorn, and a feral hog occasionally at 200y~400y.

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Sid
 
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The Bergara is the wood stocked version right? Not exactly their lightweight version.
 
I've heard all the hate/horror stories about Fierce, CA, whatever. Hell, I bought an 80K truck that has already been back to the dealer twice. I went with a Fierce despite all the hate and glad I did. just recently broke it in and is shooting lights out. Carbon Fiber Rogue in 7mm Rem Mag and it loves 162 E-LDX. It's light, great trigger, smooth bolt, flush QD sling attachments, and a pic rail up front. My son as the Carbon Rival 300 PRC and its a tack driver too.

All manufacturers will spit out a few duds......some more than others. I guess I've been lucky because all of my rifles are shooters. However, my new Fierce is about as perfect a hunting rig I could ever ask for. It's a small sample size but so far so good.
 
btw. Bergara laminate is a **** good-looking rifle. I have an old Ruger Hawkeye Laminate 30-06 that is sexy!
 
I have always had good luck with bergara b-14s. I have shot two factory's. I have also used 2 for builds. Smooth bolt, good triggers, everyone of them has been 1/2 moa or better for us. 6.5 prc, 300 prc, 25 SST, and a 22-250 getting turned into a 22gt. The 25 sst was a premier action that I put a preferred prefit barrel on. I don't have anything bad to say about them. I don't have any experience with the other ones you listed so I can't go apples to apples.
 
Sid Post said:
Lots of searching for these and none seem to be in stock. Hard to buy something that isn't actually made available for sale.
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Not sure if you are dead set on .25 Creedmoor but Eurooptic has 6 creedmoor in stock on the PH3 right now. You can also check with Buckeye Tactical on here as he sells a bunch of them and may be able to get you a discount on them. I would DM him.
 
arrow179 said:
Not sure if you are dead set on .25 Creedmoor but Eurooptic has 6 creedmoor in stock on the PH3 right now. You can also check with Buckeye Tactical on here as he sells a bunch of them and may be able to get you a discount on them. I would DM him.
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Thanks for the pointer to "Buckeye". I am a fan of the Quarter-Bore options. I own a nice Weatherby 257 Magnum, but I need something a bit more mainstream right now, with a bit less weight and general bulk.

I should also note, I have a 6ARC Geissele GFR on order, so a 6ARC bolt action would be a bit redundant. I have toyed with getting one in a Howa 1500 Mini a few times, though a 6.5 Grendel probably makes more sense for a super lightweight and compact rifle. The Howa $850 price doesn't hurt either. The little Howa would make a good tractor and side-by-side knock-about when I don't need a more specialized rig, not wanting an >$2K rifle package bouncing around with fence posts and barb wire or basking in the dust of a tractor in a hay field.
 
Sid Post said:
Thanks for the pointer to "Buckeye". I am a fan of the Quarter-Bore options. I own a nice Weatherby 257 Magnum, but I need something a bit more mainstream right now, with a bit less weight and general bulk.

I should also note, I have a 6ARC Geissele GFR on order, so a 6ARC bolt action would be a bit redundant. I have toyed with getting one in a Howa 1500 Mini a few times, though a 6.5 Grendel probably makes more sense for a super lightweight and compact rifle. The Howa $850 price doesn't hurt either. The little Howa would make a good tractor and side-by-side knock-about when I don't need a more specialized rig, not wanting an >$2K rifle package bouncing around with fence posts and barb wire or basking in the dust of a tractor in a hay field.
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Yep the Howa would be a good option as well! I say get what you want and use it!!
 

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