I don't own or ever shot a Bergara in any chambering. I know a number of guys that have them and never heard a bad word about them.
For Ammo: My favorite is Eley Team EPS in the blue box. Out of my Anshutz 54 action Prone Rifle (circa 1966) it shot in the half inch range at 200 when I would do my job. It shot good in several target rifles and my good sporters!
I own a Kimber of Oregon 82 Varmint #133 of the first 250, it is fantastic, but not in production for a long time. So, my brother bought the successor, Kimber of America (Same guys as all the 1911's), Model 82 Varmint. Heavy fluted stainless barrel, laminated stock. He had difficulty spending money on quality ammo! However when we used my good Eley of a series that Federal no longer made, it shot just fine and his record is now 6 consecutive M&M's @ 100 yards! (My record is 7 consecutive M&M's at 200.) I have no idea how much of your money you want me to spend, but this is an American Made, High Quality, Magazine Fed and High Accuracy Adult Rifle. "Milk Carton" bulk ammo will get you Walmart results.
The cheapest "High Quality" ammo for 22's I found was in the 20teens, Aguila made a so called "Target Ammo: that the cases were primed by Eley and loaded in Mexico. In my Kimber Clackamas Government Target single shot, it did between 1/4 and 1/2 inch at 50 yards. I bought a case of it. 5000 rounds of medium quality ammo is way too much! So, I unloaded about 8 bricks by giving it to the 4-H range in Utica, Ohio.
Eley loads the best in the world, TENEX! I can't afford it; I buy 3 grades below that: Team in the Blue Box or Club in the Orange Box. They are the same except for the bullet. The Team has the EPS bullet (it has a little nipple for high ballistic co-efficient). The Club has a traditional Round Nose bullet. The EPS is great in single shot and bolt actions, the Club works in everything else.
RWS and Lapua make some super quality ammo also (I liked R-50 from RWS) but $35 a box of 50 before Covid, priced me out of the best Lapua!
A rifle not in current production is the Weatherby Mark XXII Bolt action. The barreled action is an Anschutz 64 and the stock is beautifully done by Weatherby. They are a traditional light barrel and shoot as good as any sporters in the world, so keep your eyes out for a used one, made in 22LR and 17 Mack2, 22 Mag and 17 HMR (Good ammo in any rimfire beside 22LR is very spotty! Hornady makes the best 17 HMR, but I had to test 5 different lots to find a lot that had no fliers! Then I bought about 4000 rounds of that lot!)
As you can tell. I believe that when you find something that works, buy all you can find!
Have Fun!
Ivan
