Good dilemma to have

[Ronin.45]

I was able to get a Bergara B14r for a ridiculously low price. I have my Ruger LRT set up well and don't know which I should keep.

Ruger
Pros
Base class- if I ever want to shoot NRL style matches.
Shoots well- usually around 1/2" at 50 with a few down around 1/4"
Uses 10/22 mags- huge bonus since 10/22 is my preferred rimfire platform.


Cons
Too long- 22" barrel is silly on .22lr and gets even worse with a can on it.
Stock finish- the speckled paint job looks good, but not durable.
Inaccurate- 1/2" at 50 is good, but not great by match rimfire standards.

Bergara
Pros
Accuracy- this rifle has had some groups under 0.1" at 50
Stock- it's a Rem 700 footprint and the stock is Bergara's excellent HMR just like their centerfire guns.
Length- 18" barrel is about perfect for .22lr.

Cons
Heavy- this thing is a pig. Real precision shooters list this as a pro.
Proprietary mags- AICS style. Not locally available and twice the cost of 10/22.
High class- bumps me into open class at any match.

I don't need both and can make money selling either. Just have to decide which stays.

[Mac66]

Pics or it didn't happen

[Ronin.45]

I have a hard time posting pics here anymore. Everything is too big.

[David]

I have a hard time posting pics here anymore. Everything is too big.

Get smaller guns

[Ronin.45]

I have a hard time posting pics here anymore. Everything is too big.

Get smaller guns

Smartass

[Ronin.45]

Tried the Bergara yesterday. Too cold and windy to really try for groups, but got it dialed in. Just using CCI SV it was handily slapping 1" gongs at 100 yards. Looks like it'll do the job.

I was able to quickly sell the Ruger and scope to friends and even made $50 over what I paid for the Bergara. Pretty good weekend.

[Bob]

Never heard of this. Pics, links, and all of that...

[Ronin.45]

Never heard of this. Pics, links, and all of that...

Links I can do. Still can't do pics.

https://www.bergara.online/en/rifles/rimfire-series/