Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires Bergara B14R

Anyone have one? I'm looking at the steel barrel version after shooting a friend's at the range. It was accurate, fed well with no deformation or issues extracting. It fits 700 stocks, triggers etc. We were shooting Standard Velocity at 200 and the only issue I had was the trigger wasn't "nice" but it didn't suck either.

Looking to hear from others that have them, as a sample of one isn't really enough to have an opinion.

Yep, have a couple. changed triggers right away. Way to much fun. If your considering one, start looking for magazines. I just back ordered some and waited for them to show up. Norma Tac works well in mine but the more expensive stuff does a little better.
I do have a BMR also that does about the same thing at half the cost and half the weight.

I shoot against a couple in our local matches and they do quite well. Guys practice with Norma and Lapua/Sk for matches.

Thanks guys. DCR48, what triggers did you put in? Trigger Tech?

1 B14r has Triigger Tech Special
1 B14r has Trigger Tech Primary
1 BMR has Trigger tech Primary
I'm not stuck on TT as far as I'm concerned Timney is just as good. I was just able to get a good deal on TT.
Keep looking TT usually has a release of the Primary Independence around July 4th at a pretty good savings.

Timney has impressed me in my 6mm Creed RPR.

As for mags, here ya go:

euro optic in stock

Regarding Bergara B14R magazines... I got three before the supply shortage reared its ugly head.

A buddy at last nights match showed me several Vudoo magazines that with very minor modification worked flawlessly in his B14R. The rear edges the Vudoo magazine's feed lips were slightly radiused behind the cartridge rim to remove material from the thicker Vudoo magazine. He said it was trial and error until the Vudoo magazine worked in the Bergara. He said he watched a YouTube video first.

The only down side is that Vudoo magazines cost a bit more than the Bergara magazines.

I ordered a few from the link I posted around noon. Already shipped 2nd day air. 😁

Just did a quick check, Optic Planet has a Trigger Tech Primary Independence for 128$. It says in stock.

"In stock" at optics planet doesn't mean the same thing as "in stock" does elsewhere.

At least that's been my experience with them.

I just ordered one, and a Vortex PST Gen II Rifle Scope 30mm Tube 5-25x 50mm to go on it with a 30MOA base. I just also ordered magazines and a bore guide from these guys:

https://aandjsporting.com/b14r-22lr-10-round-aics-mag/

Now the next problem is finding enough 22LR long range match ammo to test..

I have one and it shoots very well with cci sv. The one issue I have is feeding. Granted I only have the factory magazine that comes with it but I have to push up in the magazine to keep it feeding correctly. I epoxied a small shim of plastic o n the front and that helped but didn’t eliminate the problem.

And this is with multiple bottom metals and currently in a MDT hunt-26 chassis

Hopefully I just have a crappy factory magazine

I hope that's not common. The one I shot fed nicely with no "bumping" the feed ramp into the chamber.

Did it do that with the original stock, or did you buy an action?

Lefthunter L3i makes a magazine with a adjustable mag catch that might cure your problem. Great magazine , it should be at $75 a pop.

I just bought a barreled action. I have tried different bottom metal and of course the mdt has its own built in. So I assume it’s a magazine issue not a bottom metal/stock issue at this point

Following….

I wonder if the awesome RimX mags would work in them.....

That's something to look into.

Shot it again this weekend, and am thinking I'm gonna get one. It's a whole lotta fun, and I love that it's a 700 action and full sized.

Sold off a R700 after putting it back in its original stock and got one of the carbon fiber barreled actions. Dropped it into the left over Grayboe stock with a TriggerTech Primary and Meopta scope. The Bergara mag is a little loose in the Grayboe stock but solved that with a bit of electrical tape and no feeding issues. I'm not shooting matches but for me it shoots great and makes for some easy range time.

For the guys using the B14R in it's original stock, how are you getting it to balance in front of the mag?

Mine's but heavy, even with a bi-pod attached. I've ordered one of these:

https://www.area419.com/product/universal-weight-tunable-arcalock-rail-and-kits/

But based on my rough calculations it still might not do it. I'm thinking of adding either lead or tungsten to the forearm.