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BERGARA test report: Shooting up to 900 metres with BERGARA B14 HMR with 6.5 mm Creedmoor
Bergara B14 HMR shooting test up to 900 m by JAGDTOTAL and DDoptics in Namibia - convincing precision
Earlier test report on the weapon
To summarise straight away: A Powerful hunting and sporting rifle from Spain with outstanding precision and a sensational price-performance ratio. The BERGARA B14 HMR.
This time, the test team travelled to Namibia for a Brand new BERGARA B14 HMR in the Calibre 6.5 mm Creedmoorfreshly delivered from the Spanish Basque country. By the way, the Bergara designation HMR means "Hunting and Match Rifle" - translated - hunting and match rifle - virtually a High-precision all-rounder from Bergara.
Everyone was excited to see what this Bergara rifle in combination with the rifle we use (in the DifferenceDifference and comparison between Porro prisms and roof prisms The design of binoculars is always determined by the type of prism used. Porro prism in binoculars Binoculars with a porro prism design can be recognised by their relatively low height and wide design. Advantage: The greater distance between the two lenses promotes spatial vision. A graphic illustration and further details on the design of porro prisms can be found here! Roof prism with " More info to the USA shooters) still less known 6.5 mm Creedmoor for performances. This time, the long range shooting range of "BUNSI" Hans Werner Erpf at the JAGD OASE in Namibia offered perfect conditions for the Bergara weaponfor the DDoptics optics and for the Hornady ammunition - everything to its limits without restrictions.
The Bergara B14 HMR rifle test kit for the long range shooting range
For the 900 m test was applied to the Bergara DDoptics Nighteagle 5-30×50 riflescope mounted. For mounting the DDoptics optical sight, the very precise Dentler AssemblyZF mounts - the most important connection between weapon and optics. Today, gun buyers have a wide range of scope mounts from various manufacturers at their disposal. " More info used. The DDoptics riflescope has already been published in the Tactical version used successfully in earlier shooting tests. For this 900 metre long range test the hunting version (without the large adjustment turrets and the MilDot ReticleDifferent reticles for riflescopes. DDoptics uses the following 3 reticles for its riflescopes, depending on the target optics: " More info) selected . The Adjustment and the repeat accuracy worked perfectly here too!
Before the actual Long Range Test Shooting the Bergara B14 HMR with about 30 rounds and several chemical cleaning steps. The ammunition used was HORNADY PRECISION HUNTER ELD-X 143 gr., calibre 6.5 Creedmoor. This ammunition produced the best results when shooting.
Rifle Scope
DDoptics Nighteagle 5-30×50 Tactical riflescope | V6 | MilDot | MOA1 MOA (one minute of angle or minute of angle) is 1/60th of a degree of angle. " More info Adjustment - Gen 3
Riflescope mounting
DENTLER mounting rail "BASIS®" with 30 mm rings for DDoptics riflescopes
Riflescope mounting
Riflescope mounting for your DDoptics riflescope: "BASIS®" base rail from DENTLER
The Bergara B14 HMR Shooting distances up to 900 metres
After successful break-in, the shooting tests were carried out directly one after the other without allowing the barrel to cool down. The shooting distances were in ascending order: 200 m, 300 m, 400 m, 500 m, 600 m, 700 m, 810 m, and final 900 m.
The STRELOK PRO mobile app for projectile trajectory calculation
To calculate the Aiming optics reticle quick adjustment (ASV) the App STRELOK PRO is used. All conceivable parameters can be entered there and the calculations are extremely accurate. Simply enter the shooting distances after entering the parameters for the "bullet properties" and the app calculates the respective adjustment for the reticle in the riflescope. Every shot is "spot on" at the desired shooting distances.
