Why is my Bergara shooting this bad? 😬

[Anonymoose]

Bergara B-14 6.5CM in a KRG Bravo. 160 rounds through it as of today.

Long story short. Was consistently shooting 5rd groups 1/2moa or better with ELD-M 140 grain factory. Ran out of that ammo and got Federal American Eagle 120 grain TMJ because it wasn't Tree Fiddy per round. Now shooting 2 moa with both vertical and horizontal spread. 100yd indoor range. Sorry, forgot to take pics of the target. In the 10rd groups 3-4 rounds fall within 1/2 moa of POA. The others are all over the place. I've noticed that about 50% of the rounds have more resistance when chambering.

I switched from the Dead Air Keymo brake to the Bergara ST-1 brake between switching ammo but the performance was the same today with or without the brake.

Prior to today's trip I thoroughly cleaned the bore, chamber, and crown. Retorqued everything to spec. Crown looks good under magnification.

Below is a link to a video of me shooting from today's trip. Slowed down for analysis. Constructive feedback welcomed. Shooting Video

Can ammo be this bad or can my rifle not like a certain ammo this much? Are my fundamentals way off? Could it be a broken scope? Is there a way to test the scope?

 

[762libertarian]

Ammo can definitely make that much difference, both with regards to the quality of the ammo and the suitability of the combination of your barrel and a certain kind of cartridge.

 

[Newbie2020]

147 gr ELDMs shoot half moa in my Seekins Havak and S&B 140s shoot 1.5-2 moa same day. Cheap is cheap. Use em for practice and save the eldms for comps or whatever.

 

[b6graham]

could def be just the ammo especially if other ammo has proven to shoot

not what i would pick for anything but AR10 plinking

i'd think it would be in the 1-1.5moa range but hard to say

 

[iashooter]

I shot 10 rounds of that crap and gave the other 10 rounds to a friend of mine who had a semi-auto. About the same outcome as you had. Don't expect squat from cheap ammo. Keep the rest for plinking or fouling.

 

[LuvDog]

Sounds like an ammo problem. Its quite a difference between the 2 you mentioned. I'd be more concerned if the ammo change was less drastic

 

[DJL2]

Garbo ammo is garbo...at least it wasn't UMC.

 

[Anonymoose]

Thanks everyone. This is reassuring news. I'm going to pick up some Unknown Munitions stuff when it comes available again to see how she does.

 

[Johnny00K]

Agreed, definitely the garbage ammo. Another thing you need to do it clean the chamber with a dry shotgun bore mop or something similar. You don't want any oil/cleaner residue in the chamber.

 

[Anonymoose]

Agreed, definitely the garbage ammo. Another thing you need to do it clean the chamber with a dry shotgun bore mop or something similar. You don't want any oil/cleaner residue in the chamber.

Yep, have done this as well.

 

[Anonymoose]

I do now notice my follow through sucks on many of these shots. Something I'm normally diligent about. I'll have to video myself more often.