It is the time of year when trade shows and conventions dominate the shooting and hunting industry and new products are showcased for the coming year. At the same time SHOT Show was takiing place in Las Vegas, the annual Safari Club International (SCI) Convention was being hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. The event draws thousands of hunters, … Read more
Rifle manufacturers came out strong this year with more than a score of new deer-worthy rifles. Here’s a quick rundown. Bergara MgMicro Lite Bergara’s MgMicro Lite weighs a mere 5.8 lbs. and sports an 18-inch Cure carbon barrel. An ultralight magnesium micro chassis provides stability and accuracy. Features like a Bergara Premier action, foldable … Read more
New from Bergara for 2021 is the BMR, or Bergara Micro Rimfire. It’s a scaled-down version of their B14R, which is a rimfire that fills the standard short action footprint (fits in Remington 700 stocks, etc…full review on the B14R Carbon coming soon!). With a micro-sized, but real steel action the BMR is smaller, lighter, … Read more
Up in Montana, Dan and I got the rundown on Bergara’s new Premier Competition Rifle, which Jon Wayne Taylor gave a very rare five-star review back in April. This bad boy is a PRS competition-ready long-range precision gun right out of the box. We shot it in 6.5 Creedmoor, but she’ll be available in 6mm Creedmoor … Read more
Bergara Rifles has been teasing their new “Small Batch” series of custom guns on their website and social media, and today released Small Batch No. 1, the Sidekick. Considering my involvement with Black Collar Arms, I’m particularly excited about this guy! Check it out: BERGARA SMALL BATCH Though perfection is longed for and sought after, … Read more
https://youtu.be/hymXvbb55d8 At Range Day this year I snagged Bergara’s new B-14 R, a .22 LR trainer that fits the full Remington 700 short action footprint, and sent some rounds downrange. After drilling steel at 100 yards, schmearing the target with a half dollar-sized lead splat, I switched over to Bergara’s semi-auto BXR carbon and emptied … Read more
As the bolt action pistol market heats up we’re starting to see established players dip their toes in the water. Bergara, a relatively traditional company making wonderfully accurate and high-quality rifles at good price points, is teasing a pistol build here at SHOT Show 2020. This little guy is a 7-inch .22 LR, built on … Read more
One of the very best uses of inexpensive, soft-shooting .22 LR ammunition is in training to properly shoot a full-size, centerfire rifle. All the better if your .22 LR firearm (or conversion kit) precisely matches your centerfire firearm in size, weight, ergonomics, trigger, controls, etc. New from Bergara is the B-14 R, which does just … Read more
Much ink has been spilled by the modern gun writer about the sanitization and sterilization of today’s modern rifle. Blame the AR-15. Blame the kids. Blame the scapegoat of your choice. But as I sit here rediscovering recently-christened Nobel laureate Bob Dylan, I can’t help but quote the man – “the times they are a … Read more
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