GUN TEST: Bergara B14 Stoke, compact rifle in 223 Remington

Pete Moore reviews the latest version of Bergara's B14 series that offers a layout specifically aimed at those shooters of smaller stature, in a choice of nine, eclectic calibres.
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[@bopapa_1979]

My 9yo daughter has this rifle in .243 and has taken the following Texas game with it. All immediate kills.
Bobcat
Whitetail deer (medium doe)
Javelina
Small wild boar
Rabbit
She is about 80 pounds and not quite 5 feet tall.
This is a wonderful gun for young daughters. I have not found another length of pull this short with capable hunting calibers. The gun is more than accurate enough for ethical ranges in .243.
Nice review. Thanks!

[@PCMGuns]

Good to hear and kudos to your girl. I started my daughter on 243 Win too, with a new barrel for my Blaser R8. It was a little big for her and if the Stoke had been around then, that would have been my choice too, but in 6.5 Creedmoor.

[@jamesmooney5348]

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[@achiles13]

great review, as always! I think the extreme sierra (18 inch full stainless + cerakote )would be very interesting to see in .223, 18 inch barrel should give you more velocity possibly stabilizing those 68 grain rounds (I’ve seen the ridge sp in .223 do very well at 300 yards with the 18 inch barrel and 69 grain sierra bullets). Light, compact, stainless, if it shoots well it might give tikka a run for it’s money!

[@PCMGuns]

Thanks for the comment. Yes a 16.5" 223 is cute, but, always give me a bit more tube, it just bmakes more sense. I'll see if I can borrow an Extreme Sierra in 223.

[@achiles13]

@@PCMGuns thank you for your videos! I’d love to see that! I understand that a 20-22 inch would make more sense for most (like the sauer keeper,…)Out where we are it does not matter that much, safe shots only possible within 120 yards and it’s all small fields mixed with dense forest, max visibility in the forest is 40-50 yards, flat, flat ground. thanks again!

[@PCMGuns]

@@achiles13 No problem. Ah the Sauer Keeper, now there's a sweet rifle.

[@sparkplug161]

Agree! Video about the extreme Sierra 233 would be awesome!

[@farooq5235]

Hi, would you recommend the blackout in this gun?

[@TheRockomb]

READ THE EDIT BELOW!!!
Seems you are reading the USA catalogue/website…
Outside the US it’s in 22-250 Rem, .223 Rem, .243 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 300 BLK & 308 Win. - there isn’t a 350legend available this side of the pond 🤷‍♂️
It’s a Rem700 footprint…change the stock to fit you…job done 🤷‍♂️
As for 6.5creed not being deer legal…coming in at an average speed from a 20” barrel well over “deer legal”…many deer stalkers in the uk use 20” barrelled 6.5’s.
FYI it states on the website, the correct one, it’s a 7+1 for 223.
EDIT - Because you have deleted my replies and have stopped me replying.
You are reading the US information - so again you have the WRONG data...its even in the catalogue!
The total rubbish about the 20" creed reply you have below...shows just how little you know, add that to not even providing the correct information...show's that you do not carry out due diligence or research.
Shocking review and misinformation.

[@PCMGuns]

My data says 6 for the 223, yes it does take 7 as I said
Yes, from what I hear a lot of people are buying Stokes and binning the stock and replacing it with something more normal
I did not say it was not large deer legal, I said a 20" barrel is not the best length, as from personal experience with the Creedmoor, the 6.5 Swede and the 243 Win, none of them give their best in short tubes. The only way to determine if it produces the required 1700 ft/lbs + is to chronograph the load you are using and I bet a lot of people don't bother and just go with what it says on the ammo box or reloading data. Which in all cases with a 20" will be lower. So it's just a matter of be aware of what your gun is actually producing. Yes, I know the Creedmoor kills well, but that's not the point, in England and Wales the law requires a minimum muzzle energy of 1700 ft/lbs, for Roe and larger species. So if your rifle is not making 1700 then you are breaking the law, stupid I would agree, but that's the way it is.