Thread: Bergara B14 Extreme Hunter 308

@McKnotty did you end up getting a b14?

I've just bought one but haven't had the chance to give it a go.

Originally Posted by Louie

@McKnotty did you end up getting a b14?

I've just bought one but haven't had the chance to give it a go.

Owned mine for 1 year now and LOVE LOVE LOVE it in my 20 years owning/ selling and trading guns never personally owned a 700 of any breed but then Bergara came into the scene and i thought
might bite the bullet and man so glad i did shot my first sika stag with mine then my second both at less then 40m but hey its cemented the affection toward my berg fell 12 ft of a cliff while
walking back from a hunt and landed on the gun and no damage what so ever just a broken sling(butler creek crapper) hunted sika for 5/6 weeks straight this roar and no damage what so ever or
corrosion while wet for days you name it it got spanked and just sat there like is that all ya got big boi. Smooth bolt, great trigger, cerakoted, light enough, great stock in the wet/mud awesome price
you name it whats not to love oh and i traded my detach mag with a forum members floorplate so i now have a 5shot fixed floorplate instead of factory detach 3shot mag and its not a tikka t3

3 shot 100m group using Sako powerhead 168gr Barnes TTSX

Originally Posted by Carbine

Owned mine for 1 year now and LOVE LOVE LOVE it in my 20 years owning/ selling and trading guns never personally owned a 700 of any breed but then Bergara came into the scene and i thought
might bite the bullet and man so glad i did shot my first sika stag with mine then my second both at less then 40m but hey its cemented the affection toward my berg fell 12 ft of a cliff while
walking back from a hunt and landed on the gun and no damage what so ever just a broken sling(butler creek crapper) hunted sika for 5/6 weeks straight this roar and no damage what so ever or
corrosion while wet for days you name it it got spanked and just sat there like is that all ya got big boi. Smooth bolt, great trigger, cerakoted, light enough, great stock in the wet/mud awesome price
you name it whats not to love oh and i traded my detach mag with a forum members floorplate so i now have a 5shot fixed floorplate instead of factory detach 3shot mag and its not a tikka t3
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3 shot 100m group using Sako powerhead 168gr Barnes TTSX
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Shit yeah that's what i was hoping to hear mate! Seems like a perfect bush setup.

Originally Posted by Louie

Shit yeah that's what i was hoping to hear mate! Seems like a perfect bush setup.

100% is with the dpt mk2 its balanced and swings a beauty

I've got a B14 Hunter Extreme which I bought just after it was released in NZ and I rate them highly as a rifle. The B14 Extreme fit my purpose very nicely as it was stainless steel with a lightweight, short barrel and a Cerakote finish, which made it ideal for tough scrub and nasty weather. It was my go to deer rifle for about a year or so, but it's been put aside as ammo is hard to find and I only have Fallow Deer & pigs on my property, so there's better caliber options right now. One day I hope to go down south and hunt Tahr/chamois or even Wapiti with this rifle. As a rifle do I rate them as highly as a Tikka? Yes in some areas and no in others. A Bergara is basically a European made Rem700 with refinements and innovations over the original (bolt release on the bolt itself/better trigger/improved finish and workmanship) that does make it very Tikka like. However, that said IMO they fall short in the quality department compared to the Tikka which is a slightly better gun (slicker action/better bolt handle and aftermarket options from Sterk/better workmanship and a 5 shot guarantee which the Bergara doesn't have), however Tikka don't have anywhere near the variety of chassis and mods that the Rem 700 platform does. For that reason alone I've left the Tikkas behind and invested in Bergara and fitted them all with aftermarket chassis, 2 triggers, bolts etc. So if you're happy with stock firearms that are ready to go out of the box then go a Tikka. If you love to modify and change things like I do then go a Bergara and make the most of the many mods available to the Rem 700 family. Overall they're a great gun if a little rough compared to the Tikka. That said they've released an updated version of this gun with barrel and knob fluting in America where it was previously unavailable. Hopefully we'll get them here soon and see if they've surpassed the Tikka.