Anyone shot a Bergara Premiere Ridgeback?
Anyone shot a Bergara Premiere Ridgeback?
C co 1/30th Infantry Regiment
3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division
2002-2006
OIF 1 and 3
IraqGunz:
No dude is going to get shot in the chest at 300 yards and look down and say "What is that, a 3 MOA group?"
Forget about it, Taliv and Mark are rich. My kitchen floor isn't as nice as marks garage, much less his rifles. Those are some bad bad rifles guys.
To derail this thread, Mark does it bother you to have the scope that high? Great looking gun.
PB
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Called a local rifle maker today (Owens Armory) and chatted about building what I want. The lead gunsmith is going to call me back to go over the specifics and pricing. We'll see. I have a friend that has a few rifles from them, a couple long range hunting rigs and his PRS gun. Very nice rifles.
If not the custom route I think the Bergara Premiere Ridgeback is going to be the ticket
C co 1/30th Infantry Regiment
3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division
2002-2006
OIF 1 and 3
IraqGunz:
No dude is going to get shot in the chest at 300 yards and look down and say "What is that, a 3 MOA group?"
I've gone the "I want a shorter, ligher more traditional rifle" that's lighter than an AI. With the exception of the chopped AW, every time I had to make several compromises and ended up with a still heavy-to-carry rifle that wasn't as good as an AI or as handy as say like a SAKO Finnlight...
Exhibit A:
GAP Tempest (because I wanted AI feel and AW mag)
Exhibit B (just and AW with a shorter, Med Palma barrel:
Exhibit C:
Impact 737 (have no idea what the hype is all about on this action...was very disappointed)
The Bergara's are good starter guns, but kinda..."meh" if you've been into custom stuff for a while.
Pointblank those are some damn good looking rifles.
I'm not looking for a light weight rifle, just something lighter than my AI. With the 7-35 ATACR, Spuhr mount, spigot mount, and bipod that thing is about 20 pounds. Plus it's bulky.
Don't get me wrong, I love my AI. But an easier to pack rifle would be nice at times. Plus I just like the looks of non chassis rifles a lot better.
Last edited by C-grunt; 01-20-21 at 22:14.
C co 1/30th Infantry Regiment
3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division
2002-2006
OIF 1 and 3
IraqGunz:
No dude is going to get shot in the chest at 300 yards and look down and say "What is that, a 3 MOA group?"
I'm looking at either a Nightforce NX8 2.5-20 or the Leupold Mk5 3.6-18. That'll help keep things compact and lighter.
C co 1/30th Infantry Regiment
3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division
2002-2006
OIF 1 and 3
IraqGunz:
No dude is going to get shot in the chest at 300 yards and look down and say "What is that, a 3 MOA group?"
For 2K you can have a nice 700 built with a Bartlein, KRG Bravo stock (AI magazine), and Geissele trigger.
You stated you'd rather get away from a chassis, so something like a light-fill McMillan, Manners, or H-S should fit your bill.
A 26-inch 700 Varmint taper is going to be WAY lighter than an M24 or M40, both of which I equate to tractor axles and not particularly light to haul at Rocky Mountain altitudes.
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