Bergara has just taken their competition rifle series to the next level. This is the all-new Competition Elite, and what is particularly special about this rifle is that it is chambered in 6 Dasher. In this article, we’re going to put this factory rifle to the test and see how well it can perform from 100 yards all the way out to a mile!

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About the Bergara Competition Elite

The Competition Elite is available in several chamberings, including 22 Creedmoor, 6mm Creedmoor, 25 Creedmoor, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6 Dasher, 6GT, and 308 Winchester.

Out of the box, our 6 Dasher model came with a pre-installed 20 MOA rail (which is a great bonus since you usually have to buy those separately). The Premier action uses standard Remington 700 screw threading and spacing on top, ensuring plenty of aftermarket compatibility. The Premier action features an external bolt release, a floating bolt head, dual ejectors, and a sliding plate extractor—all components we’ve had fantastic success with on past custom builds.

The barrel is chambered in 6 Dasher with a 1:7.5 twist and comes threaded with a thread protector. However, the crown jewel of the platform is the MDT ACC Elite chassis, which drives the rifle’s exceptional ergonomics and features:

• M-LOK & ARCA: Full-length forend with extensive M-LOK slots and integrated ARCA rail on the bottom.
• Grip & Control: Features integrated grip tape on the forend to prevent slipping when shooting off barricades or bags, a full-size barricade stop, and a fat vertical rubberized grip with giant thumb shelves on both sides.
• Stability & Adjustability: Includes an internal stabilizing bar for a more rigid setup, a standard 1-inch length-of-pull spacer, an adjustable cheek riser, and an adjustable butt pad that helps you center up when shooting at steep upward angles.
• Onboard Storage: The buttstock features hidden tool storage held securely in place by magnets.
• Trigger: Equipped with a TriggerTech Special adjustable single-stage trigger with a flat shoe (tuned down to 1 pound).
• Magazine: Comes with an MDT 12-round 6BR magazine, which feeds 6 Dasher cartridges perfectly.

100-Yard Bench Testing

For our initial testing, we mounted an Element Theos 6-36×56 scope and loaded up a known PRS competition handload featuring Berger 109-grain bullets. After a quick bore-sight, our very first shot landed on paper roughly 5 inches low and 3 inches right.

After making a quick dial adjustment, I fired a five-shot group. The Athlon RangeCraft chronograph recorded an incredible Standard Deviation (SD) of just 6.6 fps! When we checked the target back at the bench, the results blew my mind:

The first five-shot group out of this factory rifle measured an astonishing 0.309 inches (roughly 0.32 MOA). That is unlike anything I have ever seen out of a factory rifle straight out of the box.

Pushing Out to One Mile (1,760 Yards)

With accuracy like that at 100 yards, we had supreme confidence in our dope as we moved out to the Ridgeline range. After confirming hits at intermediate distances (335 yards and 706 yards), we staged our equipment to stretch the 6 Dasher to a true mile (1,760 yards).

Using a SkyPod double-pole bipod, a BTG30 suppressor with the vented cap open, a Armageddon Gear Game Changer bag in the rear, and a Seeker rangefinder device to upload our ballistic profile, we dialed in our elevation to roughly 21.9 MILs.

Shooting at 1,760 yards with a 6 Dasher is a severe test, but the rifle performed like a laser beam. After adjusting our elevation slightly based on the initial trace, we proceeded to center-punch the mile target five times in a row, holding easily within 0.1 to 0.2 MILs of windage and elevation. Seeing a factory 6 Dasher rifle relentlessly ring steel at a mile is about as satisfying as it gets.

Conclusion

This Bergara Competition Elite has been a completely different experience. I don’t typically take a factory rifle to the range, shoot a five-shot group in the threes on day one, and then immediately tag targets at a mile with an SD of 6.6.

If you are looking at picking up a Competition Elite, I strongly recommend checking out the 6 Dasher chambering. It is arguably the easiest-to-tune, most reliably accurate cartridge in our entire portfolio. Kudos to Bergara for building a phenomenal rifle and to MDT for designing an elite chassis system!

What do you think of the results we got with this factory 6 Dasher? Are you planning to pick up a Competition Elite, and what chambering would you choose? Drop a comment below!

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