Bergara B-14 accuracy issues

[divingin]

Wow. Never heard that one.

I was a little surprised as well. Screws had been torqued to mfr spec (somewhere around 18-20 in/lbs, as I recall.) #6 screws. Live and learn, I guess.

[Dimitri A.]

I bought a B-14 Ridge last year and when I took it to the range, my groups started opening up considerably with every shot. Imagine my surprise when I picked up the rifle only to have the barreled action rock forward in the stock. Apparently, not torquing the action screws to spec from the factory seems to be a standard option with Bergara. I thought I was the only one.
After tightening to spec with some blue Loctite, things improved dramatically, as you would imagine.

Mine is also chambered in 6.5, and I got my best groups with Federal 120 grain OTM. For hunting ammo, my rifle likes Barnes TTSX over Hornady GMX.

[bmoe]

Most of us have been down this road, don't feel bad. My Weatherby Vanguard S2 in 25-06. First range trip 3-5 inch groups......found the action screws barely tight. Second range trip better groups but they started opening up........loose scope ring screws after correctly torqu'ing them with a wheeler wrench. I now do the "ground up" approach. Get a rifle home, torque the action screws correctly, check the scope base for correct torque, mount the scope with the wheeler level and a dot of blue loctite along with the wheeler wrench. Never an issue again.

[theduracellbigd]

That's what you get for buying a Spanish made rifle But seriously I hope you get it worked out. Barrel break in is not a culprit cuz you just shoot em.

[k1dude]

It also helps to find what ammo your barrel likes.

I have a Ruger Precision Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor that shoots poorly with anything in the 140 gr range. It much prefers 120 gr bullets, which is unfortunate for shooting long distance.