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Bergara rifle issues and solution
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<blockquote data-quote="Bergara-Hunter1" data-source="post: 1808685" data-attributes="member: 110516"><p>In late 2018 Bergara changed the firing pin diameter from 2.00mm (0.07874 inches) to a smaller diameter (1.7mm or 0.06693 inches). Also the gap between firing pin and bolt is tighter. New rifles produced in 2019--> has no problems with cratered primers in my experience (I have the B14 HMR in 6.5 Creedmoor). I have tried lot's of different bullets and powder, and so far the one that is the absolute best performer is the Hornady 130 grains ELD-Match. All 123 grains to 140 grains ELD-Match bullets performs excellent in my Bergara. Also the Sierra 120 grains Match King is excellent, this one has a short boat-tail part. The Sierra 123 grains Match King has a much longer boat-tail and did not function well in my Bergara, same story with the Norma 130 grains Golden Target match bullet. Seems to me that the Bergara does not like bullets with a very long and tapered boat-tail part. I use Norma brass (LR primer). My Bergara has a long "throat" as the Hornady 130 grains ELD-Match touches the lands at 74.35mm (2.927 inches). I did seat it at 72.5mm (2.8543 inches). At 200 meters (219 yards) I do get around 1.5" groups on a calm day (bearly seeing the grass moves by the wind). In my experience the Bergara rifles is excellent. I did replace the trigger with a Trigger Tech Primary (R70-SBS-14-TBC) just a couple of months ago. I removed the Remington Bolt release part, easy done in 2 minutes. It is an excellent trigger, but I suspect the Special version fits the Bergara B14 better regarding trigger weight, as I had to adjust my Primary trigger weight screw almost fully out to reach a low enough weight for my preference (around 750 grams I guess).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bergara-Hunter1, post: 1808685, member: 110516"] In late 2018 Bergara changed the firing pin diameter from 2.00mm (0.07874 inches) to a smaller diameter (1.7mm or 0.06693 inches). Also the gap between firing pin and bolt is tighter. New rifles produced in 2019--> has no problems with cratered primers in my experience (I have the B14 HMR in 6.5 Creedmoor). I have tried lot's of different bullets and powder, and so far the one that is the absolute best performer is the Hornady 130 grains ELD-Match. All 123 grains to 140 grains ELD-Match bullets performs excellent in my Bergara. Also the Sierra 120 grains Match King is excellent, this one has a short boat-tail part. The Sierra 123 grains Match King has a much longer boat-tail and did not function well in my Bergara, same story with the Norma 130 grains Golden Target match bullet. Seems to me that the Bergara does not like bullets with a very long and tapered boat-tail part. I use Norma brass (LR primer). My Bergara has a long "throat" as the Hornady 130 grains ELD-Match touches the lands at 74.35mm (2.927 inches). I did seat it at 72.5mm (2.8543 inches). At 200 meters (219 yards) I do get around 1.5" groups on a calm day (bearly seeing the grass moves by the wind). In my experience the Bergara rifles is excellent. I did replace the trigger with a Trigger Tech Primary (R70-SBS-14-TBC) just a couple of months ago. I removed the Remington Bolt release part, easy done in 2 minutes. It is an excellent trigger, but I suspect the Special version fits the Bergara B14 better regarding trigger weight, as I had to adjust my Primary trigger weight screw almost fully out to reach a low enough weight for my preference (around 750 grams I guess). [/QUOTE]
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