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Test report: Bergara B14 HMR - New precision rifle for hunting shooting from the Basque Country - Spain
The first impression counts: Bergara B14 HMR - the match bolt action rifle for hunters and sport shooters - our "precision star" from Spain
The one that is still hardly known here in Vorarlberg, Spanish manufacturers BERGARA has had a lot of success recently with its new bolt-action rifles and with the Take Down tilting barrel gun BA 13 The new Bergara has inspired many hunters, especially in France and Germany, and won them over as new Bergara customers. We have already reported on this in test reports.
Test report shooting with fine trigger followsOn the IWA 2017 we have the new "Bergara Werk", the extremely accurate rifle B-14 HMR and are more than impressed. So much weapon at an extremely fair price is more than remarkable. Bergara has obviously done a lot of things right here. With a precision rifle that was developed for hunters and sport shooters.Are you interested in a purchase? Fill in the form & enquire directly with the general importer. Function available soon.
First things first - HMR stands for "Hunting & Match Rifle"a bolt-action rifle for hunting and sport shooting. The new Bergara B-14 HMR rifle fires the extremely common and precise .308 Winchester calibre and the somewhat more unusual 6.5 Creedmoor calibre.
According to information from Bergara, the Hunting match weapon around precision rifle with threaded match barrels - therefore also more than suitable for long-range shooting.
First impression at the Bergara IWA stand - feel and look of the stock
The Rifle stock is made of sturdy plastic and can be adjusted in all directions. It can therefore be easily adapted to the Body sizes of the shooter set become. The Cheek piece is height-adjustable with a metal wheel. There is also a selection of different Rubber butt caps to lengthen the shaft. For hunters, there are even various eyelets for attaching the carrying strap to the fore-end - so the HMR is even suitable for hunting in the hunting ground.
The bedding of the match barrel in the rifle stock
The B14 HMR rifle is equipped with a mini aluminium chassis integrated into the shaft. This means that the fastener (system sleeve) is installed in a Housing made of high-strength aluminium sits. This combination is Extremely precision-enhancing and in sensational in this price segment. The future owners of a B-14 HMR should have a lot of fun with it.
The locking mechanism is operated via a lock with Two warts with a 90° opening angle with extremely smooth operation. The magazine funnel is compatible with detachable magazines of the AICS (Accuracy International Chassis System) type. It comes with its own Bergara magazine from Magpul with a capacity of five cartridges. If you want to buy additional magazines or larger magazines, you can simply do so. Suitable Type AICS Magazine from Magpul, Accuracy International, MDT etc. At the trigger group, the trigger weight can be be. The Bergara B-14 HMR is prepared for a Remington 700 scope mount.
Matching DDoptics riflescopes for the Bergara B14 HMR
2,5-15x50
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4-40x50
DDMP V10 4-40×50 riflescope from DDoptics for sport shooting | 1/8 MOA1 MOA (one minute of angle or minute of angle) is 1/60th of a degree of angle. " More info | tac-A
Good solution: Remington 700 - Easy compatibility and tuning with parts from other companies
The Remington 700 similar dimensions allow easy customisation with all kinds of accessories available on the market (rails, mounts, triggers, stocks, ...).
After several discussions with Bergara, the The B14-HMR design is based on the tried and tested Remington 700 system.
Not optimal for us: The only thing that bothered us and our What will bother hunters and sport shooters is the trigger pull weight of 1.4 kg. Our culture, which is spoilt with stabbers, is not used to this. You have to understand Spain and the main market, the USA, a little. Bergara didn't confirm this verbatim, but it could have been the plan.
Our compromise assumption: Let's assume the strict gun laws in Spain and the even stricter product liability laws in the USA.. With a high trigger pull weight, unintentional firing is a thing of the past.
Simple replacement of the trigger with low trigger weight - quick and inexpensive
This is precisely what is very important for precision shooters in our latitudes. And that's where the favourable, easy to change match triggers from Timney, Rifle, Atzl, Jewel etc. come into play.
Overview of deductions for Remington 700 Short system:
- Timney trigger Rem 700 / 721 / 722 right with fuse 1.5 to 4 lbs
- Timney trigger Rem 700/7/XP 100 right Tactical 57 - 227 gr without safety
- Rifle Basix trigger for Rem 7, 700, 40x, 721, & XR-100 Trigger weight 230 to 680 g silver
- Rifle Basix trigger for Rem 7, 700, 40x, 721, & XR-100 trigger weight 230 to 680 g
- Jewell trigger with safety for Remington 700 adjustable approx. 48 - 1360 grams with safety on top
- Atzl ball fine trigger 60 to 800 gramm for Remington 700 with fuse
- etc.
So you see - with reasonable overall budget the sport shooter or hunter can acquire a successful sporting weapon for his sporting disciplines.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFvAKst8O2s
