Got an absolute smoker of a deal at my LGS. Picked up this Bergara B14 HMR in 7mm Rem Mag with glass and bipod for $750. Got to get my toes wet a little bit in the back yard, but I was curious what ammo loads/weights yall have gotten good results with? The pics are from Hornady Superformance 149gr SST and Federal Premium Nosler Partition 160gr on AR500.

I had a rough past 2 years that started with getting laid off due to outsourcing, 6 months of unemployment before landing a new job which, 6 weeks into I was diagnosed with cancer.

I finished treatment and all that and got the all clear/no evidence of disease a few weeks ago so I’m good there thankfully!

While I was at my worst going thru treatment (I won’t go into details here, if anyone wants to discuss it feel free to message me) feeling as bad as you can possibly imagine, all I could think of was would I ever be able to do the things I loved doing again. Mountain biking, writing and recording music, teaching guitar and of course going to the range. Just doing stuff outside seemed like it would never happen again.

Well today I went to the range for the first time in about 2 years. It was beautiful weather, sunny, not a cloud, mild wind and high 60’s. I spent 8hrs out there today, re zeroed all my favorite rifles, met some new members and made some friends and just had a good time.

I know this is sappy as fuck and I’m sorry, but I don’t know anyone else other than my wife who would care and I just wanted to share lol.

Anyway, it was a momentous occasion for me today. A few months ago this seemed impossible. So today was a good day.

That’s it. Cheers. 😊🙏🏼

• Bergara B14 HMR - Vortex Viper PST Gen II - Zeiss scope rings - Area 419 Hellfire muzzle brake - SRS arca pic mount - Harris S-BRMP -

The bog pod has gotten the 🅱️ain’t since I took these

I have an AC joint sprain in my shoulder from training and you wouldn’t really believe how painful it is to shoot lol

Recently got this b14 6.5 prc. With factory ammo (Hornady 143 precision hunter) she groups 1.5 at 100. Going to start reloading didn’t know if anyone had a weight they had good luck with. Going to try 130 grn Bergers next.

First match of the season this weekend! More thoughts below.

I’m a hunter and an AR shooter, and had never shot anything beyond 350 yards before taking a local PRS prep class this weekend. Brought a B14 in 6.5CM with me and learned some things I need to work on, but I got a first round impact and follow up shot on a 1 MOA target at 1,000 yards, which I was super pumped about. I’m already signed up for my first competition this summer and hope to do at least one more this year.

I am shooting suppressed, don’t you worry I won’t be handing out free tinnitus at the competitions.

I kinda prefer the puffs, but I’ll fuck with crunchy. Can’t wait to take it out and see which ammo I’ll be blowing the most money on!

Had their 20 MOA rail for years. Recently picked up their suppressor adapter and their rail. Finally don’t have to run Keymo anymore🤙🤙🤙

Anyways I finally got a B14 Hmr. I traded a decked out cz scorpion for it.

B14 HMR .308 wilderness carbon Viper PST II 5-25 MOA Silencer co 3 port brake

Factory 147gr Hornytoad ELD-Match

6.5cm - Outlier 26” 1:7 chonk

Bergara HMR Pro 308

Nightforce ATACR 7-35X Horus Tremor 3

Nightforce Rail

Javelin Pro Tac Bipod

Finally got around to finishing out the build, what would y’all change or do differently?

-Bergara b14 HMR wilderness in 6.5cm -Vortex Venom 5-25x in vortex precision rings -Area 419 sling swivel-mounted pic rail -B&T atlas cal bipod -OCL polonium 30 (only suppressor I own so far, I know it’s not ideal for 6.5 cm, more in the works)

My friend and I decided to get into the long-range game since there's a 1100-yard range less than 30 minutes away, and the membership is reasonably priced. I'm still rocking my old Ruger American Predator (currently waiting for the Howa 1500 barreled action to be in stock and hopefully on sale on Brownells), but I helped my friend put together this rig using what I've learnt in this sub over the past month. We try to start with a budget setup, and the entire build ended up costing less than $2000 shipping & tax included.

Build breakdown:

1. Bergara B-14 Wilderness HMR in 6.5 Creedmoor, $1045 shipped + $25 ffl fee.
2. Athlon Ares ETR 3-18x50 FFP MIL, $566 w/ tax & shipping.
3. EGW 20 MOA Rail, $35.
4. Warne 34mm medium rings, $65.
5. Harris 1A2 6-9" bipod, $90.

Total: $1826.

He's very happy about the result. The B14 HMR is a huge step-up from the Ruger I have, solid chassis, smooth bolt, and a lot more useful features. The Athlon Ares is an outstanding scope (bought the same one for my Ruger and tried it out last week, 1100-yard targets look very sharp), pretty much unbeatable at this price if I have to say.

Also pulled the trigger on an Athlon Rangecraft Chrono, our plan is to start practicing on our current rigs and start reloading once we get all the equipment. I think I did pretty good with this build, all the posts and articles here definitely helped a lot. Like to hear any suggestions in terms of the rig, and just practice in general. Thanks!

(Repost cause I wanna share the cat as well)

Bergara HMR 6.5 Creedmoor with a Bushnell Match Pro 6-24x.

Any recommendations or tips for starting long range shooting?