I waited entirely too long to get a 22 bolt rifle. Just buy it! My wife loves shooting it and so do I! Great recap and shooting with the Bergara Gavin!
I've had my Bergara B14R about 11mths now and love it. I shoot comp at our local club and generally always do well, I am the let down, not the rifle lol. I tried 12 different types of ammo and also found SK Match to be the preferred ammunition for my Bergara. Thanks for the vid, great watch.
Always enjoy watching. Don't use a center fire can that can't be disassembled to be cleaned. 22lr is very dirty and will quickly foul up the baffles. Get yourself a dedicated rimfire can or build one yourself since you have the equipment to do it. That way you can take it apart and clean it.
I have been skeptical of the whole 22LR craze. However, I just got a CZ Trainer 22 LR and love shooting 22LR cartridge. This Bergara seems amazing as well. Nice job. Like you said, it is so convenient, affordable, with no recoil, and no noise to shoot 22LR, and dialing the scope and shooting small targets at distance is a blast!
I watch a lot of reviews on TH-cam and I can't say I've seen one better. You get to the points that people care about in reviewing the rifle in the lab and you show real shooting results that seem to actually measure the performance of the rifle. Great work and thank you. I've been looking for a high end 22LR and I think this is it. I was looking at CZ MTR, Lithgow LA101 and now this. The Rem 700 compatibility is the "closer" for me. That's so important -- "Open Systems" are the best!
It is amazing. 500 dollars more but you get a competition rifle right out of the box. It’s been 9 months and I’d do it all over again. Good luck you will be happy. B
@@dbeardsley0 I just picked up a BXR and it is absolutely awesome! It's my second Bergara and the quality you get from them is way beyond the price you pay. This B-14R is next on my list!
I have the Bergara HMR B14 in 308 and was very happy to pick up the B14r. Still waiting on the 20moa rail, looking forward to getting it out on the range. Great video as usual, thanks for all the time and energy you put into them.
Got one with a steel barrel, custom Grayboe Ridgeback stock, Area419 30MOA scope rail, and a Q Erector can. This beast is super accurate and a blast to shoot. I've taken it to 300 yards impressibly with the Lapua and SK Long Range ammo.
Hi Gavin, I love your videos. Very informative. I plan on buying this rifle and your video helps alot. I was surprised that no one mentioned you dry firing this rifle without an empty case in the chamber. I was taught to never dry fire a 22LR with out an empty case in the chamber. Thanks
Take my money! Never been into rimfire stuff. But with the time and money involved in every round of 6.5c And the similarity of this rifle to my rifle I finally get it. Being able to practice the fundamentals of shooting (most important thing I’m after at the range now that my hand loads are dialed in to an almost boring degree of consistency) without the cost and reloading bench time, not to mention barrel wear, I’m sold.Now to sell my wife on a $2k+ setup (if I can find a good deal on glass. Want to use the same as on my 6.5 hmr. Overkill, but gives me more time with the glass) that she’ll see as the same as my current rifle!! For you guys on the fence about getting the full size hmr...stop thinking about it and go get one. All I did was a little bit of lug lapping (factory still had about 40% contact, only took 20 or so strokes to get about 90%) and tune the ammo I feed her. Getting ~1/4 moa at 100, 3/8 at 300, and 1/2 at 500. The apparent accuracy loss at longer range is 100% me, not the rifle. I’m sure it can do even better in the right hands, hence why I’d love to get my hands on that 22 to give my rifle the shooter she deserves :)
I did like you said I talked to wifey and bingo b14r. Never ever regret it. Go for it. Read my review comments on Gavins video I have the begara. B14r and bmp 6.5 nice. Your reply was awesome 😎
Great job son!!! I was at the range today and it was too hot to shoot our bench rifles. So lets get some trigger time with our 22's. Same basic principles as our more powerful rifles, but without, as you said in this video, the time reloading, the costs, and attention to details we take on as precision shooters. " Lets just have some fun." It was hot, we have to deal with mirage, there is wind, another factor we face on the bench. I am honing my skills reading wind and mirage at 10cts a round. I shot 15 rounds of 5. Some better than others, but the wind settled and the mirage was removed by a big fluffy cloud and I settled behind the 30 power scope and shot a .0037 5 shot group. Not bad for an older gentleman that took this sport up a couple years ago. Like you, I have good equipment, good ammo and the benefit of on line teaching by fellows like you and those that you admire. Keep paying it forward, your doing more for our sport than you Know! Cheers, From Dave C. in Owen Sound Ont. Canada
I have the steel barreled Bergara B-14R and use it for NRL 22 compatition. Love it!!! 330 yard is the furthest I've shoot it so far. They are great guns.
Fantastic video, rimfire rifles are getting to be super popular and competition shooting with rimfire is also on the rise, that's why I'm building my own Winchester super mag rifle.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
Thanks for the very informative video. I ordered a B-14r after evaluating this and similar reviews. It is now at my FFL. I'll pick it up tomorrow and will add the rail and bi-pod mount adapter then mount my scope. After cleaning and lubing it, I'll wring it out at the range. Don't mind the trolls. It's always easier to denigrate someone else's efforts than accomplish something yourself.
That is a sweet little rifle. It shoots great! I shoot the SK match and Standard Plus in my TikkaT1x, both shoot great. My next purchase for it is a Thunder Beast suppressor.
I have one of these B14r rifles and I am very well pleased with it. Mine has tge steel barrel, so is quite a bit heavier. This is an excellent trainer for my B14 HMR in 6.5 Creedmore. I have Trigger Tech triggers on both.
I learn so much from your channel Gavin. The topics you cover are interesting, informative, and nicely done. It's quality info that I can actually use, and the content just keeps on coming. You also seem like a decent & honest person that I can trust. Thank you so much.
From Silencerco website: “This is a full-auto rated suppressor that offers fairly broad caliber compatibility. It can be used with rifle calibers ranging from 223 Remington to 300 Winchester Magnum, meaning it’s likely going to work with the rifles you have on hand. It’s important to be aware this isn’t a rimfire suppressor and it also isn’t recommended that you use lead projectiles with it”
I shoot a CZ-455 for NRL22 and ELR(to 540y w/adjustable base of 72 mils). I cannot justified a Voodoo to myself, so I was considering a B14(have one in 300PRC that shoots great), but I have to say I am not impressed with 1" groups at 100y. Maybe it was the wind at your range, but Center-X in my rifle is sub-moa at 100 all day. I'll keep watching, maybe you change my mind. ;)
Hey Gavin, I’m sure you’ve heard of the Neil Waltz 22lr reshaping die that works on a standard reloading press, it seems like a very cool idea, right up your alley. I began reloading couple years ago and you’ve been a big part of my success. Thank you very much.
Cheers mate, great informative review. I've just ordered one of these here in Australia, looking forward to spending some range time with it. I have the B14HMR in 6.5CM, and it performs exceptionally well, especially being an off the shelf rifle.
I have discovered supersonic ammo and a barrel tuner is amazing! No more flyers and you can reach out further with sub sonic type ammo results. Game changer. Smashing gophers at 190 meters all day long
I use a SAK suppressor on my 22, i'm a Metal/Rock Drummer. I take great care bout my ears. I also use a SAI Evolution2 on my 222. I still use ear protection while using these two monocore moderators. Regards from France! (Can't wait to get one for my 243 too) 🖖🏻🇫🇷😎🇫🇷🤪🇫🇷🖖🏻
I have one in 22mag, 5oz jard trigger, 20moa rail, precision armaments muzzle brake, burris signature rings and vortex strike eagle 5-25x56 scope. I have rings set to 0 moa in the back and +5 moa in the front so at 100 yards I am close to the center of the scope(45 moa) and add 21 moa to go to 300 yards. I put on a longer bolt handle and ordered a bolt shroud. :Polished bolt shank, bolt ramp, firing pin and where shank meets bolt head. I did have to wear the bolt lugs into the reciever for good contact(small amount of valve grinding compound), clean, noloax electrical compound(kinda slick paste with some grit in it), clean it, then gun oil. I love it. I didn't need a better 22lr......I already have a tikka and a tikka 17hmr too.
You do a real nice job filming, I have to compliment you on that, and what a great back drop... real nice. Unfortunately I absolutely disagree with your comment on balance because it is exactly not balanced, especially as PRS practice rifle. Test it on a barricade and it will fall off. Bergara is missing the boat on this as well as Vudoo with short and light barrels when we need the opposite. 22LR guys like the short barrels because they are easy to move, but they are hurting the intent of training for center fire with a 26 inch barrel. These 22 trainers should all be available with 24 inch MTU barrels. Actually RimX does have an option for a 24 inch MTU, but the action needs the feed issues to be resolved with a moving extractor.
Yes! Thank you Gavin! Finally some 22LR content 😁 I have been using my RPRR 22LR as a trainer for my RPR 308 Winchester, and testing multiple brands of ammo to find what it likes. Stock configuration seems to favor CCI standard velocity. Even when compared to federal gold metal match. Go figure. The Begara is a perfect match for a Remington 700, and from the looks of it, a fantastic shooter. Can't wait to see what will be comming!
@@Matt-zn4zp SilencerCo says the build up of lead is dangerous and can not be efficiently cleaned, They do make a suppressor that is specifically designed to handle 22 rimfire. I would call them and ask them for their advise on what to do.
I'm planning on purchasing the Bergara B-14 HMR in 6.5 Creedmore in the near future. It would be great if Bergara made a conversion kit to swap the .22LR into the 6.5C. I already have the CMMG conversion that swaps into a .223 AR.
I bought a used one, $800. I attached a NF NXS 3.5-15 x 50 SFP Scope with MOAR reticle along with a 6-9 inch swivel Harris Bipod. I do not know the trigger pull weight but I perceive it’s about 3 lbs and I have no problem pulling it smoothly. The length of pull was too long for a muscularly relaxed bench position so I removed two butt stock spacers and I may remove another as I find I am riding the cheek piece for a proper eyeball to scope eyebox relationship with scope at proper position for firing from all positions. At any rate, shooting CCI Competition Ammunition I am getting.3 inch 5 shot groups at 50 yards and my come up for 100 yard shooting is about 6 MOA. At 100 yards groups are in the 1.5 MOA arena but that will likely drop to sub MOA now that I know the MOA wind constant is 10 at a hundred yards. That means a crosswind raising dust and blowing loose paper will displace the bullet about an inch at 100 yards. Readers here should use this formula: distance to target in yards divided by 100 times wind value in mph divided by constant of 10 equals MOA of favor. Just remember to treat quartering winds as half value. BTW, I think this rifle is ideal for NRA Long-Range Competition practice at the 100 yard line shooting at a 4.4 inch bull cut down to that diameter from an MR-31 target. From analysis of bullet placement on such a target the shooter could easy appraise marksmanship errors and their solutions to develop the sort of skills needed for long range success. What could be better than that?
I enjoy the videos you put out, a lot of useful information and very well done. I just want to touch on something you said about the Bergara B14 R, the shim, as also supplied with the center-fire rifles, is to compensate for the dimension discrepancies from one mount to another, therefore NOT putting any unnecessary torque on the main tube of your scope and in the process, bending and damaging the scope tube, it is NOT to give you MOA in the scope mount. Dave & The Girls
I have one! Im really happy with it! It has really good accuracy with the 9 diffrent match ammos i tride so far. Norma match / tac 22 goes perfect, Eley standard plus realy nice, Eley high vel and Cci mini mag has a bit more spreaded groups but still very good att 100 meters. It only takes mach ammo. With Cci Stinger or Norma Extream its not possible to close the bolt as they are not match ammos.
I have the CZ 457 Trainer, with Trijicon glass. It too likes SK Standard Plus, SK Match, and Lapua Match. Although the CZ Trainer is excellent, I think the reduced weight of the Bergara B-14 Trainer would be of benefit, as well as the action stroke, and trigger pulse, possibly improving muscle memory. Especially if you have a short action center fire with the same stock, and trigger. Good video! Thank you
Simply shooting centerfire rounds through the can after rim fire will clean it out. Just don’t let the fouling build up for too long and don’t let it sit long without blasting it out. It’ll be fine.
Great review! The .22 movement is great but I'm kinda spit. Does it defile the simplicity and fun of just plinking with the .22 or does it make the .22 relevant to the modern shooter? All I know is that my .22 is the cheapest gun to own and shoot not sure if I'm ready to dump $2k on one...
Your honest review. I have the Bergara b14 r. I’m getting the voodoo just to have two awesome rifles. I know voodoo is probably better but what a great time to be into. Rimfire. 👍🏻
Lapua owns and produces SK and other ammo companies they all use the same production facility and when they test batches if the test doesn’t pass Lapua standards they are handed down to SK if they don’t pass the SK tests for their quality control it is sent to the next company. That’s why when you look at Lapua Midas+ and SK Match they are identical
Need more options for this perfect platform. Need all the rimfire cartridges commercially available to small centerfire from hornet to 221 fireball sized case. Available with interchangeable barrels and bolt.
I would like to see a detailed video on the disassembly of this bolt. Bergara's manual state's it should be taken apart and cleaned every 200 rounds yet there are no instructions on how to do this. I just bought the carbon fiber model also they fail to tell you that they re-did the recoil lug. I found this out the hard way buying a rail that wouldn't allow the bolt to cycle. I email Bergara here is their answer, "That is due to the built in recoil lug, the B14R does not have the same ejection port cut out as a standard Remington 700. You need a rail without a recoil lug.
When you were working the bolt you commented very nice. My question is nice how. Nice to say ease of use? Or nice in the since of good fitment? Elaborate please.
Great video as usual, I think you put it over the top for me and I just can’t afford a vudoo v22. Really want the 700 platform so it’s this or the rem x and i just can’t seem to find a barreled action. Bergara it is and I’ve always wanted one in something anyway lol
How is the safety in this? I just got one and going from fire to safe is fine but with the bolt closed it takes about 4x the force to go back to fire. If the bolt is open there is no problem.
Gaven, have you seen those old copper cased rimfire big bore cartridges like 56-56 Spencer, and do you think its possible to make dies to swage copper sheet into copper rimfire blackpowder cartridges?
Just getting into precision rimfire shooting, I kinda rushed into it buying the Ruger RPRR and find myself wishing I bought the B14-R instead.... Since shooting in a few NRL22 competitions I've learned a little about the top shelf Vudoo rifle and I'm just curious how the Bergara competes against that rifle, any experience shooting/comparing those two rifles???
How exactley do you go about buying these? I want a b-14 wilderness HMR but it’s not listed in their rifles page in there store. But it is on their website
Any thoughts on accuracy differences between the carbon barrel you tested and the steel. For long range competitions I'd rather have the weight of steel (plus save a few bucks!)
Hands down the best overview of the B-14R on TH-cam. Thanks again for all of the work you put into your content!
I waited entirely too long to get a 22 bolt rifle. Just buy it! My wife loves shooting it and so do I!
Great recap and shooting with the Bergara Gavin!
Thanks Logan- totally agree! Wanted one for a long time...
I've had my Bergara B14R about 11mths now and love it. I shoot comp at our local club and generally always do well, I am the let down, not the rifle lol. I tried 12 different types of ammo and also found SK Match to be the preferred ammunition for my Bergara. Thanks for the vid, great watch.
Always enjoy watching. Don't use a center fire can that can't be disassembled to be cleaned. 22lr is very dirty and will quickly foul up the baffles. Get yourself a dedicated rimfire can or build one yourself since you have the equipment to do it. That way you can take it apart and clean it.
I have been skeptical of the whole 22LR craze. However, I just got a CZ Trainer 22 LR and love shooting 22LR cartridge. This Bergara seems amazing as well. Nice job. Like you said, it is so convenient, affordable, with no recoil, and no noise to shoot 22LR, and dialing the scope and shooting small targets at distance is a blast!
The editing in the openings sequence was spot on Gavin. And the score was Pleasant too. Well done
Thanks Cooper!
I watch a lot of reviews on TH-cam and I can't say I've seen one better. You get to the points that people care about in reviewing the rifle in the lab and you show real shooting results that seem to actually measure the performance of the rifle. Great work and thank you. I've been looking for a high end 22LR and I think this is it. I was looking at CZ MTR, Lithgow LA101 and now this. The Rem 700 compatibility is the "closer" for me. That's so important -- "Open Systems" are the best!
It is amazing. 500 dollars more but you get a competition rifle right out of the box. It’s been 9 months and I’d do it all over again. Good luck you will be happy. B
Got 4 Bergaras now, their 22 semiauto will be my next one
They have a semiautomatic in the works??!!
@@Plainsimple67 Its their 22lr BXR. Its already out, only semiautomatic they got right now
@@dbeardsley0 I just picked up a BXR and it is absolutely awesome! It's my second Bergara and the quality you get from them is way beyond the price you pay. This B-14R is next on my list!
I have the Bergara HMR B14 in 308 and was very happy to pick up the B14r. Still waiting on the 20moa rail, looking forward to getting it out on the range. Great video as usual, thanks for all the time and energy you put into them.
I've been waiting for a review for SO long, thanks.
Got one with a steel barrel, custom Grayboe Ridgeback stock, Area419 30MOA scope rail, and a Q Erector can. This beast is super accurate and a blast to shoot. I've taken it to 300 yards impressibly with the Lapua and SK Long Range ammo.
Hi Gavin, I love your videos. Very informative. I plan on buying this rifle and your video helps alot. I was surprised that no one mentioned you dry firing this rifle without an empty case in the chamber. I was taught to never dry fire a 22LR with out an empty case in the chamber. Thanks
Take my money! Never been into rimfire stuff. But with the time and money involved in every round of 6.5c And the similarity of this rifle to my rifle I finally get it.
Being able to practice the fundamentals of shooting (most important thing I’m after at the range now that my hand loads are dialed in to an almost boring degree of consistency) without the cost and reloading bench time, not to mention barrel wear, I’m sold.Now to sell my wife on a $2k+ setup (if I can find a good deal on glass. Want to use the same as on my 6.5 hmr. Overkill, but gives me more time with the glass) that she’ll see as the same as my current rifle!!
For you guys on the fence about getting the full size hmr...stop thinking about it and go get one. All I did was a little bit of lug lapping (factory still had about 40% contact, only took 20 or so strokes to get about 90%) and tune the ammo I feed her. Getting ~1/4 moa at 100, 3/8 at 300, and 1/2 at 500. The apparent accuracy loss at longer range is 100% me, not the rifle. I’m sure it can do even better in the right hands, hence why I’d love to get my hands on that 22 to give my rifle the shooter she deserves :)
I did like you said I talked to wifey and bingo b14r. Never ever regret it. Go for it. Read my review comments on Gavins video I have the begara. B14r and bmp 6.5 nice. Your reply was awesome 😎
Great job son!!! I was at the range today and it was too hot to shoot our bench rifles. So lets get some trigger time with our 22's. Same basic principles as our more powerful rifles, but without, as you said in this video, the time reloading, the costs, and attention to details we take on as precision shooters. " Lets just have some fun." It was hot, we have to deal with mirage, there is wind, another factor we face on the bench. I am honing my skills reading wind and mirage at 10cts a round. I shot 15 rounds of 5. Some better than others, but the wind settled and the mirage was removed by a big fluffy cloud and I settled behind the 30 power scope and shot a .0037 5 shot group. Not bad for an older gentleman that took this sport up a couple years ago. Like you, I have good equipment, good ammo and the benefit of on line teaching by fellows like you and those that you admire.
Keep paying it forward, your doing more for our sport than you Know! Cheers, From Dave C. in Owen Sound Ont. Canada
I agree he’s doing a lot for are sport than he knows. Great reply mate. 🙋♂️👍🏻
I have the steel barreled Bergara B-14R and use it for NRL 22 compatition. Love it!!! 330 yard is the furthest I've shoot it so far. They are great guns.
Just recently found this channel. instant subscription, best firearm channel I've ever watched. Well done!
That is a nice rifle
Fantastic video, rimfire rifles are getting to be super popular and competition shooting with rimfire is also on the rise, that's why I'm building my own Winchester super mag rifle.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
Dang that forth shot got picked up by the wind you can hear it with headphones on. That is crazy good results.
Thanks for the very informative video. I ordered a B-14r after evaluating this and similar reviews. It is now at my FFL. I'll pick it up tomorrow and will add the rail and bi-pod mount adapter then mount my scope. After cleaning and lubing it, I'll wring it out at the range.
Don't mind the trolls. It's always easier to denigrate someone else's efforts than accomplish something yourself.
I love your 100yrd range. Really nice gun
Thanks Matt!!!
I just bought one about 2 weeks ago. I bought it for bench rest matches in Wenatchee.
Awesome. Lucky you got one quick
That is a sweet little rifle. It shoots great! I shoot the SK match and Standard Plus in my TikkaT1x, both shoot great. My next purchase for it is a Thunder Beast suppressor.
I have one of these B14r rifles and I am very well pleased with it. Mine has tge steel barrel, so is quite a bit heavier. This is an excellent trainer for my B14 HMR in 6.5 Creedmore. I have Trigger Tech triggers on both.
I learn so much from your channel Gavin. The topics you cover are interesting, informative, and nicely done. It's quality info that I can actually use, and the content just keeps on coming. You also seem like a decent & honest person that I can trust. Thank you so much.
B14-R..... For the man who thought he had everything haha
From Silencerco website:
“This is a full-auto rated suppressor that offers fairly broad caliber compatibility. It can be used with rifle calibers ranging from 223 Remington to 300 Winchester Magnum, meaning it’s likely going to work with the rifles you have on hand. It’s important to be aware this isn’t a rimfire suppressor and it also isn’t recommended that you use lead projectiles with it”
like! Hopefully the finance committee agrees and approves.
Perfect.. I also built a 22lr for training.It’s so much fun for hardly any effort.I do need to get a can for mine,that looks and sounds good
I shoot a CZ-455 for NRL22 and ELR(to 540y w/adjustable base of 72 mils). I cannot justified a Voodoo to myself, so I was considering a B14(have one in 300PRC that shoots great), but I have to say I am not impressed with 1" groups at 100y. Maybe it was the wind at your range, but Center-X in my rifle is sub-moa at 100 all day. I'll keep watching, maybe you change my mind. ;)
Just got the B14 HMR in 6.5 Creed.... I WANT ONE
Beautiful Presentation & Review. Thank you 🍻. Definitely a beautiful set up that I will mimic.
Thanks for the review. Sweet set up!
Soooooooo fun to shoot this thing!
Yeah I want to try one
Hey Gavin, I’m sure you’ve heard of the Neil Waltz 22lr reshaping die that works on a standard reloading press, it seems like a very cool idea, right up your alley. I began reloading couple years ago and you’ve been a big part of my success. Thank you very much.
I own a Neil Waltz die it works great
Got the B14-R on the way. Nice review.
Cheers mate, great informative review. I've just ordered one of these here in Australia, looking forward to spending some range time with it. I have the B14HMR in 6.5CM, and it performs exceptionally well, especially being an off the shelf rifle.
I have discovered supersonic ammo and a barrel tuner is amazing! No more flyers and you can reach out further with sub sonic type ammo results. Game changer. Smashing gophers at 190 meters all day long
I use a SAK suppressor on my 22, i'm a Metal/Rock Drummer. I take great care bout my ears.
I also use a SAI Evolution2 on my 222. I still use ear protection while using these two monocore moderators.
Regards from France! (Can't wait to get one for my 243 too)
🖖🏻🇫🇷😎🇫🇷🤪🇫🇷🖖🏻
Just picked up a bmr in 17 hmr I like bergara rifles the shoot great 😊
just ordered one last week ; almost same setup but no suppressor as I live in Canada :)
can hardly wait to get it out to range
thanks for ammo info
I have one in 22mag, 5oz jard trigger, 20moa rail, precision armaments muzzle brake, burris signature rings and vortex strike eagle 5-25x56 scope. I have rings set to 0 moa in the back and +5 moa in the front so at 100 yards I am close to the center of the scope(45 moa) and add 21 moa to go to 300 yards. I put on a longer bolt handle and ordered a bolt shroud. :Polished bolt shank, bolt ramp, firing pin and where shank meets bolt head. I did have to wear the bolt lugs into the reciever for good contact(small amount of valve grinding compound), clean, noloax electrical compound(kinda slick paste with some grit in it), clean it, then gun oil. I love it. I didn't need a better 22lr......I already have a tikka and a tikka 17hmr too.
You do a real nice job filming, I have to compliment you on that, and what a great back drop... real nice. Unfortunately I absolutely disagree with your comment on balance because it is exactly not balanced, especially as PRS practice rifle. Test it on a barricade and it will fall off. Bergara is missing the boat on this as well as Vudoo with short and light barrels when we need the opposite. 22LR guys like the short barrels because they are easy to move, but they are hurting the intent of training for center fire with a 26 inch barrel. These 22 trainers should all be available with 24 inch MTU barrels. Actually RimX does have an option for a 24 inch MTU, but the action needs the feed issues to be resolved with a moving extractor.
Yes! Thank you Gavin! Finally some 22LR content 😁 I have been using my RPRR 22LR as a trainer for my RPR 308 Winchester, and testing multiple brands of ammo to find what it likes. Stock configuration seems to favor CCI standard velocity. Even when compared to federal gold metal match. Go figure. The Begara is a perfect match for a Remington 700, and from the looks of it, a fantastic shooter. Can't wait to see what will be comming!
Geekus Maximus on the trigger pull tester!
Gavin, Just a heads up from one Omega 300 owner to another. Silencerco does not recommend you run lead 22 bullets though your suppressor.
JOHN SIMONELLI I’m still waiting on my Omega 300...I was wondering about that....could you use cleaners? Shoot out build up on bigger calibers?
@@Matt-zn4zp SilencerCo says the build up of lead is dangerous and can not be efficiently cleaned, They do make a suppressor that is specifically designed to handle 22 rimfire. I would call them and ask them for their advise on what to do.
I'm planning on purchasing the Bergara B-14 HMR in 6.5 Creedmore in the near future. It would be great if Bergara made a conversion kit to swap the .22LR into the 6.5C. I already have the CMMG conversion that swaps into a .223 AR.
I bought a used one, $800. I attached a NF NXS 3.5-15 x 50 SFP Scope with MOAR reticle along with a 6-9 inch swivel Harris Bipod. I do not know the trigger pull weight but I perceive it’s about 3 lbs and I have no problem pulling it smoothly. The length of pull was too long for a muscularly relaxed bench position so I removed two butt stock spacers and I may remove another as I find I am riding the cheek piece for a proper eyeball to scope eyebox relationship with scope at proper position for firing from all positions. At any rate, shooting CCI Competition Ammunition I am getting.3 inch 5 shot groups at 50 yards and my come up for 100 yard shooting is about 6 MOA. At 100 yards groups are in the 1.5 MOA arena but that will likely drop to sub MOA now that I know the MOA wind constant is 10 at a hundred yards. That means a crosswind raising dust and blowing loose paper will displace the bullet about an inch at 100 yards. Readers here should use this formula: distance to target in yards divided by 100 times wind value in mph divided by constant of 10 equals MOA of favor. Just remember to treat quartering winds as half value. BTW, I think this rifle is ideal for NRA Long-Range Competition practice at the 100 yard line shooting at a 4.4 inch bull cut down to that diameter from an MR-31 target. From analysis of bullet placement on such a target the shooter could easy appraise marksmanship errors and their solutions to develop the sort of skills needed for long range success. What could be better than that?
Great video. Appreciate the content you consistently put out. I am looking to add a Bergara 22LR very soon.
Thanks for video... Buddy!
Really cool rifle as a trainer. Since I do more hunting/pest control, I would much prefer a 17 hmr. Hopefully they will make it in 17 hmr sometime.
Begara the 17 is in the works this rifle is selling so fast begara hit a home run. Glad I took a chance on one. 👍🏻
Really like the looks of this gun.
Cool rifle, would love to see it go up against the t1x upr, the Bergara is probably a bit heavy for the majority of my scoped 22lr shooting.
I enjoy the videos you put out, a lot of useful information and very well done. I just want to touch on something you said about the Bergara B14 R, the shim, as also supplied with the center-fire rifles, is to compensate for the dimension discrepancies from one mount to another, therefore NOT putting any unnecessary torque on the main tube of your scope and in the process, bending and damaging the scope tube, it is NOT to give you MOA in the scope mount. Dave & The Girls
I tried the SK ammo in my .22 the other day, worked really well and just shot ragged holes at 50 meters all day long.
Sk makes some great ammo, they have a nice variety and it all shoots good.
Love my B14 22
Most beautiful shooting range I’ve ever seen! I bet it gets a bit windy up there?
I have one! Im really happy with it! It has really good accuracy with the 9 diffrent match ammos i tride so far. Norma match / tac 22 goes perfect, Eley standard plus realy nice, Eley high vel and Cci mini mag has a bit more spreaded groups but still very good att 100 meters.
It only takes mach ammo. With Cci Stinger or Norma Extream its not possible to close the bolt as they are not match ammos.
I absolutely love my b14r just wish I could find more mags
I have the CZ 457 Trainer, with Trijicon glass. It too likes SK Standard Plus, SK Match, and Lapua Match. Although the CZ Trainer is excellent, I think the reduced weight of the Bergara B-14 Trainer would be of benefit, as well as the action stroke, and trigger pulse, possibly improving muscle memory. Especially if you have a short action center fire with the same stock, and trigger.
Good video! Thank you
My old TC benchmark semi auto throws 1/2 to 5/8 groups all day long at 100 yds
I’m glad the put the word trainer in the name so it’s easier to get my wife’s approval! 😂
Beautiful scenery in witch state are you shooting ?
Very good review
Simply shooting centerfire rounds through the can after rim fire will clean it out. Just don’t let the fouling build up for too long and don’t let it sit long without blasting it out. It’ll be fine.
Gavin have you thought about testing the B14-R adding an EC tuner V2 instead of using the can to see if the group size will tighten up?
I have the 6.5 creedmoor in Bergara a and I really like it but I think I'll get the trainer too.
Great video. I've got the HMR in 6.5, it's a tax driver.
Great review! The .22 movement is great but I'm kinda spit. Does it defile the simplicity and fun of just plinking with the .22 or does it make the .22 relevant to the modern shooter? All I know is that my .22 is the cheapest gun to own and shoot not sure if I'm ready to dump $2k on one...
Thank you for such detailed re view.I want to get one but everyone I find does not bring the scope rail..How do you order one with it?
I just bought one. Any recommendations?
Thanks
Ernesto
I own this rifle along with the Vudoo V-22. Both rifles are excellent shooters, but for the money this rifle is tough to beat.
Your honest review. I have the Bergara b14 r. I’m getting the voodoo just to have two awesome rifles. I know voodoo is probably better but what a great time to be into. Rimfire. 👍🏻
Nice video!!
Lapua owns and produces SK and other ammo companies they all use the same production facility and when they test batches if the test doesn’t pass Lapua standards they are handed down to SK if they don’t pass the SK tests for their quality control it is sent to the next company. That’s why when you look at Lapua Midas+ and SK Match they are identical
Need more options for this perfect platform. Need all the rimfire cartridges commercially available to small centerfire from hornet to 221 fireball sized case. Available with interchangeable barrels and bolt.
Great video!!
I would like to see a detailed video on the disassembly of this bolt. Bergara's manual state's it should be taken apart and cleaned every 200 rounds yet there are no instructions on how to do this. I just bought the carbon fiber model also they fail to tell you that they re-did the recoil lug. I found this out the hard way buying a rail that wouldn't allow the bolt to cycle. I email Bergara here is their answer, "That is due to the built in recoil lug, the B14R does not have the same ejection port cut out as a standard Remington 700. You need a rail without a recoil lug.
What area is that range? I'm from IL and love mountains and that area is stunning.
Shooting .22 LR through a non-user serviceable can - bold strategy!
Sonic cleaner let's pray
Just shoot center fire through it every so often, it’ll clean itself.
I wonder what it would do if you soaked it in something like B-12 chemtool ?
Great video Would love to see a video with the kyl rack when you get it.
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When you were working the bolt you commented very nice. My question is nice how. Nice to say ease of use? Or nice in the since of good fitment? Elaborate please.
How would you compare this out of the box to the Lithgow Arms LA101 or the CZ-USA 455 precision Trainer?
Great video as usual, I think you put it over the top for me and I just can’t afford a vudoo v22. Really want the 700 platform so it’s this or the rem x and i just can’t seem to find a barreled action. Bergara it is and I’ve always wanted one in something anyway lol
How is the safety in this? I just got one and going from fire to safe is fine but with the bolt closed it takes about 4x the force to go back to fire. If the bolt is open there is no problem.
Check sniperhide for the pics of what the barrel is like under the carbon tube. It's built like an airsoft gun.
can't find the pic's
Very good test 😃bro can you write the part number of the suppressor please?
Many many militaries used .22 for training.
Gaven, have you seen those old copper cased rimfire big bore cartridges like 56-56 Spencer, and do you think its possible to make dies to swage copper sheet into copper rimfire blackpowder cartridges?
Definitely want a 22 Like this. But do I spend and get a rimx or vudoo or a ultimatiumprecision duece
You can’t go wrong with any of the 3. They should call them the big 3. Rimxxx voodoo. Bergara b14r. 👍🏻
That is Hollywood quiet😮
Just getting into precision rimfire shooting, I kinda rushed into it buying the Ruger RPRR and find myself wishing I bought the B14-R instead.... Since shooting in a few NRL22 competitions I've learned a little about the top shelf Vudoo rifle and I'm just curious how the Bergara competes against that rifle, any experience shooting/comparing those two rifles???
I am looking for either the Bergara or the Tikka .22 Not sure which one yet. Neither come in Left Hand.
How exactley do you go about buying these? I want a b-14 wilderness HMR but it’s not listed in their rifles page in there store. But it is on their website
did you have any FTE with this rifle?
That rifle is very nice. Great review. Question. How does the glass on the Athlon Midas Tac compare to the Leupold Mark 5? No comparison? Thanks
I haven’t had as good results with mine shooting suppressed. I’ll have to go out without a suppressor, but I’m getting 3 to 4 inches at 100.
Any thoughts on accuracy differences between the carbon barrel you tested and the steel. For long range competitions I'd rather have the weight of steel (plus save a few bucks!)
Gavin... how is the Alltrack ? Hope all is well
Nick
Could you review the Bergara HMR? It should be a very accurate and cheap rifle
It’s not cheap bud. Bmp 6.5 or 6. They are a great value plus. Bergara was a barrel maker before getting into rifles. Winner winner chicken dinner.
Any chance you guys will try reloading 22lr for precision rimfire? Specifically Cutting edge bullets CuRx 22lr