Bergara info

[Jerikson]

Finally got my Bergara B14 ridge .300 win mag. Any info or experiences breaking in from anyone?



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[Kenner97]

Their website states that no break-in required.

I just bought a b14 in 22-250. Cleaned the barrel before I took it out the first time and it shoots very well.

[TX03RUBI]

Grab a box of ammo. Shoot it. Repeat as necessary until it tells you to clean it. I’ve had a handful of custom rifles, and a few high end factory rifles. That’s how I break in every rifle I’ve had, and I have yet to see anyone complain about their abilities.

[tmurray]

I'm not convinced it's necessary either but if you want to do it, I believe the technique is:

Shots 1-5 clean after every shot
Shots 6-20 clean after every 3 shots
Shots 21-40 clean after every 5 shots

After the initial 40 just clean as needed.

[Gherkin05]

I’ve done a fair amount of reading on the subject. Bench rest guys tend to “shoot them in”....
I’m in the shoot it a lot when new and clean it good then go check zero again. My experience is they shoot better after a few rounds down a clean tube.

[-HIC-]

You are really only breaking in the chamber/throat so blanketing that area with carbon does not help. I will do a gentle break in on a factory rifle and even more condensed on a custom build. The remer process does leave an area to be broke in. I will add some pics tomorrow. Having said that, I hate using brushes and will do a 1 shot, then patches for five rounds depending on how the throat looks. In my opinion the barrel is where it will be at that point. With a great chamber and custom barrel I may only patch after one shot, look at the bore and rock on.

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[Jerikson]

Thanks for the advice!


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[RPB]

I just broke in the same gun in 7mm. I was prepared with patches and copper removing solvent. Just like I have done all my other guns. Some took 10 rounds to polish. My 243 rem 700 took almost 50. Shoot, patch. Repeat The bergara didn’t have a sliver one of copper on any patches and after using the solvent and letting it soak I still never got any green tint from dissolved copper. That barrel was darn near flawless.

Shoots great with a 160 Barnes. I’ll hand load for it though

Only complaint is that I hunted at laguna atascosa for nilgai this past jan. And my barrel rusted in the first day. I’ve been oiling it down but it keeps rusting. And the rubber coated stock got a worn spot on it from backpack rash while I had it shouldered riding and walking around. But I treat my guns as tools. They don’t get preferential treatment. I may call about the rusting barrel though.

[Jerikson]

I just broke in the same gun in 7mm. I was prepared with patches and copper removing solvent. Just like I have done all my other guns. Some took 10 rounds to polish. My 243 rem 700 took almost 50. Shoot, patch. Repeat The bergara didn’t have a sliver one of copper on any patches and after using the solvent and letting it soak I still never got any green tint from dissolved copper. That barrel was darn near flawless.

Shoots great with a 160 Barnes. I’ll hand load for it though

Only complaint is that I hunted at laguna atascosa for nilgai this past jan. And my barrel rusted in the first day. I’ve been oiling it down but it keeps rusting. And the rubber coated stock got a worn spot on it from backpack rash while I had it shouldered riding and walking around. But I treat my guns as tools. They don’t get preferential treatment. I may call about the rusting barrel though.

Interesting about the barrel. Wonder if you can do something to it to prevent that.


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[Etxbuckman]

Aside from APR that’s the gun I want (25-06).

[txhoghunter73]

I just broke in the same gun in 7mm. I was prepared with patches and copper removing solvent. Just like I have done all my other guns. Some took 10 rounds to polish. My 243 rem 700 took almost 50. Shoot, patch. Repeat The bergara didn’t have a sliver one of copper on any patches and after using the solvent and letting it soak I still never got any green tint from dissolved copper. That barrel was darn near flawless.

Shoots great with a 160 Barnes. I’ll hand load for it though

Only complaint is that I hunted at laguna atascosa for nilgai this past jan. And my barrel rusted in the first day. I’ve been oiling it down but it keeps rusting. And the rubber coated stock got a worn spot on it from backpack rash while I had it shouldered riding and walking around. But I treat my guns as tools. They don’t get preferential treatment. I may call about the rusting barrel though.

Every hunt I have been on in and around Harlingen I have come home with a rusty gun. The best thing I can think of is to have it cerakoted or hit it with some emery cloth then oil. If the rust is all the way through the bluing I would probably just have it cerakoted. I think grayboe is coming out with some Bergara stocks(of they havent already).

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Buy a higher end Bergara they come Cerakoated. [emoji106]

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[TX03RUBI]

Every hunt I have been on in and around Harlingen I have come home with a rusty gun. The best thing I can think of is to have it cerakoted or hit it with some emery cloth then oil. If the rust is all the way through the bluing I would probably just have it cerakoted. I think grayboe is coming out with some Bergara stocks(of they havent already).

Bergara uses a 700 footprint. Any stock that fits a 700 or 700 clone will fit the Bergara. They also just released a Bergara rifle that comes factory with a Grayboe stock.

[Buzzsaw]

is that the Ridgeline?? SWEEEEEET rifle.

I'm old school, I always do the break-in doing 3 rounds, clean, repeat as I test loads and sight in. make the shots mean something.

USE a GOOD bore guide always, I like the Mike Lucas, expensive but hand machined to your rifles action and caliber.

I think the Bergara barrels are lapped pretty good as is, but just in case there is a tiny imperfection which will grab copper, it wont hurt to keep it clean

I'm ****, I clean after every shooting session. hunting rifles will get cleaned now.

[Txsurveyor2014]

Good looking rifle. I was on the fence about ordering a Bergara premier approach, but then the APR deal started, so I decided to go that route. I have never followed any specific break in procedure, there seems to be so much difference in opinion online on whether it is needed or not.