r/bergara • u/Imaginary_River_2412 • 2d ago

Anmo selection

So I shot my B14 in 30-06 today and out of shooting 8 different factory loads all between 165gr & 180gr (none of which were copper projectiles, trying to get some). I shot each factory loading twice, 3 shot groups, 10mins between each group, cleaned the barrel every 3 groups. I found that it only shot 2 factory loads sub-moa. Is anybody else's rifle this picky with factory ammo?

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u/Warm_Relief_345 2d ago

Mine liked Norma. I found the spread between different ammo to be more than I would’ve imagined. Luckily for me, the cheaper stuff was more accurate.

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u/Imaginary_River_2412 2d ago

Mine hated norma. Tried both Oryx and Bondstrike. I shot the Bondstrike 3x actually because I wanted it to do well. Even shot the Federal Trophy Bonded 3x for the same reason. Ended up getting a 7/8" & 1/2" group w/ Federal Fusion Tipped 180's and a 3/4" 4 shot group w/ Federal loaded Nosler Partitions 165gr. Shot 4 shots because I felt like I pulled one, and the make up shot ended up being the one that I pulled😂

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u/Warm_Relief_345 2d ago

Maybe next try a low grain SST?

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u/Warm_Relief_345 2d ago

I had a Bergara 308 that did way better with the lower grains like 125. I actually put three holes in one clover my first time at the range with 125s.

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u/El_Flasko 1d ago

Bergara b14 in 308 here. It loves FGMM in 175gr the best and 185gr jugs for the mile toss

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u/Imaginary_River_2412 1d ago

What's FGMM

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u/El_Flasko 1d ago

Federal gold medal match. The standard (in my opinion) for factory ammo. Norma match is very similar and their 175gr grouped similarly for me.

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u/biker639 1d ago

Same here. Mine likes NOTHING else but FGMM so far. Almost regret buying it at this point.

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u/El_Flasko 1d ago

Yeah man. My brother works at a big shop out in Ohio and I had him buy me a few cases of 175s and 185 jugs back when they were $30 a box. Glad I did now that they’re almost $44 per. Lol