Begara B14r bolt mod for smoother operation 

Man I’m hoping you make this an entire series !!

This is exactly what I did to my bolt to smooth it out. I took it a step further and did a 3 step jewelers polish to it, creating a mirror finish on the ramp and firing pin. It's really helped a ton with the movement introduced to the rifle when cycling the bolt.

Ken you are a true asset to the shooting community. Thanks for all you do

Amazing mod and wow it worked well. I polished it up and I'm blown away at the difference.

Good video this same mod also helps with the full size Berbara chambered in center fire cartridges

Thanks Kenny for the solid information. Hope your doing well brother. Keep the videos coming. 👍

Neat seeing another B14R in a HNT26. Thanks for the tip.

This Begerra B14r looks just like the Bergara B14r.

looks like a ruger 77/22 bolt was wondering about using it for a custom build awesome videos keep up the good work

Thanks for the info!! I really need to do this to mine.

Really like your tips

Thanks you sir great information

So i have 2 bergara rifles. One is 6.5cm and the other is 7 rem mag. The magnum bolt comes apart easily using a 1.5mm allen but the short wont. The allen is too big when ive seen other people use it and it worked. Oh well i just thought it was strange my shot always seems to be a little off😂 ill use a paperclip

Great video series on the B14r. Can't wait to see your finished results! I love my B14r, and this particular step is very interesting to smooth that bolt some (though over time, it seems better and better on its own). What steps did you take wit h a Dremel? I hesitate attempting to take away any metal, but maybe just a polishing wheel and some Flitz or JB Bore Paste to smooth it out?

Kinda sucks that you have to do that, but great info.

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I would imagine the intent of the sharp transition is to make it less likely that the bolt handle is accidentally opened slightly after chambering a round.

What are your thoughts on polishing the area that bears on the part you polished? Are there safety concerns with that?

Yes, you don't want accidental discharge

Can anyone explain to me, why Bergara has this two step bolt lift? I don't get it - neither do I like it.... Can it be modified?

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Maybe radiusing the cocking piece instead?

You said the newer B14R felt better out of the box over the older one, so does that indicate that Bergara has addressed the issue on the newer guns and this is no longer really needed to obtain a smooth bolt lift/close?

Would be even smoother if you would put a little grease on the ramp.

I would like to send my B14R to you how would I go about getting your information

My bergara w/ tenex won’t extract unfired cartridge from chamber. Does yours extract unfired round?

How do you like that Arken after a year