I have one I would think the stock on the hmr is going to be more sturdy then on the Tikka CTR. I have shot mine out to 1100 yards with great accuracy. The first few had a few flaws but Bergara has excellent customer service. The stock doesn’t flex when loading a bipod comes prethreaded if you shoot surpressed or want a break. The trigger is great for a factory gun. Mine is very accurate not picky at all for loads. What caliper are you looking at? Mine is a 6.5 creedmoor.
The HMR sure looks like a bargain with all they put in it for that price of less than $900 online.
zr600 is the bolt easy to disassemble and does the factory trigger go down to two pounds or so?
I played with one last year around this time at cabelas and I gotta tell you it was nice, really nice. The bolt was smooth, balance was good, stock was nice and stiff. At the time I was looking for a 6.5 and the only B14 I could find anywhere was 308, so instead of waiting I decided to just go with option "B" which is a Savage 110 Desert Tactical. While I do like the 6.5 I went with I do kick myself every time I see Bergara for not waiting for this one!!!
The one I looked at was 6.5CM. Looks like a nice rifle to me. The bolt was really smooth and the trigger was nice also. I may have to go back today and look some more. From what I've read, most Remington accessories will work on the HMR.
I have the 6.5 and 300wm . Like everything about them . As said the platform can use most Rem 700 parts and pieces. As they come, very comfortable prone , from the bench and off the bipod. Plan was to hunt with one of them this past fall but didn’t make it. I have shot both out to 800 yds and plan and working to take them out further. As much as I like them I’ve even been thinking of picking up the 22-250 for a birthday present from the wife.....lol.
The bolt is easy to disassemble and reassemble. They have a great customer service department too if you need help they will walk you through it. I think my trigger is at 2.5 pounds I haven’t touched it feels really good for a factory trigger very comparable to my timney in my savage I would say. Now my trigger tech is a little nicer that I have on my Remington action. The actions are nice and smooth too proably close to a Tikka. The nice thing is they are based off of a Remington so you can use a Remington scope bases triggers and I even believe stocks too. I think they are a really good gun for the money. I might add a trigger tech to mine and a better scope down the road I have a geni vortex pst on it.
Originally Posted By: zr600The bolt is easy to disassemble and reassemble. They have a great customer service department too if you need help they will walk you through it. I think my trigger is at 2.5 pounds I haven’t touched it feels really good for a factory trigger very comparable to my timney in my savage I would say. Now my trigger tech is a little nicer that I have on my Remington action. The actions are nice and smooth too proably close to a Tikka. The nice thing is they are based off of a Remington so you can use a Remington scope bases triggers and I even believe stocks too. I think they are a really good gun for the money. I might add a trigger tech to mine and a better scope down the road I have a geni vortex pst on it.
Thanks for the info on the bolt and trigger zr600!
The hmr pro is supposed to have just a quarter turn twist to get the bolt out, so that why I was wondering if the regular hmr bolt was that hard to take apart.
There’s also another new hmr out for 2019. It’s has the premiere action with a 24 inch Palma barrel, mounted in a grayboe ridgeback adjustable stock. Looks like a little above 2 grand though, at that price you could probably put a bighorn origin and a pre-chambered criterion barrel in that same stock for that price.
I have the scheels exclusive one in 6.5, it has the 24" barrel and the gray stock. I really like the rifle, very smooth bolt, and as said before, great trigger, the adjustable stock is also very good quality