If you’re buying a car, you test drive it first. If you’re interested in an expensive bottle of booze or a box of nice cigars, you’d likely consider a taste at a bar or purchasing a single stogie first. Unfortunately, try before you buy is difficult or impossible to do with firearms, unless you know someone who owns the one you want.

While that fact may be good for TTAG’s gun review traffic, it would be ideal if prospective buyers could take guns for a test drive before breaking out the plastic. Well, Bergara will be hitting the road to do just that:

The Bergara Experience, Free Public Events Coming This Summer

The chance to get hands on and test drive a Bergara B14 and the Premier series of rifles is coming to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama firearms enthusiasts at three public ranges.

Lawrenceville, Ga. (August 2017) – Bergara Rifles, a division of BPI Outdoors, is pleased to announce The Bergara Experience, a free-to-the-public opportunity to test and shoot the Bergara B14 and Premier series of rifles on long range courses. The first event will be held this weekend, August 5th at Woody’s Hunting and Rifle Club in New Hill, North Carolina and the next one is scheduled for August 19th at the White Feather Precision Shooting range in Ardmore, Tennessee. The final Bergara Experience for the month of August will be held the 26th at the Barbour Creek Shooting Academy in Eufaula, Alabama.

Woody’s Hunting and Rifle Club is south of Raleigh and twelve miles south of Apex at exit 84 on US 1 South, located at 180 Woodland Drive, New Hill, North Carolina. Starting at 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, August 5th, participants can try out the Bergara B14 and Premier series of rifles under Woody’s covered range out to 550 yards.

Reservations are required for the August 19th event at the White Feather Precision Shooting range at 2936 Newman Rd, in Ardmore, Tennessee. The gate will open at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. for check-in and will be closed thereafter. A lunch and product overview will be provided before a 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Bergara shooting experience, followed by a one hour Happy Hour. The White Feather covered long range extends to 1000 yards. This event is also open and free to the public with reservations required at [email protected] or on Bergara’s Facebook page.

On Saturday, August 26th, the Bergara Experience will be hosted by the Barbour Creek Shooting Academy at 200 Self Road in Eufaula, Alabama. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a lunch provided. The coverage range at Barbour Creek will test the Bergara rifles out and up to 1,580 yards. This event is open and also free to the public.

The multiple award winning Bergara B14 and Premier series of rifles combine the renowned accuracy of the Bergara barrels made in Spain with the latest in firearms design and manufacturing technology for a rifle of uncompromising quality, accuracy and reliability. Passionately used by hunters, long range shooters and professionals around the world, the Bergara Experience is the first of a series of hands-on, free to the public opportunities to see and feel the difference a Bergara rifle makes.

Stay up to date on where the next Bergara Experience will be held at Bergara’s Facebook page or by joining Bergara’s e-newletter.

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10 COMMENTS

  1. Yeah … I’ll place a wager they’re not coming to my home town any time soon – too small.

    But if they hit Denver or Albuquerque it might be worth the drive.

  2. Weird how they don’t tour out West where they’ll find more people with real uses for long range work.

      • They’re based out of Georgia, so these states make sense. Having worked with them before, they’ll likely extend the experience to other states barring the success of these first events.

  4. I’m only 3.5 hours from the NC location, but three days’ notice is too short for me. My next rifle will most likely be a Bergara anyway, but I’d love a chance to shoot a few of them first.

  7. New Hill is my neck of the woods! And I don’t have plans for Saturday morning but I do now!

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