Another Bergara 6.5 Creedmoor Explodes

[boltfluter]

I really don't care what the problem was, the bolt shroud, in no situation should turn into a grenade! This is an engineering failure that needs to be addressed!! Before more people get hurt. This shroud is made of some of the cheapest pot metal I have ever seen. Seems like they need some litigation to spur them on. I am sure it will be coming!!

Paul

 

[std7mag]

And just a reminder.
Just because it's factory ammo doesn't mean you can throw caution to the wind.

One of my supervisors was using his Model 700 in 270 Win, with factory Remington ammo.
Over pressured. Blew the magazine out, knocked the front scope base off. He never did get the bolt to open.
So he decided to use his pump action 270 Win, with the same freak'n box of ammo.
First shot, rifle is destroyed.
Both rails bowed. Bolt siezed.

I checked the ammo lot number & found a recall on it.

I still can't believe he was so ignorant of how an over pressure looked, that he felt it was safe to use in a different rifle.

 

[jdh47]

Be kind to your ammo. Don't throw it on the dash of the PU and let it get hot and bounce around a lot or it could break down the powder changing the burning characteristics. It can make your ammo super hot. I'm not saying that's what happened. it sounds like the bolt shroud was under-engineered for it's purpose but for sure some pressure thing happened to make it give way.

 

[Djfergus]

When the bolt action bergara hit the shelves, they were highly praised over the Remington 700s but at least the 700 has a sufficient bolt shroud.

 

[Old Tanker]

Had the same issues with a Savage 12 F/V, 6.5 CM. Solved the issues by using CCI #41 primers.

Please expand on "BOLT BUSHED"

Larry

My Rem 700 .223 was cratering primers because, for some unknown reason, Remington was beveling the opening of the firing pin well. I sent the bolt to Greg Tannel, GreTan Rifles in Rifle Colorado. He put a bushing and smaller firing pin in, then machined the bolt face. When cases are sized correctly, the pin now strikes dead center, with no crater everytime.

 

[spudgun]

Yesterday we sold a CVA Cascade rifle (action made by Bergara). I looked close to the rear bolt shroud and was not impressed from what I saw.

 

[rijndael]

Is Bergara still shipping bases without a recoil lug and having issues with them coming loose?

 

[JEFFPPC]

Yesterday we sold a CVA Cascade rifle (action made by Bergara). I looked close to the rear bolt shroud and was not impressed from what I saw.

Had a fellow ask me to look at his new Cascade rifle with Bergara barrel. One land for the first 10 to 12 inches going forward from the chamber looked like you had taken mutiple scoops out of it with an ice cream scoop. Brand new rifle, barrel was the ugliest thing I ever saw. Returned rifle to factory, rifle returned, they said it was within their specs. Absolute junk.Might as well label it...Made in China, oops it's not that good.

 

[markT]

That’s terrible. When I hear that it “blew up” I think of a bomb going off in a vehicle. Is it fair to say that the rifles’ action failed? Due to poor design, poor matl’s, or an over charged load?

 

[Riesel]

My Rem 700 .223 was cratering primers because, for some unknown reason, Remington was beveling the opening of the firing pin well. I sent the bolt to Greg Tannel, GreTan Rifles in Rifle Colorado. He put a bushing and smaller firing pin in, then machined the bolt face. When cases are sized correctly, the pin now strikes dead center, with no crater everytime.

I'm mostly impressed that Remington was actually able to get a chamber dead center to the bolt

 

[Old Tanker]

I'm mostly impressed that Remington was actually able to get a chamber dead center to the bolt

Remington didn’t. It was way off until Greg Tannel put the bushing in and machined the bolt face.

 

[lachoneus]

And just a reminder.
Just because it's factory ammo doesn't mean you can throw caution to the wind.

One of my supervisors was using his Model 700 in 270 Win, with factory Remington ammo.
Over pressured. Blew the magazine out, knocked the front scope base off. He never did get the bolt to open.
So he decided to use his pump action 270 Win, with the same freak'n box of ammo.
First shot, rifle is destroyed.
Both rails bowed. Bolt siezed.

I checked the ammo lot number & found a recall on it.

I still can't believe he was so ignorant of how an over pressure looked, that he felt it was safe to use in a different rifle.

Agreed. I once bought a box of PMC cartridges in 7mm Magnum to function test a new rifle. The first round seemed a little hot so I shot another over the chronograph. It went out 400 fps over the specification on the box. I retired those cartridges immediately, and now check all factory ammunition for pressure signs.