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Is my Bergara Bergarbage?
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<blockquote data-quote="25WSM" data-source="post: 1918976" data-attributes="member: 38048"><p>It's just bad luck you chrono and scope broke at same time. I know you were using chrono results to make up your mind the rifle was bad because of your ES. But I always check the barrel for a coppered up bore first. Then I check the scope on another accurate rifle. Then if it doesn't shoot you go into bedding and crowns and guard screw torque changes. Most of the time someone brings me a gun that stopped shooting it was not clean because they had no clue how to do it right or it was the scope. Scopes are still the weakest link on your rifle. They are much stronger and durable now but they still do fail. I've had them fail on little 6mms in 17 pound guns that don't recoil at all. They just break sometimes. Or a spring loses its power or the grease on the tube gets old and stiff. Old grease in the winter makes for some fine entertainment watching guys try to sight in there deer rifles. Goes like this. First shot 5 inches left. They dial in 5 inches right and shoot. It's right where the first shot was so they move 5 more inches right. Third shot 10 inches left. Hands go up in frustration. Remember most scopes only have to move the reticle down and left. Up and right is the springs responsibility. Some springs can't push through cold grease. Fun times. Look forward to seeing how it shoots when you get your scope back. Good luck.</p><p>Shep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25WSM, post: 1918976, member: 38048"] It's just bad luck you chrono and scope broke at same time. I know you were using chrono results to make up your mind the rifle was bad because of your ES. But I always check the barrel for a coppered up bore first. Then I check the scope on another accurate rifle. Then if it doesn't shoot you go into bedding and crowns and guard screw torque changes. Most of the time someone brings me a gun that stopped shooting it was not clean because they had no clue how to do it right or it was the scope. Scopes are still the weakest link on your rifle. They are much stronger and durable now but they still do fail. I've had them fail on little 6mms in 17 pound guns that don't recoil at all. They just break sometimes. Or a spring loses its power or the grease on the tube gets old and stiff. Old grease in the winter makes for some fine entertainment watching guys try to sight in there deer rifles. Goes like this. First shot 5 inches left. They dial in 5 inches right and shoot. It's right where the first shot was so they move 5 more inches right. Third shot 10 inches left. Hands go up in frustration. Remember most scopes only have to move the reticle down and left. Up and right is the springs responsibility. Some springs can't push through cold grease. Fun times. Look forward to seeing how it shoots when you get your scope back. Good luck. Shep [/QUOTE]
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