Mine does not hang up at all. I have heard of this, but I have no problem. I have fired a few hundred rounds in mine. I fired velocitors, punch, CCI segmented, CCI quiet round nose, CCI subsonic segmented. Mine liked the subsonic segmented the best for some reason, but it shot very well with all of the loads I have tried so far, It’s extremely light, accurate, and very cool.
The bolt in mine is a little rough, but after a couple hundred rounds is has smoothed up considerably. Some folks suggest putting some polishing compound on the bolt and running. it EMPTY in the living room a couple hundred cycles to get it smoothed up good, and faster. I bought some Flitz to do just that, but mine seems a lot better just from shooting it, so I haven't tried that. The stock trigger was not to my liking, it was only adjustable from 3.1-3.8#, so I replaced it with a Trigger Tech Diamond, and I'm really happy with it overall now.
i almost bought one of these but after seeing joe's vid i changed my mind. and now, after watching your vid i feel i made the right call! thanks for the video! Cheers...
I was intrigued, so, I put down the cash, but I went cheap buying a RAR 18" barrel raised comb. I changed out the trigger, the bolt handle, and the scope base. What I determined is, to try to find what shoots the best accuracy with different loads; clean the barrel or shoot just one load. The other way, will not show the rifle's true accuracy. From 100 yards with Norma Tac-22 five rounds group size (.250' four rounds, fifth-round group size .660"). I seasoned the barrel.
Side comment - I'm told that .22lr needs to have 10~ish rounds discharged into a side target to "season" the bore when you change the ammunition brand... something about firing out the lube/fouling from the prior brand. Not sure if true, but many .22lr gurus claim it is the case. From looking at Rimfire Central forum, cleaning doesn't help groups... seems to hurt them the tiniest bit, until the rifle is "seasoned" again. Weird. Anyway, just some passing thoughts. My BXR isn't as accurate as your BMR, that's for sure.
@@TheOldFatDadGoober It makes a ton of difference, accuracy goes haywire if i switch brands. If i shoot Lapua or SK which uses the same lube i have no ill effects and amzing accuracy. However if i switch brands the first shots of that is bad, then same this switching back.
You're not suppossed to run stingers in them. You're actually forcing the case into the rifling which is NOT good. Stingers are for one awful accuracy wise and also they are Extra LR so the case is longer.
Fwiw… mine cycles the Federal 525 count blue bulk box smoothly and 100% reliability… and the accuracy is reasonably decent at 75 to 125 yards. Is it competition accurate? No, but what it lacks in accuracy it makes up for in getting along well with the ornery bolt out in the woods for quick follow-ups.
I would be interested to see what multiple groups would produce. If you shot a few with each type, you might have gotten different results. I do however understand this is expensive stuff, that you might not want to send $100 of .22lr ammo downrange just to satisfy *my* curiosity lol. I just got a custom Savage .25-06 that I'll have on the channel by next week, shot a 3/4" group at 115 yards on first attempt. I'm excited to try for 1000 yards for the first time ever now that I have a rifle capable of it...
My gun shoots CCI standard velocity pretty well. Lapua Midas + shoots lights out in it. Wolf shoots great at 25 yards. One of the better. From what I've gathered in my research this happens a lot in 22 rim. Some folks like Federal match. I did my testing not cleaning between loads. The pro's and the tournament guys here say clean between and shot a fouler or 2 before grouping. Some of these guys shoot ten rounds right before their turn in a match. Heat up things. Of course this is the serious folks. Still, it's fun to get that day when your groups are ragged holes as a plinker.
@@TheOldFatDadGoober I am planning to buy a CZ 457/Bergara BMR for small game hunting. I have a 10/22 that I've had for many years. I just want a "wood" hunting rifle.
I wonder by looking at those groups and knowing what those ammos are capable of doing do you think that rifle would like the shorter RWS ammo? I have an Anschutz that would do similar with those ammos but will make the holes touch with RWS. That is if I do my job.
Went to buy one today and it had spots on it, looked like surface rust just below the carbon barrel and on the sling mounts. Then it had a 0 MOA rail on it when advertised as a 30 MOA rail. I also did not like the bolt action much at all. Felt like it had sand in it but I do understand that would smooth out overtime. All In all I could not justify paying $650 for it and it really turned me off from this rifle.
Hey OFD, It’s Chris and Matt from Texas. Good to see you posting-nice shooting at 200! What did you have your scope zeroed at? If less than 200, how high/low did you have to hold? Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Good to see you guys again. I used my scope dials to zero it at 200. Lots of fiddling to get it there. The change from 100 to 200 was about 12 inches I think.
Thanks for a great video as I'm considering purchasing this rifle :) Have you considered repeating this test without the suppressor? Curious if the groups would tighten up. And has the bolt smoothed up since this test?
Nice video keep up the good work. I watch your video after i ordered one of those sexy looking squirrel getters! Hope mine functions and shoots straight.
I have exactly thr same rifle woth a 4x16-44 riflescope and it's agood rifle but i would have much more prefer a 60° degres angle concerning the bolt lever...instead of this 90° angle it has. Also, yes indeed the bolt is not enough smooth as if i se specific lubricant and clean it carefully after each use. Otherwise, the carbon barrel is a beauty and can shoot accurate, realy accirate if you use the good cartridge, of course. The magazine is well done and it's system of release ambidextrous, also is good. The stock is ok as if i added some foma at the rear to avoid a little bit this plastic empty sounds when you knock it. The second complain after the angle of the bolt is tje angle of the grip. It is not enough vertical on my opinion...it would just need a angle more vertical. In conclusion, for the price you have a very good rifle with a very nice and accurate barrel, very light weight as if the angle of the bolt and the grip should be upgrated / updated.
If I want a light weght 22, I would go for a youth model and install a stock extender.. Single shot with a match chamber is no problem, when you drop the bullet in, it's already alligned with the chamber unless you dropped it in backwards. Carry a spare round in the web of your fingers. With the absolute certainty of ejection of a quality single shot, like my Marlin Mod 10, followed by the absolute certainty of feeding. I have an Erma 22 semi carbine that has a match chamber that will sometimes shave a bullet and sometimes have a misfeed. Not like yours, but still not what I would call reliable. Everything in life is a tradeoff but 'd want a match chamber 22lr bolt action to be a single shot. That match ammo isn't match after it's shaved lead against the match chamber. You can take standard velocity 22lr and make it match with a rim guage [headspace] and a scale [uniformity] culling what doesn't meet standards. Usually the deviation in weight will be the powder charge. Check neck tension by trying to twist the bullet. If it moves but you can twist it to where it's tight, it's acceptable, if it stays loose or gets looser, it's for plinking.
We know NOTHING about air guns. HELP! We can use an empty 3 car garage as an indoor range. Training for inside self-defense between 7 to 21 yards, stationary and moving. Here's our needs: No “slide-blow-back”; both semi + full auto; pistol or rifles=without stock/butt; detachable sights; picatinny for red dot laser; .22 caliber or larger with heavy grain pellets or BBs; for power not speed with easy loading, with no extra magazines and easy “field stripping”. Threaded barrel for real good suppressor is a must! We already have the “Steel Storm” on order. Looks and replicas mean nothing. It’s “hard-core” basics please. No pressure! If you or any of your channel readers can help, that would be great! T.I.A. PS: Do they make a Nitro Piston Air Pistol or Rifle fully automatic?
Mine does not hang up at all. I have heard of this, but I have no problem. I have fired a few hundred rounds in mine. I fired velocitors, punch, CCI segmented, CCI quiet round nose, CCI subsonic segmented. Mine liked the subsonic segmented the best for some reason, but it shot very well with all of the loads I have tried so far, It’s extremely light, accurate, and very cool.
Thanks for watching! It's a neat rifle. Glad to hear yours is running smooth. Mine has gotten better but it's still hanging up from time to time.
@@TheOldFatDadGoober hope it smooths out for you.
The bolt in mine is a little rough, but after a couple hundred rounds is has smoothed up considerably. Some folks suggest putting some polishing compound on the bolt and running. it EMPTY in the living room a couple hundred cycles to get it smoothed up good, and faster. I bought some Flitz to do just that, but mine seems a lot better just from shooting it, so I haven't tried that. The stock trigger was not to my liking, it was only adjustable from 3.1-3.8#, so I replaced it with a Trigger Tech Diamond, and I'm really happy with it overall now.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the tips, looks like I'll be irritating my wife tonight!
Great gun. Lubricating the bolt retention latch liberally with grease cured all the bolt issues.
Thanks for watching! I'll give it a shot.
Great shooting. Informative video. Keep ‘em coming and I’ll be sure to watch.
Thanks for watching!
i almost bought one of these but after seeing joe's vid i changed my mind. and now, after watching your vid i feel i made the right call! thanks for the video! Cheers...
Thanks for watching! It's been gradually getting better, but still sticks way more than it should.
I was intrigued, so, I put down the cash, but I went cheap buying a RAR 18" barrel raised comb. I changed out the trigger, the bolt handle, and the scope base. What I determined is, to try to find what shoots the best accuracy with different loads; clean the barrel or shoot just one load. The other way, will not show the rifle's true accuracy. From 100 yards with Norma Tac-22 five rounds group size (.250' four rounds, fifth-round group size .660"). I seasoned the barrel.
Thanks for watching! Sounds like you got a nice little rifle!
Good shooting. Bergara make some good rifles. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Another great vid, love the ammo tests
Thanks for watching!
Side comment - I'm told that .22lr needs to have 10~ish rounds discharged into a side target to "season" the bore when you change the ammunition brand... something about firing out the lube/fouling from the prior brand. Not sure if true, but many .22lr gurus claim it is the case.
From looking at Rimfire Central forum, cleaning doesn't help groups... seems to hurt them the tiniest bit, until the rifle is "seasoned" again. Weird.
Anyway, just some passing thoughts. My BXR isn't as accurate as your BMR, that's for sure.
Thanks for watching! I'm not convinced that it makes a difference for me either way. But I'm not a pro level shooter by any means.
@@TheOldFatDadGoober It makes a ton of difference, accuracy goes haywire if i switch brands. If i shoot Lapua or SK which uses the same lube i have no ill effects and amzing accuracy. However if i switch brands the first shots of that is bad, then same this switching back.
Love my Bergara BMR Steel Barrel Model. I do have trouble with CCI Stingers loading.
Thanks for watching! It has a match chamber so stingers probably won't fit that well.
@@TheOldFatDadGoober Thank You for Responding!
You're not suppossed to run stingers in them. You're actually forcing the case into the rifling which is NOT good. Stingers are for one awful accuracy wise and also they are Extra LR so the case is longer.
TOFD G. Always a good video. Great 100 and 200Y shooting. Thanks for sharing and take care.
Thanks for watching! In just saw your 17hmr video go up, I'm going to check it out tonight.
@@TheOldFatDadGoober My .17 HMR video was a bit shaky. Thanks.
Great video as always! I really enyoj your work! 👍
Thanks for watching!
Fwiw… mine cycles the Federal 525 count blue bulk box smoothly and 100% reliability… and the accuracy is reasonably decent at 75 to 125 yards.
Is it competition accurate? No, but what it lacks in accuracy it makes up for in getting along well with the ornery bolt out in the woods for quick follow-ups.
Thanks for watching!
I would be interested to see what multiple groups would produce. If you shot a few with each type, you might have gotten different results. I do however understand this is expensive stuff, that you might not want to send $100 of .22lr ammo downrange just to satisfy *my* curiosity lol.
I just got a custom Savage .25-06 that I'll have on the channel by next week, shot a 3/4" group at 115 yards on first attempt. I'm excited to try for 1000 yards for the first time ever now that I have a rifle capable of it...
Thanks for watching! It’s awesome to get a rifle that shoots right out of the box. I get bored shooting too many groups, also it’s pricey 🤑🤑🤑
My gun shoots CCI standard velocity pretty well. Lapua Midas + shoots lights out in it. Wolf shoots great at 25 yards. One of the better. From what I've gathered in my research this happens a lot in 22 rim.
Some folks like Federal match. I did my testing not cleaning between loads. The pro's and the tournament guys here say clean between and shot a fouler or 2 before grouping. Some of these guys shoot ten rounds right before their turn in a match. Heat up things. Of course this is the serious folks. Still, it's fun to get that day when your groups are ragged holes as a plinker.
Thanks for watching! I don't think I'll ever have the attention to detail to be a pro. I do enjoy those days where every thing works right though.
To those that owned and still have their Bergara BMR. How is it holding up 2025?
@@jeddi209 Thanks for watching! I haven't heard many reports lately.
@@TheOldFatDadGoober I am planning to buy a CZ 457/Bergara BMR for small game hunting. I have a 10/22 that I've had for many years. I just want a "wood" hunting rifle.
@jeddi209 I like the CZ 457. They have nice wood on their rifles too
I wonder by looking at those groups and knowing what those ammos are capable of doing do you think that rifle would like the shorter RWS ammo? I have an Anschutz that would do similar with those ammos but will make the holes touch with RWS. That is if I do my job.
Thanks for watching! I don't see much RWS, but I will grab some and try when I find some.
Mine shoots the Norma Tac 22 stuff pretty good. The bolt in mine is good then its not. I have ejection and feeding issues sometimes.
Thanks for watching! I'll have to try the Norma.
Went to buy one today and it had spots on it, looked like surface rust just below the carbon barrel and on the sling mounts. Then it had a 0 MOA rail on it when advertised as a 30 MOA rail. I also did not like the bolt action much at all. Felt like it had sand in it but I do understand that would smooth out overtime. All In all I could not justify paying $650 for it and it really turned me off from this rifle.
@@Bc05198 Thanks for watching!
I think I'd get hold of the company and get it fixed .the shooting is awsome my nephew goes out to 3 and 4 hundred yards and make reliable hits
Thanks for watching! I might give Bergara a call if it continues. Glad to hear your nephew is having a good time!
Hey OFD, It’s Chris and Matt from Texas. Good to see you posting-nice shooting at 200! What did you have your scope zeroed at? If less than 200, how high/low did you have to hold? Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Good to see you guys again. I used my scope dials to zero it at 200. Lots of fiddling to get it there. The change from 100 to 200 was about 12 inches I think.
with Remington thunderbolt 40 gr I can hammer 12g shot shells at 50 yards, and golf balls at 100
Thanks for watching! I haven't had much luck with thunderbolts, but I'll give them another try.
thing is, eley match is eley tennex, the less consistent rounds go to match, the best ones become tennex. weird.
Thanks for watching! I guess my rifle prefers the bad boys.
Thanks for a great video as I'm considering purchasing this rifle :) Have you considered repeating this test without the suppressor? Curious if the groups would tighten up. And has the bolt smoothed up since this test?
Thanks for watching! The bolt did get better, but not great. I ended up trading the rifle.
Nice video keep up the good work. I watch your video after i ordered one of those sexy looking squirrel getters! Hope mine functions and shoots straight.
Thanks for watching! Good luck on getting some squawks!
Man I hate the way that bolt feels
Thanks for watching! I enjoyed your review and agree that the bolt is definitely the weak link.
You gittin good Goober!
Thanks for watching!
I have exactly thr same rifle woth a 4x16-44 riflescope and it's agood rifle but i would have much more prefer a 60° degres angle concerning the bolt lever...instead of this 90° angle it has. Also, yes indeed the bolt is not enough smooth as if i se specific lubricant and clean it carefully after each use. Otherwise, the carbon barrel is a beauty and can shoot accurate, realy accirate if you use the good cartridge, of course. The magazine is well done and it's system of release ambidextrous, also is good. The stock is ok as if i added some foma at the rear to avoid a little bit this plastic empty sounds when you knock it. The second complain after the angle of the bolt is tje angle of the grip. It is not enough vertical on my opinion...it would just need a angle more vertical. In conclusion, for the price you have a very good rifle with a very nice and accurate barrel, very light weight as if the angle of the bolt and the grip should be upgrated / updated.
Thanks for watching!
@@TheOldFatDadGoober You ate welcome ! Thank's for this vidéo and test of diferents ammo at 100 and 200 yards 🎯👍
If I want a light weght 22, I would go for a youth model and install a stock extender.. Single shot with a match chamber is no problem, when you drop the bullet in, it's already alligned with the chamber unless you dropped it in backwards. Carry a spare round in the web of your fingers. With the absolute certainty of ejection of a quality single shot, like my Marlin Mod 10, followed by the absolute certainty of feeding. I have an Erma 22 semi carbine that has a match chamber that will sometimes shave a bullet and sometimes have a misfeed. Not like yours, but still not what I would call reliable. Everything in life is a tradeoff but 'd want a match chamber 22lr bolt action to be a single shot.
That match ammo isn't match after it's shaved lead against the match chamber. You can take standard velocity 22lr and make it match with a rim guage [headspace] and a scale [uniformity] culling what doesn't meet standards. Usually the deviation in weight will be the powder charge. Check neck tension by trying to twist the bullet. If it moves but you can twist it to where it's tight, it's acceptable, if it stays loose or gets looser, it's for plinking.
Thanks for watching! Good tips.
is it about Dr.,Pepper or .22lr, or Bergara. . . Cmon man .? Let us know. . . Or should I go Tikka
Thanks for watching! Only you can make that decision. I am a big fan of Tikka and CZ though...
Thanks good video!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks
Thanks for watching!
We know NOTHING about air guns. HELP!
We can use an empty 3 car garage as an indoor range. Training for inside self-defense between 7 to 21 yards, stationary and moving.
Here's our needs: No “slide-blow-back”; both semi + full auto; pistol or rifles=without stock/butt; detachable sights; picatinny for red dot laser; .22 caliber or larger with heavy grain pellets or BBs; for power not speed with easy loading, with no extra magazines and easy “field stripping”. Threaded barrel for real good suppressor is a must! We already have the “Steel Storm” on order. Looks and replicas mean nothing. It’s “hard-core” basics please. No pressure! If you or any of your channel readers can help, that would be great! T.I.A. PS: Do they make a Nitro Piston Air Pistol or Rifle fully automatic?
Thanks for watching! I wish I could help, but I know nothing about airguns either. Maybe someone else can chime in.
Don't be sad, 2 out of 3 ain't bad!! 💥💥🎵
Thanks for watching!🤔😁
made me think of meatloaf (the band) lol Thanks
Try the cz 457 way better
Thanks for watching! I wanted a 457 but I couldn’t find any…😥
Both are great Ed
Meu sonho e triste viver em um país que não tem rifle top assim
@@valbercruz7958 Thanks for watching! That's a bummer 😞
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Thanks for watching!
@@TheOldFatDadGoober I watch and enjoy all your videos. Keep them coming 👍👍👍.
@@22lr_plinking I appreciate the kind words!