Thread: How Do You Remove the Buttstock from a Bergara BA13 ?

My older BA13 was making grinding noises as i worked the barrel opening mechanism. I applied some oil and that smoothed things out, but I'd like to get further inside to clean out the collected debris. I thought that removing the buttstock might give me some access and I guessed I'd probably find a long bolt inside the stock.... so I removed the butt pad and there was no bolt inside. Ah, I thought.... there might be a cunning angled bolt under the cap on the end of the pistol grip. Nope... nothing there either.

So, if anyone knows the 'correct' way to strip the action and remove the butt, I'd be mighty grateful to learn how. Many thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by mimms2

IF you go ahead with that, do it under a towel/in a plastic bag/ near a giant magnet.

Sounds like the voice of experience talking there

@Coote, just email Bergara. They have been very quick to respond to my queries in the past. I managed to lose a tiny little spring, and they guy I ended up chatting to was super helpful, sent me diagrams and specs etc.

https://www.bergara.online/en/contact/

There's a screw holding the cover on the bottom of the pistol grip remove that then under the cap there is another screw holding the but stock on.
That's how I pulled mine down.

Thanks for all those ideas. I will investigate , I'm curious Dannyb.... if it says 'Banned' under your name on the left of the screen... how come you were able to post? Or is this something that has happened this evening? Thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by Coote

Thanks for all those ideas. I will investigate , I'm curious Dannyb.... if it says 'Banned' under your name on the left of the screen... how come you were able to post? Or is this something that has happened this evening? Thanks for the info.

I'm special

You little banned beauty Dannyb. I unscrewed the pistol grip cap and had a decent look this time. And staring at me was an Allen capscrew with a 6mm internal hexagon. The odd thing is that the capscrew had been drilled and tapped down inside the hex socket to take the screw that holds on the pistol grip cap. So with my 'i know everything' mindset, I didn't recognise the capscrew because I've never seen one drilled like that... and I guess the hexagon wasn't that obvious in the relatively dim light and it possibly had a bit of oil or crud filling in the corners. Anyway.... thanks. It was very easy to pull the butt off... and there are some decent holes in the side of the action where I can squirt in some air and the appropriate fluids. Excellent. Thank you.

Now I want to find a mould that casts a bullet with a decent flat nose... and which works well in the Bergara. I have a Lee 358-158-RF mould that makes a lovely bullet, but it doesn't seem to group as consistently as another couple of projectiles I use. The bullet that I experience the best accuracy with is cast from my Lee 358-200-RF mould. But the meplat is a bit smaller than I'd like it to be.

Glad I could help can't help with the mould though