Springfield Waypoint vs Bergara Premier Divide (or MGLite)?

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Arlow1803!?

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Looking for some feedback for those who’ve had hands on either or both of these rifles…

I’m looking to pick one up in the next 3-6 months in 6.5PRC. The main intent is for a lightweight backcountry rifle with a secondary use as a long range toy. I know the Waypoint got a lot of good publicity and attention when it dropped, but that doesn’t anlways mean anything and I’m also seeing quite a few show up on the used shelves at the local Scheels. Bergara has a solid and established reputation, so that’s ones probably the same bet and would probably be a no brainer except aesthetically I like the Waypoint better.

Can anyone offer up so insight and/or hands on experience any either of these rifles?
 
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I got my teenage son a Waypoint for hunting. We took it to a long range class recently where he was able to accurately hit to 1 mile with 40+ hits on the plate over 2 days. Very impressive gun for the money
 
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Both are overhyped junk, buy something better for the money. Every Waypoint I've seen in person wouldn't group for shit, even with handloads. The Bergaras were having some barrel issues, too, if i'm remembering correctly? They might have fixed that since then but not sure.

If you search sales deals, you can easily build a custom on a Solus or Origin action with a Proof CF prefit barrel and a good stock for around the same money as a Waypoint, and be WAY farther ahead of the game.
 
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R_A_W said:
Are you married to those specific rifles?

Seekins PH3 is going to kick both of those rifle's asses in performance & costs $50-200 less
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I’m not married to them, but my research so far (and admittedly personal aesthetic appeal plays a part) has got me leaning towards them currently…

I did look into the Seekins PH3, but after getting the opportunity to handle it about a month ago l there was something intangible about it I just just didn’t like.
 
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jbuck88 said:
A friend has the Carbon waypoint. It's accurate but walks off the 10" plate at 500yds after a few rounds.
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That’s something I’ve been thinking about in regards to the CF wrapped barrels… Looking at Bergara’s barreled actions, the no 4 profile is actually lighter than the CURE barreled action and the 5.5 is only slightly more than a pound heavier despite an extra 4 inches of barrel length. Might be worth considering just getting a barreled actions and dropping it into a lightweight chassis for a bout the same cost?
 
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FuhQ said:
Both are overhyped junk, buy something better for the money. Every Waypoint I've seen in person wouldn't group for shit, even with handloads. The Bergaras were having some barrel issues, too, if i'm remembering correctly? They might have fixed that since then but not sure.

If you search sales deals, you can easily build a custom on a Solus or Origin action with a Proof CF prefit barrel and a good stock for around the same money as a Waypoint, and be WAY farther ahead of the game.
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No Christianson Arms recommendations? Hmmm, wierd
 
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Both are on sale right now at Midwayusa, the Crest comes in at 2,049 dollars, the Waypoint is 1999 or so.
That's less than you can build a CF barreled rifle for.
Are they worth it?
Only you can say.
I built a custom 7-08AI on an Origin med action with a CF barrel. My parts alone cost more than that.
 
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FuhQ said:
…you can easily build a custom on a Solus or Origin action with a Proof CF prefit barrel and a good stock for around the same money...
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I’ll be honest, I really hadn’t thought about going the custom action route. But seeing as pre-fit barrels and the attainable cost of actions in recent years have made that route much more reasonable, I may have to reconsider…

Especially since I don’t really have a cap on cost (within reason), just an intended primary use and a desired secondary use.
 
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fdkay said:
Both are on sale right now at Midwayusa, the Crest comes in at 2,049 dollars, the Waypoint is 1999 or so.
That's less than you can build a CF barreled rifle for.
Are they worth it?
Only you can say.
I built a custom 7-08AI on an Origin med action with a CF barrel. My parts alone cost more than that.
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If you have time to watch sales you should be able to throw together a proof prefit with either a origin or solas lightweight action for under $2k.

Brownells.com just had some Proof elevation prefit barrels for around $500 on sale, which is a origin action. Currently have the 6.5prc prefit for $700'ish. Origin's go on sale for $750, often enough. So that leaves a few $$$ for a stock and trigger.

I would 100% go that way over a waypoint.
 
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jbuck88 said:
If you have time to watch sales you should be able to throw together a proof prefit with either a origin or solas lightweight action for under $2k.

Brownells.com just had some Proof elevation prefit barrels for around $500 on sale, which is a origin action. Currently have the 6.5prc prefit for $700'ish. Origin's go on sale for $750, often enough. So that leaves a few $$$ for a stock and trigger.

I would 100% go that way over a waypoint.
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A decent stock is going to cost you north of 700, a trigger is at least 160, so, even if he bought the barrel for 700, you're already at a very conservative 1560 dollars. If the barrel is that heavily discounted, you have to wonder if there is an issue with it.
Currently an origin medium action is 900, lets face it, a 6.5 PRC is better on a medium action, which is 1000.
The OP didn't say whether he was willing to wait months in hopes of a sale on a custom action, or whether he wants to assemble the thing together.
It looks like he wants to buy turnkey.
Would it be worth it to build one that way?
I concur, yes, it would. , I would rather spend the extra 300-400 or so to do it, but I have the tools (another cost the OP would have to bear).
 
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fdkay said:
A decent stock is going to cost you north of 700, a trigger is at least 160, so, even if he bought the barrel for 700, you're already at a very conservative 1560 dollars. If the barrel is that heavily discounted, you have to wonder if there is an issue with it.
Currently an origin medium action is 900, lets face it, a 6.5 PRC is better on a medium action, which is 1000.
The OP didn't say whether he was willing to wait months in hopes of a sale on a custom action, or whether he wants to assemble the thing together.
It looks like he wants to buy turnkey.
Would it be worth it to build one that way?
I concur, yes, it would. , I would rather spend the extra 300-400 or so to do it, but I have the tools (another cost the OP would have to bear).
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You mentioned some interesting variables so I’ll clarify…

If I go with the custom route, which is an almost certainty looking at the cost to benefit ratio now, I will almost certainly go with a medium action to be able to take full advantage of the 6.5PRC.

I’d like to have the rifle in hand and ready to go by next (not the upcoming one this year) season, so I have time to look for deals.

I will almost certainly acquire the tools needed to do the barrel install myself. Between this rifle, knowing how hard 6.5PRC can be on barrel life, having my current hunting rifle (which will become my sons rifle) also in 6.5PRC, and having pretty much everything except the barrel wrench already it just makes sense.
 
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Arlow1803!? said:
You mentioned some interesting variables so I’ll clarify…

If I go with the custom route, which is an almost certainty looking at the cost to benefit ratio now, I will almost certainly go with a medium action to be able to take full advantage of the 6.5PRC.

I’d like to have the rifle in hand and ready to go by next (not the upcoming one this year) season, so I have time to look for deals.

I will almost certainly acquire the tools needed to do the barrel install myself. Between this rifle, knowing how hard 6.5PRC can be on barrel life, having my current hunting rifle (which will become my sons rifle) also in 6.5PRC, and having pretty much everything except the barrel wrench already it just makes sense.
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If you are willing, then building is the better solution.
I built on a medium length action, when stock shopping, I looked for places that offered medium length inlets.
I chose what is now called the "Pure Precision" adjustable altitude stock. They offered quick shipping, which was a major plus.
It is a well made, but not well designed stock. It is a quality piece of kit, but the design increases felt recoil. If I could do it over again, I'd shell out the extra for a manners.
 
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If you go with a Manners, DO NOT place an order directly with them. Ridiculous lead times and occasionally people seem to get lost in their queue. Shop around at retailers and sign up for in stock notifications. Altus, OTM, even here in the PX.
 
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fdkay said:
A decent stock is going to cost you north of 700, a trigger is at least 160, so, even if he bought the barrel for 700, you're already at a very conservative 1560 dollars. If the barrel is that heavily discounted, you have to wonder if there is an issue with it.
Currently an origin medium action is 900, lets face it, a 6.5 PRC is better on a medium action, which is 1000.
The OP didn't say whether he was willing to wait months in hopes of a sale on a custom action, or whether he wants to assemble the thing together.
It looks like he wants to buy turnkey.
Would it be worth it to build one that way?
I concur, yes, it would. , I would rather spend the extra 300-400 or so to do it, but I have the tools (another cost the OP would have to bear).
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There is absolutely zero risk of buying a proof barrel from brownells if it's on sale. To suggest otherwise is crazy. I just bought a proof carbon 7prc barrel for a different action from them for $350 shipped. Was 100% new.

As for stocks and triggers. A comparable stock to what your getting on a bergara or waypoint isn't close to $700. Much closer to $400.

So given the OP said he is fine waiting i think you could put it together for well under $2k.
 
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jbuck88 said:
There is absolutely zero risk of buying a proof barrel from brownells if it's on sale. To suggest otherwise is crazy. I just bought a proof carbon 7prc barrel for a different action from them for $350 shipped. Was 100% new.

As for stocks and triggers. A comparable stock to what your getting on a bergara or waypoint isn't close to $700. Much closer to $400.

So given the OP said he is fine waiting i think you could put it together for well under $2k.
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Is that a typo? Because that's a $1,000 barrel normally... Usually on sale they don't go lower than $700 or so for the CF versions.
 
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Nope. They get closed out occasionally. They sold a bunch of proof carbon prifits for as little as $99. Then they run a 15% off sale pretty often.

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