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Bargain Hunters Bag a buck without breaking the bank BY COSMO GENOVA
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hile hunting can be an expensive pastime, owning a quality rifle doesn’t have to put a big dent in your wallet. The market is packed with fantastic firearms for every application and budget, and for less than $1,000, you can get an accurate, dependable rifle. Whether you’re buying your first firearm or adding to your collection, each of these hunting rifles deserves consideration for a spot in the gun safe:
1 Calibers: .22-250 Rem, .243 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, .270 Win, 7mm08 Rem, .308 Win, .30-06 Sprg, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag The B14 Hunter takes inspiration and features from Bergara’s custom shop and places them in an affordable production rifle. With Bergara, it’s all about the barrel, and with this rifle you get exactly what you’d expect. Built in Spain at Bergara’s highly automated barrel factory, the B14 Hunter is capable of sub minute-of-angle (MOA) all day. But other features also stand out, including a super-smooth action and a great factory trigger and stock. The two-lug mechanism features a sliding plate extractor
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and a coned bolt nose and breech that are designed to provide smooth feeding and extraction of the cartridge throughout cycling. The stock is made of a glass fiber-reinforced polymer that is further strengthened with solid steel pillars set into the stock during the molding process. This creates a very rigid platform that holds the barreled action rock solid. B14 Hunters come with either a hinge plate internal
magazine or a detachable box magazine that holds four rounds (three for magnum calibers). At a hair over 7 pounds and an overall length of about 42 inches, it is a great size and weight for your dedicated hunting setup. $825, bergara.online/us
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BERGARA B14 HUNTER
