Bergara B-14 Models Explained: Every Variant Compared (2026)

Last updated October 12, 2026 · By Nick Hall

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Bergara started out making barrels in the Spanish town it’s named after, and the B-14 is the rifle that put those barrels within reach of ordinary hunters. Then the catalog grew. Bergara’s US site now lists 16 current B-14 rifles in four groups: the plain B-14 Series, the Cerakoted Wilderness Series, the carbon-stocked B-14 Squared rifles and the B-14R rimfire trainers. Four more, the Wilderness Hunter, the Wilderness Terrain, the BMP and the Woodsman, sit under Discontinued Rifles in Bergara’s menu. They still have product pages and list prices, and three of the four are still in stock at dealers we track, so all four are covered here.

Most people type it as the Bergara B14. Bergara writes B-14. It’s the same rifle, and every centerfire version is built on the same action: two lugs, a sliding plate extractor, a coned bolt nose and a receiver that takes Remington 700 scope bases. The barrel taper, the stock and the magazine are what change from one model to the next.

I went through Bergara’s configuration tables one reference number at a time and matched them against the rifles I’ve shot. For each model you’ll find the specs and list price of one representative SKU, what it’s like on the range, and who should buy it. After that come the buying advice, a section on the Remington 700 footprint and what it means for parts, and a guide to scope bases and optics, because no B-14 can take a scope straight out of the box.

Table of Contents

Bergara B-14 Family at a Glance

Each row shows one representative SKU by Bergara’s own reference number, because every model comes in several chamberings and barrel lengths. The four rows marked discontinued are the rifles Bergara lists under Discontinued Rifles. Weights are bare rifles. The MSRP is the figure in Bergara’s US configuration table on October 12, 2026; the live cards under each rifle show what dealers are charging today.

Street prices are the lead offer on each live card on October 12, 2026, for whichever chambering that dealer has in stock, so expect them to move.

One pattern runs through the whole table. Rifles with Hunter, Ridge or Sierra in the name are sporters with a floorplate. Rifles with HMR or Terrain in the name have the mini-chassis stock and a detachable magazine. Wilderness means Cerakote, and Carbon or CF means the CURE carbon barrel.

1. Bergara B-14 HMR: The One I Recommend Most

The B-14 Series. These five are what Bergara’s B-14 Series page shows today. All wear Graphite Black Cerakote and all but the HMR feed from an internal magazine, apart from the Stoke’s three short-barreled models.

• Representative SKU: B14S352C
• Caliber: 6.5 Creedmoor
• Barrel Length: 22 in
• Twist Rate: 1:8
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 6 taper
• Overall Length: 42 in
• Weight: 9.6 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Stock: HMR molded stock with mini-chassis, adjustable cheekpiece
• Metal Finish: Graphite Black Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,169
• Street Price: $1,099.99 at GritrSports (6.5 Creedmoor)

HMR stands for Hunting and Match Rifle, and it’s the B-14 most people picture. A heavy No. 6 taper barrel sits in a molded stock with a mini-chassis inside it, an adjustable cheekpiece and length of pull spacers. It feeds from a 5-round AICS magazine, or a 3-round one in 6.5 PRC. Bergara lists 13 configurations in eight chamberings, from .22-250 Rem to .300 PRC, and 5 of them are left-handed.

My 6.5 Creedmoor has 600 rounds through it without a malfunction. Hornady 140gr ELD Match averaged 0.52 MOA for five shots at 100 yards, with a best group of 0.38 MOA, and the 147gr ELD Match ran 0.58. The bolt was stiff for the first hundred rounds and the trigger broke at 3.4 pounds out of the box. The rest is in our Bergara B-14 HMR review.

At 9.6 lb bare it’s a lot of rifle to carry uphill. It’s also the cheapest way I know to show up at a club match with a gun that won’t hold you back. If you’re new to that game, start with what PRS is.

Best For: New precision shooters, and hunters who shoot from a rest more than they walk.

2. Bergara B-14 Hunter

• Representative SKU: B14S101C
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 22 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 4 taper
• Overall Length: 41.5 in
• Weight: 7.1 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Molded synthetic, glass fiber reinforced polymer
• Metal Finish: Graphite Black Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $949
• Street Price: $869.99 at GritrSports (.308 Win)

This is where the family starts. A light No. 4 taper barrel, a molded synthetic stock made of glass fiber reinforced polymer, a hinged floorplate, and that’s the lot. At $949 it carries the lowest list price of the current centerfire rifles. Bergara lists 10 chamberings: the short actions wear 22-inch barrels at 7.1 lb, the long actions 24-inch barrels at 7.3 lb.

I’ve fired more than 300 rounds through a .308 Hunter with no failures to feed or fire. Its 100-yard groups averaged 0.99 inches across everything I fed it, and the load it liked best cut that in half. The trigger broke at 3.5 pounds from the box and I turned it down to 3. That’s why it sits near the top of our best deer hunting rifles list.

Bergara says a detachable magazine is optional on the Hunter, though not in 6.5 Creedmoor or 7mm Rem Mag.

Best For: Deer hunters who want a Bergara barrel for the least money.

3. Bergara B-14 Ridge

• Representative SKU: B14S501C
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 5 taper
• Overall Length: 39.5 in
• Weight: 7.4 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Molded synthetic, glass fiber reinforced polymer
• Metal Finish: Graphite Black Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $999
• Street Price: $899.99 at GritrSports (.308 Win)

Think of the Ridge as a Hunter with more barrel. The stock and the hinged floorplate are the same, but the taper goes up to No. 5, and the chambering list grows to 14, including .450 Bushmaster, 6.5 PRC and .300 PRC. Of the 16 configurations, three are 18-inch models Bergara marks SP Short Barrel, in .308, 6.5 Creedmoor and .223 Rem, at 7.2 lb each.

The extra steel costs you a few ounces over a Hunter and pays it back on the bench. My .22-250 put Hornady 40gr V-Max Varmint Express into five 5-shot groups that averaged 0.91 inches at 100 yards, and Sellier and Bellot 55gr soft points averaged 1.01, on a 96-degree afternoon. The trigger averaged 3 pounds 2 ounces over ten pulls on a Lyman gauge.

For a rifle that will shoot strings at prairie dogs or steel as well as one cold shot at a deer, this is the better barrel.

Best For: Hunters who also shoot varmints, steel or long strings at the range.

4. Bergara B-14 Stoke

• Representative SKU: B14S901
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 4.5 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8x24
• Overall Length: 38.5 in
• Weight: 6.2 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Compact synthetic, 12.25 in length of pull
• Metal Finish: Graphite Black Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $999
• Street Price: $899.99 at GritrSports (.308 Win)

The Stoke is built for small shooters, and Bergara did more than saw an inch off the butt. Length of pull is 12.25 inches, with quarter-inch spacers in the box so the rifle can grow with a kid. The forend is shorter to keep the balance right, and the comb is raised with a negative angle so it moves away from the cheek under recoil. Every barrel is a No. 4.5 taper threaded 5/8x24.

Six chamberings come with a 20-inch barrel and a hinged floorplate. Three more, in .223 Rem, .300 BLK and 350 Legend, get a 16.5-inch barrel and an AICS magazine. I shot the .300 BLK. Sig Sauer 120gr HT averaged 1.17 inches for three 3-shot groups at 100 yards with a best of 1.07, and Hornady 190gr Sub-X subsonics averaged 1.13. The trigger broke at 2 pounds 15 ounces.

If you’re setting a youngster up for a first season, read our youth hunting guide before you choose a chambering.

Best For: Kids, smaller adults and anyone who wants a short, threaded woods rifle.

5. Bergara B-14 Timber

• Representative SKU: B14S001C
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 4 taper
• Overall Length: 39.5 in
• Weight: 7.2 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Monte Carlo walnut, raised comb and cheekpiece
• Metal Finish: Graphite Black Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,249
• Street Price: $1,149.99 at GritrSports (.308 Win)

The Timber is the wood-stocked B-14 in the current series. It has a Monte Carlo walnut stock with a raised comb and cheekpiece, a No. 4 taper barrel and an internal magazine with a hinged floorplate. Bergara offers six chamberings, and every one of them comes left-handed as well, which makes 6 of the 12 configurations lefties. Only the Wilderness Sierra gives a left-hander as much choice.

The .308 has a 20-inch barrel and weighs 7.2 lb. Mine was a .270 Win, and it had opinions about ammunition. It shot 140-grain cup-and-core bullets well and scattered monolithic copper loads. The trigger broke at 2 pounds 8 ounces, light enough that offhand shots felt easy.

Walnut adds about $300 to the list price over a Hunter. You’re paying for the look and the higher comb.

Best For: Left-handers, and hunters who want walnut on a current B-14.

6. Bergara B-14 Wilderness Hunter (Discontinued)

The B-14 Wilderness Series. Wilderness rifles are the same actions with Sniper Grey Cerakote on the barreled action for harsh weather. Most add a threaded muzzle and Bergara’s Omni brake. Five are current. Bergara lists the other two, the Wilderness Hunter and the Wilderness Terrain, under Discontinued Rifles.

• Representative SKU: B14S111
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 22 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 4 taper
• Overall Length: 41.5 in
• Weight: 7.1 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Synthetic, hand-painted camo, SoftTouch finish
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $969
• Street Price: $890.99 at Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore (6.5 Creedmoor)

Take the Hunter, coat the barreled action in Sniper Grey Cerakote and paint the stock in camouflage with a SoftTouch finish. That’s the Wilderness Hunter, and at $969 it lists for only $20 more than the plain rifle. Same No. 4 barrel, same hinged floorplate, same 7.1 lb in .308. Bergara has moved it to the Discontinued Rifles list on its US site. The product page and the list price are still up, and the card above shows who still has one.

The chambering list tilts toward bigger cartridges. Bergara’s table shows 7 configurations: .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 7 PRC, .300 Win Mag, 7mm Rem Mag and .300 PRC. The magnums hold 3 rounds, or 2 in .300 PRC.

Unlike the other Wilderness rifles, Bergara’s page for this one doesn’t mention a threaded muzzle or a brake. If you want either, step up to the Wilderness Ridge.

Best For: Hunters in rain and snow who want Cerakote for the price of a plain rifle, while dealers still have it.

7. Bergara B-14 Wilderness Ridge

• Representative SKU: B14S521
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 5 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8-24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 39.5 in
• Weight: 7.4 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Synthetic, hand-painted camo, SoftTouch finish
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,099
• Street Price: $1,000.99 at Palmetto State Armory (.308 Win)

The Wilderness Ridge is the rifle I’d point most western hunters at. It has the No. 5 barrel of the Ridge, threaded 5/8-24 and fitted with Bergara’s Omni muzzle brake, with Sniper Grey Cerakote on the metal and a hand-painted camo stock.

Bergara lists 9 configurations, including two 18-inch Special Purpose models in .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor. The .308 I’ve specced here weighs 7.4 lb; the 24-inch .300 Win Mag runs 7.7 lb.

I shot the .300 PRC. My best three-shot group from the bench measured 0.64 inches and the average was 0.83, and the trigger broke at 2.5 pounds every time. With the brake on, a .300 PRC in a rifle under eight pounds is something you can shoot all morning. Ring steel at 400 yards with it and you’ll stop wondering whether you need a custom gun.

Best For: Elk and mule deer hunters who want a brake and a weatherproof finish.

8. Bergara B-14 Wilderness Ridge Carbon

• Representative SKU: B14S521CF
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: CURE carbon fiber, No. 6
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8-24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 39.5 in
• Weight: 6.4 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Synthetic, SoftTouch finish
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,499
• Street Price: $1,249.97 at Sportsman’s Warehouse (6.5 PRC, 20-inch barrel)

Same rifle, different barrel. The Ridge Carbon swaps the steel tube for Bergara’s CURE carbon fiber barrel in a No. 6 profile, still threaded 5/8-24 with the Omni brake. In .308 it weighs 6.4 lb against 7.4 lb for the steel Wilderness Ridge, so the carbon saves a full pound. It adds $400 to the list price.

Five chamberings are offered: .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 7 PRC and .300 Win Mag. My 6.5 Creedmoor shot Federal Premium 135gr Berger Hybrid Hunter into a best group of 0.641 inches at 100 yards and 1.407 inches at 200. I measured the trigger between 2.10 and 2.45 pounds.

A pound doesn’t sound like much until day four of an elk hunt. If the rifle rides in a truck, buy the steel one and spend the difference on glass.

Best For: Hunters who walk a long way and want a carbon barrel for well under $2,000.

9. Bergara B-14 Wilderness Sierra

• Representative SKU: B14S801
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, fluted, No. 5 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8-24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 40 in
• Weight: 7.4 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Bergara Sporter with adjustable comb
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,099
• Street Price: $999.99 at GritrSports (.308 Win)

The Sierra answers the one complaint people have about the Ridge stock: you can’t move the comb. Its sporter stock has an adjustable comb set with a flush Allen screw, a slightly more vertical grip and quarter-inch length of pull spacers. The barrel is a deep-fluted No. 5 taper, threaded with the Omni brake.

It also has Bergara’s M5 bottom metal cutout, which means the hinged floorplate it ships with can be swapped for an AICS-pattern magazine setup later. Run a floorplate in hunting season and a detachable magazine in summer.

The Sierra has the longest list in the Wilderness Series: 17 configurations, 6 of them left-handed, and it’s the only B-14 I found chambered in 6mm Creedmoor. The .308 weighs 7.4 lb with a 20-inch barrel. Bergara’s configuration table prices it at $1,099, the same as a Wilderness Ridge.

Best For: Hunters running big scopes in tall rings who need to raise the comb.

10. Bergara B-14 Wilderness HMR

• Representative SKU: B14S382
• Caliber: 6.5 Creedmoor
• Barrel Length: 24 in
• Twist Rate: 1:8
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 6 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8-24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 44 in
• Weight: 9.7 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Stock: HMR molded stock with mini-chassis
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,329
• Street Price: $1,299.99 at Classic Firearms (6.5 Creedmoor)

This is the HMR dressed for weather. You get the same mini-chassis stock and AICS magazine, plus Sniper Grey Cerakote on the barreled action and a barrel threaded 5/8-24 with the Omni brake. The chamberings shift toward hunting magnums, adding 7mm Rem Mag, and the 6.5 Creedmoor grows to a 24-inch barrel where the standard HMR has 22.

My 6.5 Creedmoor printed a 0.535-inch three-shot group with Hornady Precision Hunter 143gr ELD-X on its first trip to the range. A 6.5 PRC I shot later taught me to check the brake. It grouped about 1.5 inches for five shots until I pulled the brake off, then shot 0.5. The brake’s exit hole measured 0.2685 inches, far too snug for the bullet, and Bergara replaces a brake like that if you send it back.

List price is $1,329, $160 over the standard HMR.

Best For: Long-range hunters who leave the rifle in the weather.

11. Bergara B-14 Wilderness HMR Carbon

• Representative SKU: B14S371CF
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: CURE carbon fiber, No. 6
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8-24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 40 in
• Weight: 7.5 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Stock: HMR molded stock with mini-chassis
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,799
• Street Price: $1,700.99 at Palmetto State Armory (.308 Win)

Put the CURE carbon barrel on a Wilderness HMR and the numbers change fast. The .308 with a 20-inch barrel weighs 7.5 lb, two full pounds under the steel-barreled Wilderness HMR in the same chambering. That moves the HMR from a rifle you drive to the firing line into one you can carry all day.

You keep everything that makes the HMR what it is: the mini-chassis stock, the adjustable cheekpiece, the AICS magazine and the Omni brake on a 5/8-24 thread. Bergara lists 5 chamberings, .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 7 PRC and .300 Win Mag, with barrels of 20, 22 or 24 inches.

At $1,799 it costs more than any other Wilderness rifle. It’s the one to buy if you’d otherwise own a match rifle and a mountain rifle and only have room in the budget for one.

Best For: Shooters who want one rifle for matches and backcountry hunts.

12. Bergara B-14 Wilderness Terrain (Discontinued)

• Representative SKU: B14S651
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 5.5 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8-24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 41 in
• Weight: 8.9 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Stock: Terrain molded stock with mini-chassis, hand-painted camo
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,250
• Street Price: $1,156.99 at Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore (7mm Rem Mag)

The Terrain sits between the Ridge and the HMR. It has a molded stock with a mini-chassis and an AICS magazine like the HMR, but the barrel is a No. 5.5 taper where the HMR uses a No. 6. The result in .308 is 8.9 lb with a 20-inch barrel, a little more than half a pound under the Wilderness HMR.

Everything else follows the Wilderness pattern: Sniper Grey Cerakote, hand-painted camo, a 5/8-24 thread and the Omni brake. Bergara lists 6 configurations in .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, .300 Win Mag, 7mm Rem Mag and .300 PRC. The 26-inch magnums weigh 10.1 lb, so the weight saving is really a short-action story.

It’s a sensible rifle that got overlooked because the HMR name is better known, and Bergara now lists it under Discontinued Rifles. The product page and the $1,250 list price are still up, and the card above shows the dealers that still have one. If you shoot prone off a bipod more than you shoot from a bench, it’s worth tracking one down.

Best For: Bipod shooters who want a mini-chassis stock without the full HMR weight.

13. Bergara B-14 Squared Crest

The B-14 Squared Series. Three rifles with stocks made entirely of carbon fiber. This is where the B-14 gets light and where it gets expensive.

• Representative SKU: B14S751
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, fluted
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8-24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 40 in
• Weight: 6.8 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Stock: 100% carbon fiber with carbon spine
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,879
• Street Price: $1,799.99 at GritrSports (.308 Win)

B-14 Squared is Bergara’s name for the carbon-stocked rifles, and the Crest was the first. The stock is 100% carbon fiber with a carbon spine running through it, and it comes with length of pull spacers. The barrel is fluted 4140 steel, threaded 5/8-24 with the Omni brake, and the rifle feeds from an AICS-pattern magazine.

The .308 weighs 6.8 lb. I shot the 6.5 Creedmoor for 141 rounds. Five-shot groups ran from 0.60 MOA to 1.75 MOA, Hornady 129gr American Whitetail shot best, and Sierra’s 105gr Prairie Enemy averaged 1.44 MOA with a flyer in most groups. The trigger broke at 1 pound 12.8 ounces, the lightest I’ve measured on a B-14 with a steel barrel.

Three shots, then let it cool. That’s how a hunting barrel this slim wants to be shot. It’s one of the rifles I’d weigh against the field in our best mountain rifles guide.

Best For: Mountain hunters who trust steel barrels and want a carbon stock.

14. Bergara B-14 Squared Crest Carbon

• Representative SKU: B14S751CF
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: CURE carbon, No. 6 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8x24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 40 in
• Weight: 6.2 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Stock: 100% carbon fiber with carbon spine
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $2,249
• Street Price: $1,999.99 at GritrSports (.308 Win)

Bergara’s site calls this one the Crest CF; most dealers list it as the Crest Carbon. It’s the Crest stock with a CURE carbon barrel in a No. 6 taper, and the swap takes the .308 from 6.8 lb down to 6.2 lb. The Performance trigger adjusts from 2 to 4 pounds with an Allen key, and the M5 cutout lets you convert from the AICS magazine to a floorplate.

I put 100 rounds through a 6.5 Creedmoor. Three-shot groups at 100 yards measured 0.60, 0.75 and 0.90 inches with Hornady, 0.60 and 0.90 with Barnes, and 0.80 and 1.0 with Federal. The trigger on that rifle broke at 1 pound 2 ounces, well under the range Bergara quotes, so measure yours before you hunt with it.

At $2,249 it’s the most expensive B-14 on Bergara’s site.

Best For: Backcountry hunters who want the lightest magazine-fed B-14.

15. Bergara B-14 Squared Cima CF

• Representative SKU: B14S1201CF
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 20 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: CURE carbon, No. 6 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8x24, Omni muzzle brake
• Overall Length: 40 in
• Weight: 5.8 lb
• Magazine: M5 hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: 100% carbon fiber sporter with SMC carbon mini-chassis
• Metal Finish: Sniper Grey Cerakote
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,849
• Street Price: $1,800.99 at Palmetto State Armory (.308 Win)

At 5.8 lb in .308, the Cima CF is the lightest B-14 Bergara has built, and the company says so itself. The weight comes out of the stock. It’s a carbon fiber sporter made by resin transfer molding that Bergara puts at 18 ounces, with a carbon mini-chassis inside to bed the action. The barrel is the CURE carbon tube with the Omni brake.

Where the Crest uses a detachable magazine, the Cima ships with an M5 hinged floorplate that can be converted to AICS magazines. It also lists for $400 less than the Crest Carbon.

Mine weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces with a Leupold VX-5HD 3-15x44, a sling and a bipod. The trigger broke at 1 pound 14 ounces. Groups were good with every load I tried and opened a little as the barrel warmed, which is what a hunting barrel does. Shoot it like a hunting rifle and it will do everything you need.

Best For: Sheep, goat and high-country hunters counting ounces.

16. Bergara B-14R Steel

The B-14R Rimfire Trainers. Bergara files these under its Rimfire Series alongside the cheaper BMR and BXR, but they carry the B-14 name and the B-14 stock, so they belong here.

• Representative SKU: B14R001
• Caliber: .22 LR
• Barrel Length: 18 in
• Twist Rate: 1:16
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 6 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded
• Overall Length: 38 in
• Weight: 8.1 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 10 rounds
• Stock: Bergara HMR stock
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,229
• Street Price: $1,149.99 at GritrSports (.22 LR)

The B-14R is a .22 built to feel like your centerfire. It wears the HMR stock, it’s sized to match a full-size rifle, and its 10-round magazine has the same outside dimensions as a short-action AICS magazine. The Steel version uses a No. 6 taper 4140 barrel, 18 inches in .22 LR and 20 inches in .17 HMR and .22 WMR.

I ran 1,200 rounds through a .22 LR. Lapua Center-X averaged 0.41 inches for five shots at 50 yards, and the only stoppages were three failures to fire, all with Federal AutoMatch bulk ammunition. The full test is in our Bergara B-14R review.

Bergara also sells the barreled action alone, and a left-hand .22 LR. If you want to know why people train with these, see what NRL22 is.

Best For: HMR owners who want cheap, honest practice.

17. Bergara B-14R Carbon

• Representative SKU: B14R002
• Caliber: .22 LR
• Barrel Length: 18 in
• Twist Rate: 1:16
• Barrel: Carbon fiber, No. 6
• Muzzle: Threaded
• Overall Length: 38 in
• Weight: 8.1 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 10 rounds
• Stock: Bergara HMR stock
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,329
• Street Price: $1,249.99 at Brownells.com (.22 LR)

Here’s a surprise from Bergara’s own tables. The B-14R Carbon swaps the steel barrel for a No. 6 carbon fiber one and costs $100 more, yet Bergara lists both .22 LR rifles at the same 8.1 lb. On the centerfire rifles carbon saves a pound or two. On the rimfire, by the maker’s numbers, it saves nothing.

Everything else matches the Steel: HMR stock, 10-round magazine, a threaded muzzle, 18 inches in .22 LR and 20 inches in .17 HMR and .22 WMR, and a left-hand .22 LR.

So buy the Carbon for how it looks and how it balances. For a trainer, the Steel is the better value, and the weight is useful when you’re trying to hold still on a barricade.

Best For: Rimfire shooters who want the carbon look and a slightly different balance.

18. Bergara B-14R Crest CF

• Representative SKU: B14R008
• Caliber: .22 LR
• Barrel Length: 18 in
• Twist Rate: 1:16
• Barrel: Carbon fiber, No. 6
• Muzzle: Threaded
• Overall Length: 37 in
• Weight: 6.2 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 10 rounds
• Stock: Bergara Crest CF carbon fiber stock
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,799
• Street Price: $1,749.99 at Discount Enterprise Guns (.22 LR)

The Crest CF is the B-14R that changes the rifle. It pairs the carbon barrel with the carbon fiber Crest stock from the B-14 Squared line, and Bergara lists it at 6.2 lb, nearly two pounds under the other two. It comes in .22 LR only, in a single configuration with an 18-inch barrel.

It’s also the only B-14R page where Bergara says in so many words that the rifle is built on a Remington 700 footprint, with aftermarket compatibility for triggers, mounts and accessories.

At $1,799 it costs as much as a carbon-barreled centerfire. That’s a lot for a .22. It makes sense in one case: you hunt with a Crest and want a rimfire that carries and points the same way. For the wider field, see our best .22 bolt action rifles list.

Best For: Crest owners who want a matching .22.

19. Bergara B-14 BMP (Discontinued)

Two Discontinued B-14s Still on Bergara’s Site. Bergara lists the BMP and the Woodsman under Discontinued Rifles. Both still have a product page and a list price, and both turn up used on gun store racks. The BMP is still on a dealer’s shelf new.

• Representative SKU: B14S452
• Caliber: 6.5 Creedmoor
• Barrel Length: 24 in
• Twist Rate: 1:8
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 6 taper
• Muzzle: Threaded 5/8-24, thread protector
• Overall Length: 43.5 in
• Weight: 10.4 lb
• Magazine: AICS detachable
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Stock: BMP chassis, adjustable cheekpiece and length of pull
• Metal Finish: Matte blue
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $1,265
• Street Price: $1,399.99 at Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore (6.5 Creedmoor)

BMP stands for Bergara Match Precision. It’s a B-14 action in an aluminum chassis with an adjustable cheekpiece and length of pull, a No. 6 barrel finished in matte blue, a 5/8-24 thread with a protector and a 5-round AICS magazine. Bergara lists it under Discontinued Rifles, but the rifle still has its own product page and a $1,265 list price.

There are two versions: a 20-inch .308 at 10.2 lb and the 24-inch 6.5 Creedmoor I’ve specced here at 10.4 lb. Bergara’s page says the receiver takes Remington 700 bases with 6-48 screws and that the trigger comes set at about three pounds.

The HMR has taken its place in most shops. It’s still a sound way into a chassis rifle if the price is right. Check the card against Bergara’s $1,265 list price before you pay, because the few dealers that still have one don’t always discount it. Our best chassis rifles guide shows what it’s up against.

Best For: Range shooters who want a full chassis and find one at or under list price.

20. Bergara B-14 Woodsman (Discontinued)

• Representative SKU: B14S201
• Caliber: .308 Win
• Barrel Length: 22 in
• Twist Rate: 1:10
• Barrel: 4140 CrMo steel, No. 4 taper
• Overall Length: 41.5 in
• Weight: 6.6 lb
• Magazine: Hinged floorplate
• Capacity: 4 rounds
• Stock: Walnut, straight comb
• Metal Finish: Matte blue
• Optic Mount: Remington 700 pattern receiver
• MSRP: $945

The Woodsman is the older walnut B-14: a straight comb with no cheekpiece, a No. 4 barrel in matte blue and a hinged floorplate. Like the BMP, it’s on Bergara’s Discontinued Rifles list but keeps a product page, with eight chamberings at $945. None of the dealers we track lists a new one today, so this section has no price card. The .308 weighs 6.6 lb.

My .308 was fussy until I found its load. Fiocchi 150gr FMJ printed groups around 2 inches at 100 yards and they wandered as the barrel warmed. Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr brought that down to 0.7 inches, with the largest group at 0.96. The trigger measured 3.2 pounds.

Buy it if you want a classic-looking deer rifle and you’re happy to let the barrel cool between groups. The Timber is the current walnut B-14, with a Cerakote finish and a higher comb.

Best For: Traditionalists shopping old stock.

Which Bergara B-14 Should You Buy?

Twenty rifles is too many to hold in your head, so here’s how I’d narrow it.

Buying one deer rifle? Get the Hunter. If your seasons are wet and a dealer still has one, the discontinued Wilderness Hunter adds Cerakote for $20 more at list price. The Hunter is in the running in our best hunting rifles guide.

Want a heavier barrel, a thread and a brake? The Wilderness Ridge. For elk-class chamberings, see how it stacks up in our best elk rifles list.

Need to move the comb? The Wilderness Sierra. Left-handed? Your centerfire choices are the HMR, the Timber and the Sierra.

Buying for a kid or a smaller shooter? The Stoke, and nothing else in the family comes close.

Shooting matches, or long range from a bipod? The HMR. It’s my pick of the whole family and a regular in our best PRS rifles coverage. Take the Wilderness HMR if you want Cerakote and a brake. The discontinued Wilderness Terrain is the same idea a little lighter, if a dealer still has one.

Counting ounces? The Wilderness Ridge Carbon is the value pick at 6.4 lb. The Cima CF is the lightest at 5.8 lb. The Crest Carbon is the one to buy if you want a detachable magazine as well.

Already own an HMR? Add a B-14R Steel and shoot ten times as much for the same money.

On chambering, most B-14 buyers end up choosing between two cartridges, and our 6.5 Creedmoor vs .308 Win comparison settles it. To see what any of these rifles costs across dealers today, use our gun price check tool.

Two Rivals Worth Pricing First

The Tikka T3x is the rifle I see cross-shopped against a B-14 most often. It’s lighter and its bolt is slicker out of the box, but it uses Tikka’s own receiver pattern, so the parts catalog is smaller. Our Tikka T3x models explained guide covers that family line by line.

The Ruger American Gen II costs a good deal less than any B-14 and shoots better than its price suggests. You give up the Bergara’s bolt feel and its stock. Read our Ruger American Rifle Gen II review before you decide.

Who Should NOT Buy a Bergara B-14

• Hunters who want the lightest steel-barreled rifle. A B-14 Hunter is 7.1 lb before the scope and base go on. The Tikka T3x Lite is lighter and needs no carbon to get there.
• Shooters who want a smooth bolt on day one. My HMR’s bolt was stiff for the first hundred rounds. The Howa 1500 runs slicker from the box.
• Match shooters who need ten rounds and a folding stock. The HMR ships with a 5-round magazine and a fixed stock. The Ruger Precision Rifle is set up for that from the factory.
• Buyers who have outgrown the B-14. If you want a stainless action, a floating bolt head and a TriggerTech trigger, that’s the Premier line, and our Bergara Premier HMR Pro review covers the closest match to an HMR.
• Left-handed hunters who want a light sporter. Bergara lists no left-hand Hunter, Ridge or carbon rifle. A Browning X-Bolt gives a lefty more to choose from.

The Remington 700 Footprint: What Fits a Bergara B-14

The best reason to buy a B-14 over its rivals has nothing to do with Bergara. It’s that the receiver follows the pattern of the Remington 700, the most widely copied bolt action there is, so most of what’s made for a 700 is made for your rifle too.

Scope bases. This is the part every owner needs, and it’s covered in the optics section below.

Stocks and chassis. Bergara’s answer on whether a B-14 barreled action drops into a Remington 700 stock is a plain yes, followed by a fair warning that it can’t vouch for someone else’s inletting. Buy a stock or chassis whose maker names the B-14 in its fit list. Swapping the stock is how an HMR owner ends up with a full chassis rifle without touching the barrel.

Triggers. The Bergara Performance Trigger on the current rifles adjusts from 2 to 4 pounds with an Allen key. Mine have arrived anywhere from 1 pound 2 ounces to 3.5 pounds, so put a gauge on yours. Remington 700-pattern triggers fit if you want something lighter, and a TriggerTech is the upgrade I’d choose.

Magazines and bottom metal. This is where the family splits. The Hunter, Ridge, Timber and Woodsman stocks are too narrow for AICS bottom metal, and Bergara says so. Its own conversion kit is the only route to a detachable magazine on those. The HMR-type rifles take AICS magazines as they come. The rifles with the M5 cutout can go either way, which is the best of both.

Barrels and muzzles. Every threaded centerfire B-14 I’ve listed uses a 5/8-24 thread, the pattern most .30-caliber brakes and suppressors use. If a can is in your plans, start with our best suppressors guide. Action screws go to 55 inch-pounds; that’s the figure Bergara’s own gunsmiths use.

B-14, Premier and BMR: Where the Family Stops

The B-14 is Bergara’s Spanish-built line. Above it sits the Premier, made in the USA with stainless barrels and actions, a floating bolt head and TriggerTech triggers. Below the B-14R sits the BMR, a smaller and cheaper rimfire on Bergara’s micro rimfire action. Neither is a B-14, and neither shares its stocks. If you’ve read this far and nothing fits, the Premier is where to look next, and for a lighter mountain rifle from another maker the Christensen Arms Ridgeline is the obvious cross-shop.

Optics for the Bergara B-14: Bases, Fitment and What to Buy

No B-14 on Bergara’s site is listed with a rail or rings, so no B-14 is ready for a scope when it leaves the box. What every one of them has is a receiver drilled and tapped on the Remington 700 pattern.

The base. Bergara’s FAQ puts it in one sentence: any standard Remington 700 rail will work on the B-14 line. The BMP page adds the screw size, 6-48. The same FAQ warns that the Premier line needs a 700 rail with larger 8-40 screws, so a base sold for a Premier may not come with the right screws for a B-14.

Action length. Remington 700 bases come in short action and long action lengths, and so do B-14 receivers. Bergara’s reference numbers tell you which you have: B14S and B14SM are short actions, B14L and B14LM are long actions. A .308 or 6.5 Creedmoor takes a short action base. A .30-06, .270 or .300 Win Mag takes a long one.

Once the scope is on, our guide on how to sight in a rifle scope walks through the zero. These are the four things I’d buy, and the full fields are in our best rifle scopes and best scope rings and mounts guides.

Leupold BackCountry Cross-Slot Remington 700 Base and Rings: Start Here

• Base (part 187341): Remington 700 short action, 1-piece, 20 MOA, 1.75 oz, aluminum, MSRP $49.99
• Long action base (part 187343): Remington 700 long action, 1-piece, 20 MOA, 1.8 oz, MSRP $49.99
• Rings (part 175119): 30 mm, low, 0.89 in ring height, 2.54 oz, aluminum, MSRP $99.99
• Torque: 22 in-lb base to receiver, 28 in-lb ring tops
• Street Price: $36.79 at GrabAGun (the 20 MOA one-piece base)

A B-14 can’t wear a scope until it has a base, so this is the first thing to buy. Leupold says this one-piece aluminum rail fits Remington 700 short action rifles and takes Picatinny or Weaver rings, and it ships with both 6-48 and 8-40 screws, so the 6-48 holes Bergara specifies are covered. There’s a long action version for .30-06-length and magnum B-14s. The 20 MOA of built-in cant is worth having on anything you’ll shoot past 500 yards. The matching 30 mm low rings weigh 2.54 ounces a pair. Leupold prints the torque figures. Use them.

Leupold VX-Freedom 4-12x40: Hunting Scope for the Hunter, Ridge, Timber and Stoke

• Magnification: 4-12x
• Objective: 40 mm
• Tube: 1 inch
• Weight: 13.1 oz
• Reticle: Hunt-Plex
• MSRP: $499.99
• Street Price: $499.99 at Sportsman’s Guide

A seven-pound hunting rifle wants a scope that doesn’t undo the point of it. This one weighs 13.1 ounces, twelve power is plenty for any shot a sporter-weight B-14 should take, and the plain Hunt-Plex reticle is quick in poor light. It has a 1-inch tube, so it needs 1-inch Picatinny rings on the rail, not the 30 mm rings above. The 40 mm objective sits low, which matters on the Hunter and Ridge because their combs don’t adjust. I’ve hunted behind this line of scopes for years and never had one lose its zero.

Leupold VX-5HD Gen 2 3-15x44: For the Carbon Rifles

• Magnification: 3-15x
• Objective: 44 mm
• Tube: 30 mm
• Weight: 19.9 oz
• Reticle: Duplex, second focal plane
• MSRP: $1,399.99
• Street Price: $1,099.99 at Sportsman’s Warehouse

If you’ve paid for a carbon barrel, don’t bolt two pounds of glass on top of it. The VX-5HD weighs 19.9 ounces, has a 30 mm tube that fits the BackCountry rings above, and has side focus that reaches down to 50 yards. Its locking elevation dial can be swapped for one cut to your load, so you range, dial the distance and hold dead on. It’s the scope I ran on the Cima CF, and the whole rig came in at 8 pounds 10 ounces with a sling and bipod. It suits the Crest, Crest Carbon, Ridge Carbon and Wilderness HMR Carbon just as well.

Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50 FFP: For the HMR, Terrain, BMP and B-14R

• Magnification: 5-25x
• Objective: 50 mm
• Tube: 30 mm
• Weight: 31.2 oz
• Reticle: EBR-7C, first focal plane, MOA or MRAD
• MSRP: $1,499.99
• Street Price: $999.99 at GunMag Warehouse (EBR-7C MRAD)

This is the scope I put on my own HMR, and it’s the one I’d pair with any of the heavy-barreled B-14s. The first focal plane EBR-7C reticle lets you hold wind and elevation at any power, there’s 70 MOA of elevation travel, and the turrets have tracked true every time I’ve checked them. At 31.2 ounces it’s heavy. That’s fine on a rifle that already weighs nine and a half pounds and wrong on a Cima. It also makes sense on the B-14R, because a trainer should wear the scope you shoot matches with. More choices are in our best PRS scopes list.

FAQ: Bergara B-14 Models