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Bergara B-14 Hunter -- Your thoughts/possible issues?
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<blockquote data-quote="JC Lepley" data-source="post: 1620317" data-attributes="member: 109622"><p>Bough one a year ago, B14 Hunter, in 7mm Rem. Mag. Nothing but handloads, Prolly put near a 1000 rounds thru it so far. I shoot out to 550 yards regularly, and it shoots several bullets in the 1/2 MOA range, everything under a 1 MOA. The trigger does not go down to the advertised level of adjustment, has a ever so tiny amount of creep but still better than any other factory trigger I have shot. i sent a message about this and received a new trigger in the mail within 3 days. Still have it, never installed it. No other issues. The bluing is not a top flight polished bluing job, I used EESOX on the externals and that puts an end to any rust issues for any metal. I would say it is near impossible to get this much quality at the price from any other maker. The action very smooth, no problems and I have reached top pressures on more than one occassion. I have 10 different bullets that I load. I consider this a deer rifle, but with 160 nosler partitions, I would not hesitate to use it on elk. For banging steel, the 150g Laupa, Berger hybrid, Hornady ELD-X, are fantastic running 3150 fps with R26, Fed 215 primers. The Speer 145 B.T. is just as accurate, the Barnes 140 TTSX shoots about a minute of angle, not the best but good enough for hunting at reasonable ranges.</p><p>160 Nosler Partitions and Accubonds, and Speer 160 hot core spitters are good at 3050 fps, the only bullet has yet to shoot well is the 175g Swift A Frame. R26 and H1000 are my go to powders. The 168 berger hybrid, and 162 ELD-X shoot great, the 150's edge them out for accuracy in this rifle. The 130g GS HV bullet runs 3500fps. I seat most everything in the .010-,015" off the lands. I love the gun, wish they made it in a hot 338 chambering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JC Lepley, post: 1620317, member: 109622"] Bough one a year ago, B14 Hunter, in 7mm Rem. Mag. Nothing but handloads, Prolly put near a 1000 rounds thru it so far. I shoot out to 550 yards regularly, and it shoots several bullets in the 1/2 MOA range, everything under a 1 MOA. The trigger does not go down to the advertised level of adjustment, has a ever so tiny amount of creep but still better than any other factory trigger I have shot. i sent a message about this and received a new trigger in the mail within 3 days. Still have it, never installed it. No other issues. The bluing is not a top flight polished bluing job, I used EESOX on the externals and that puts an end to any rust issues for any metal. I would say it is near impossible to get this much quality at the price from any other maker. The action very smooth, no problems and I have reached top pressures on more than one occassion. I have 10 different bullets that I load. I consider this a deer rifle, but with 160 nosler partitions, I would not hesitate to use it on elk. For banging steel, the 150g Laupa, Berger hybrid, Hornady ELD-X, are fantastic running 3150 fps with R26, Fed 215 primers. The Speer 145 B.T. is just as accurate, the Barnes 140 TTSX shoots about a minute of angle, not the best but good enough for hunting at reasonable ranges. 160 Nosler Partitions and Accubonds, and Speer 160 hot core spitters are good at 3050 fps, the only bullet has yet to shoot well is the 175g Swift A Frame. R26 and H1000 are my go to powders. The 168 berger hybrid, and 162 ELD-X shoot great, the 150's edge them out for accuracy in this rifle. The 130g GS HV bullet runs 3500fps. I seat most everything in the .010-,015" off the lands. I love the gun, wish they made it in a hot 338 chambering. [/QUOTE]
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