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    Yes.

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    Caliber and length?

    Pics of how you have set it up?

    Im overly invested now haha
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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    Got my hands on a Bergara today. First impressions, solid little unit. Very well made. Impressed!
    Yeah they are a neat wee rifle. Not as light as you might think. I have had a good play with a mates one, surprisingly good trigger. I'm pretty keen on getting when $$ allow. I like the 16.5" 1:8 twist .308, it would be very versatile. Although I've always had a thing for the 44mag...

    I reckon it would be great for you. You would just have to practice loading and shooting quickly if knocking over lots of goats is your goal.
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    Hi Bill. Decided on the Bergara in 300BLK. Boring story about how I came to that decision, so I'll spare you. Barrel is 16.5inch. Overall gun length is 80cm. I will put a suppressor on it and a low magnification scope. Plan to shoot factory Sub-x. Having done a bit more reading, the goats should fall down with these rounds, if they don't, I'll switch to supersonic. I wanted a rifle that was different from my fairly standard Tikka setup. Short overall length = yes; factory subsonic hunting rounds = yes; take down is a bonus for those family tramping trips where I can do a bit of hunting. Only thing I would change is the rifle in stainless steel, but that isn't available in 300BLK. Pretty happy with this choice, but we will see!
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    Iv got 5 of the sub x taped together in the pocket of my oilskin i'm wearing so needless to say im a fan.

    they kill pretty well from what Iv seen in my personal use
    goats dont run like pigs tend to so I think it will be perfect, do look at roberts 151s as a cheep pop round when you can be arsed handloading

    I get constant shit from my mates about my "Poachers gun" because its such an awesome bit of kit, takedown is taking that to a whole new level haha
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    I like my Thompson 308. Pulls apart and packs down with an Allen key. Accurate sub loads @100 yards and it is happy to shoot pretty much any thing you feed it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    Hi Bill. Decided on the Bergara in 300BLK. Boring story about how I came to that decision, so I'll spare you. Barrel is 16.5inch. Overall gun length is 80cm. I will put a suppressor on it and a low magnification scope. Plan to shoot factory Sub-x. Having done a bit more reading, the goats should fall down with these rounds, if they don't, I'll switch to supersonic. I wanted a rifle that was different from my fairly standard Tikka setup. Short overall length = yes; factory subsonic hunting rounds = yes; take down is a bonus for those family tramping trips where I can do a bit of hunting. Only thing I would change is the rifle in stainless steel, but that isn't available in 300BLK. Pretty happy with this choice, but we will see!
    DPT do a mini-centrefire suppressor for the Bergara, I have one for my 16.5 " 308, it has slightly less length overbarrel so no need to cut the foreend.
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