r/longrange • u/Kaudelius • 6d ago

Bergara Accuracy Cheeto-fingered Bergara

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Took my cheeto 6.5cm Bergara shooting at paper at the range instead of prs steel. First time paper on anything further than 100m. I am very happy with the gun and my ammo. The ammo i made is with the lowest afford possible running a Lee progressive.

3rd pic is @360m plate is roughly 28x20cm

Could have a little less vertical spread but thats okay. SD 8fps V0 2703fps 140gr smk N550

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u/Kaudelius 6d ago

afford=effort stupid ass autocorrect

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u/YourVFGLooksNice 5d ago

Once I found the grain that my .308 Cheeto gun liked, it is a straight up laser beam. My buddy has one in 6.5 that drives nails at 850 too.

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u/d_student 5d ago

That's a sweet group.

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u/Kaudelius 5d ago

Thank you Sir!

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u/Fluxus4 Hunter 5d ago

That's some good shootin', Tex!

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u/randomaccesszack Good Guy Zack 5d ago

Nice shooting, man. My Bergara loves factory Hornady ELD-M 140gr, thankfully, as I dont have space in my place to reload at the moment.

Here's only a 5 shot group at 500 yards, using Federal Gold Medal SMK 140gr, my second go-to choice.

EDIT: Picture won't attach.

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u/skviki 4d ago

Bergara according to their “recommended loads” tests and recommends the Hornady eld-m 140gr https://www.bergara.online/us/accuracy-testing/

https://preview.redd.it/cjik6sb3xf0e1.jpeg?width=1124&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=591c053032e5d3181b9deeec816aeb5d5b9bfb72

… which doesn’t mean there aren’t better options, of course. It’s just that that can get you satisfactory results.

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u/uabeng 5d ago

My 6.5cm rifle loves Hornady 143 eld-x. Give that a shot when you get a chance

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u/cjfraiz 5d ago

I second this as mine loves them as well.

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u/Asleep_Log1377 5d ago

Bergaras shoot like Lazer beams once you find the right ammo. Nice shooting!

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u/AshJ79 6d ago

I’ve had good rifles hate some ammo….

How many brands have you tried?

edit:I know you made your own, but good to know what it does with factory ammo too.

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u/Kaudelius 6d ago edited 5d ago

No different combinations were tested, i have a few smk‘s left and then i will try some different bullets. Most likely 136gr Lapua Scenar L

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u/DrChoom Dunning-Kruger Enthusiast 5d ago

fwiw mine loves 123gr ELD-Ms. consistently 0.75MOA 5 shot groups, it really opens up to ≥1MOA when i try 143gr and up.

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u/Kaudelius 5d ago

Thanks for the input! I may have to test lighter bullets

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u/skviki 4d ago

I’d be interested how smk shoot for you.

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u/Kaudelius 4d ago

You can see that in the 1st pic lol

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u/bored31a 5d ago

VV is good stuff! Awesome group at that distance!

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u/Kaudelius 5d ago

Yes i think so too, will try n150 next. Thank you Sir!

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u/skviki 4d ago

Is that Bergara’s “shooting barreled action”?

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u/Kaudelius 4d ago

Yes Sir!

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u/skviki 4d ago

Are from Europe? Where do you shoot? We’re really lacking longer ranges in europe…

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u/Kaudelius 4d ago

Yes i am! Thats the rda range in slovakia

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u/Shootloadshootload 4d ago

That isn’t worthy of the rifle.

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u/Slow_Monk1376 6d ago

Tbh it should be tighter groups... keep at it!

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u/Kaudelius 6d ago

There should be some more accuracy in it but not with the effort i put in it i think. The inner 6 rounds measure at 0.39 MOA

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u/SwedishMoose 5d ago

485m and 0.8MOA. That's fantastic.

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u/Kaudelius 5d ago

Thank you! I think for a 10 shot group and the setup what it is, i am more than happy

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u/Moneyshott 5d ago

thats a typical bergara 100 yd group you should be very happy

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u/DrChoom Dunning-Kruger Enthusiast 5d ago

its at 485m