Springfield 2020 vs bergera

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I've been toying with the idea of getting a better quality 22lr bolt gun for squirrel hunting and blinking. My savages are accurate enough but I keep having extraction issues and savage has been useless in getting me quality parts

Looking for unbiased real world reviews of these 2 brands. Or others in under $1000 price bracket. The only cz id be interested in would be the 457 premium
 
Ruger American rimfire has been one of my favorites all around.

I've had bad experiences with Bergara centrefire rifles, and would never buy anything from them again. Their warranty service in Canada is good though.
 
Forget the Springfield too many problems. Tikka is the best bang for the buck,usually likes the cheaper CCi. Cz457 good from the box and lots of aftermarket parts for tinkering
 
The Springfield Model 2020 bolt action .22LR is made by Retay, the Turkish manufacturer better known for shotguns.

The Model 2020 looks nice enough and is less expensive than the Bergara. FWIW, AI says it's a "good value" -- a term that often has many meanings.
 
I picked up one of the sage green target units not too long ago, haven't shot it yet.
It's very well made, fit and finish is quite well done, everything is pretty heavy duty in the design, don't see anything that's going to break.
Hopefully i can test it out soon, trigger adjusted down nicely.
 
Hitzy said:
I picked up one of the sage green target units not too long ago, haven't shot it yet.
It's very well made, fit and finish is quite well done, everything is pretty heavy duty in the design, don't see anything that's going to break.
Hopefully i can test it out soon, trigger adjusted down nicely.
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I have the same rifle. I'm also happy with fit and finish. I didn't like the trigger (found it didn't adjust down to what they claimed), but fortunately they take Remington triggers, so I replaced it with an old 2-oz one I had. Much better. I also relieved a small pressure point on the barrel, and bedded it. Like many rimfires, it's fussy for ammo, but once I found the quality ammo it liked, it shoots much better than all the horror stories I've read. Still won't quite keep up to the couple CZs I have, but going to try a PMA tuner next to see if that helps some more.
 
I would not buy the Springfield because it doesn’t know what it wants to be. In my opinion they only made it to fill out the rimfire section of their catalogue. Disgusting. Doesn’t Accept R700 Chassis. Nobody wants to make one for it. Takes a Ruger Rotary magazine which in a precision bolt gun makes no sense.
Bergara is not the cleanest action or barrel but for whatever reason they shoot. My bergara firing pin surface that contacts the trigger, bolt, and action all came with burrs. Orange hue from rust everywhere as well. Needed a complete Ballistol Bath. Shoots lights out.
Neither the Bergara or the Springfield are Vudoo’s, RimX, or Deuces. They also don’t carry those price tags.
To put it to you bluntly, if I won a Springfield Rimfire I would immediately sell it unfired for ammo to shoot out of any other gun.
 
My savages are very accurate but only one of 3 extracts flawlessly. One is hit and miss but could be ammo related as its a 17mh2. The fvsr can not be considered a repeating rifle. I've tried 3 sets of spring clips and extractors

I like the look of the Springfield and the bergera seem to have a good reputation for being accurate
I did not like the ruger Americans I've tried
 
rubberdonuts said:
I would not buy the Springfield because it doesn’t know what it wants to be. In my opinion they only made it to fill out the rimfire section of their catalogue. Disgusting. Doesn’t Accept R700 Chassis. Nobody wants to make one for it. Takes a Ruger Rotary magazine which in a precision bolt gun makes no sense.
Bergara is not the cleanest action or barrel but for whatever reason they shoot. My bergara firing pin surface that contacts the trigger, bolt, and action all came with burrs. Orange hue from rust everywhere as well. Needed a complete Ballistol Bath. Shoots lights out.
Neither the Bergara or the Springfield are Vudoo’s, RimX, or Deuces. They also don’t carry those price tags.
To put it to you bluntly, if I won a Springfield Rimfire I would immediately sell it unfired for ammo to shoot out of any other gun.
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There are other mags that work with the Ruger 10/22 rotary style...like the stick mags, and adapters to use 597 full capacity mags.
The Springfield has a neat spring assisted mag ejection as well which pops the mags out with authority.
I think the Bergera is the only mass production model that you can throw rem 700 stocks on, it's not a real common feature.
I looked at the Bergeras before the Springfield, but it was twice the price and lacked a few features the Springfield has, no rust on the Springfield either, bolt/firing pin are hard chromed, dual rear lugs similar to CZ452 style bolt, barrel is threaded to the receiver which is rare.
 
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