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About the Bergara

The Bergara company originates from the Spanish town Bergara. The company is known around the world as one of the finest barrel manufacturers. This acknowledgement goes, to a large extent, to Ed Shilen, a legendary barrel designer from the U.S., who was Chief Instructor for the United States Marine Corps Precision Weapons Section, as he helped Bergara set up a factory that would produce high-quality barrels with low production costs. They produce firearms of different designs and for different fields of use, along with various accessories and outdoor equipment. They quickly found their place on the market thanks to great quality and affordable prices. Altogether, they have more than 50 distributors, which means their products are easily acquirable throughout the world, especially in Europe.

Bergara Premier (short action) Rifle Review

Bergara Premier (short action) is a series of bolt action rifles, which are based on the famous Remington 700 action. Multiple Premier rifles are available in both, short and long action lengths. Premier SA rifles are available in 51, 61 and 66 cm (20, 24 and 26’’) lengths. Many rifles of the Premier series are painted in colours that would blend well with the environment, especially the forest or similar.

Bergara Premier SA

(Source: https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2019/1/25/new-for-2019-bergara-premier-series-ridgeback-rifle)

There are multiple rifles of the Bergara Premier series available. These are:

Premier Ridgeback
Premier Highlander
Premier HMR Pro
Premier Approach
Premier LRP 2.0
Premier Mountain 2.0

The SA variant of the Bergara Premier rifles is chambered for:

.22-250 Rem
.308 Win
6 Creedmoor
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 PRC

The rifle's receiver is drilled and tapped for the purpose of attaching mounts. There are two holes in the front and two holes at the rear of the receiver and the rear part of the mounting surface on the receiver is lower than the front mounting surface. The mounting surface is based on the one of Remington 700.

Bergara Premier SA

(Source: https://www.bergara.online/us/rifles/premier/ridgeback-rifle/)

Bergara Premier SA

A: 21.9 mm
B: 92.3 mm
C: 15.3 mm
BHU: 2.9 mm
Ø: 6-48
R1: R51
R2: R17

Which rifles have interchangeable mounts?

First, we are going to list all the rifles, which have all the mounts interchangeable with the Bergara Premier SA variant. In order for the mounts to be interchangeable between rifles, the mounting surfaces of these rifles must match in every dimension. Rifles that have the same mounting surface as Bergara Premier SA rifles are:

Bergara B14 SA
Remington 700 SA, 722, 40x SA

The second group of mounts which can be interchangeable between the rifles are two-piece mounts. Rifles that have interchangeable only two-piece mounts must match in every dimension except the B dimension (see image above). This is because two-piece mounts can be installed closer or further apart. Rifles that have interchangeable two-piece mounts with Bergara Premier SA rifles are:

Bergara B14 LA, Premier LA
Remington 700 LA, 721, 725, 40x LA
Haenel Jager 10
Sauer 100, 101
Mauser M18, M94, M1996 (Serial number < 12000)

Our recommendation for mounts

Fixed mounts:

There is not a lot of choice for fixed mounts for this rifle, so we would advise the customers to first install a Picatinny rail on the receiver and then install a fixed mount of choice from the vast supply of fixed mounts for Picatinny rails.

If we would have to, however, recommend one fixed mount for direct installation on Bergara Premier SA rifles, it would be Dinpal two-piece mount. It is designed for Remington 700, but since Bergara Premier SA rifle receivers are based on the receiver of Remington 700, the mount will fit perfectly.

Detachable repeatable mounts:

In contrast to the lack of choice of fixed mounts for the rifle, there are plenty of options for detachable repeatable mounts and one of the most appropriate for Premier LA would be the Rusan pivot mounts.

Picatinny rails:

Just like with detachable repeatable mounts, there is plenty of choice for Bergara Premier SA rifles if one is looking for a Picatinny rail. One example of Picatinny rail that would fit this rifle well is the Contessa Picatinny rail. The Picatinny rail also matches the rifle receiver in material and that is important if we look at it from the mechanical perspective. More about that in our article here.

Help us build our riflescope mounts database

If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

Please send us an email for more information. You can contact us here: info@optics-trade.eu

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