Bergara produces some excellent production class centerfire competition rifles. They have now decided to jump into the rimfire game. The Bergara BXR is based on the Ruger 10/22 pattern appears to tick all the boxes when it comes to a National Rifle League 22 Base Class rifle. With a $565 MSRP, this leaves room for an acceptable optic budget and still come in under the NRL22 $1050 base class price limit. Hopefully we will be able to get one of these rifles out to the range for a full review!
From Bergara:
Bergara Rifles is proud to introduce a feature rich semi-automatic .22 LR, the Bergara BXR. This new rifle has custom quality, Bergara performance without the custom price tag.
This BXR .22LR has everything a serious rimfire shooter would want, yet has features attractive to younger shooters and smaller frame shooters with its removable/replaceable spacers to adjust stock length. Nate Treadaway, CEO of BPI Outdoors, which is the parent company of Bergara says, “We have had our eye on the rimfire space for several years now. Not only is it a very close alignment to our core customer base but we are already familiar with how to make an extremely accurate barrel. The BXR just happens to be the first of several models to come from Bergara and will fill a void between the featureless mass-produced models and overly priced boutique offerings.”
The BXR 22 LR series comes in two configurations. The base model (part number BXR001) sports a 4140 CrMo fluted steel barrel with a Cerakote finish, with a stock that is green with black fleck and weighs 5.25lbs. The upgraded BXR is a carbon fiber model (part number BXR002) that is topped with a carbon fiber barrel, a black stock with grey fleck that weighs a mere 4.75lbs.
Each version of the BXR has the following features: overall length of 34.5″, total length of pull adjustment just over 1″, with a barrel length of 16.5″, pre-threaded muzzle with thread protector, a 10 round rotary style magazine (10/22 compatible), and a 30 MOA picatinny rail integral with the receiver.
34.5″ Overall length (includes three 3/8″ removable spacers to adjust length of pull)
16.5″ Barrel, muzzle threaded 1/2×28. Includes thread protector.
4.75 lbs total weight with carbon fiber barrel and 5.25 lbs with fluted steel barrel.
Includes a 10 shot rotary magazine (10/22 magazine compatible)
Includes integral 30 MOA Picatinny rail.
Trigger pull is approximately 3.5 lbs.
Includes 3 QD mount studs and 4 flush cups.
Features a Cerakote ceramic coating.
BXR Base Model – Part Number BXR001 BXR 22LR Semi-Auto Rifle Crome Molly Cerakoted Barrel MSRP – $565
BXR Carbon – BXR002 BXR 22LR Semi-Auto Rifle Carbon Fiber Barrel MSRP – $659