hello blacklab,
I got an elkhorn last year with the camo stock that had a Bergara barrel on it. There is a Bergara stamp on the barrel if it has one. Most of the '07 & newer elkhorns have them now, from what the cust. svc. told me. I got mine for 199.00 from sportsmans warehouse because it was returned for misfiring. It would sometimes take two hammer strikes to pop the cap, but everytime the cap goes off the gun charge would go off everytime. After checking into it, I found that the hammer spring was too light to set off the cap on the first strike. I had three options: 1) send gun back to cva, 2) Get a stronger spring, or 3) put a spacer between the hammer and the spring. I decided to try a 3/8"X1/4" nylon spacer between hammer and spring to see if this would solve the problem. It hasn't missfired since, and I've put at least 50 shots through it. I think I'll get a stronger spring for it.
At the time that I bought the rifle, it was one of the only new bolt action rifles that were legal in WA and ID state where I hunt, since I live in eastern WA. I've owned several MLers over the past 30 years and find that this elkhorn is the most accurate I've owned. With 90 gr. 2FF BP and a 240 gr XTP in a crush rib sabot I can outshoot most modern scoped rifle shooters at the range. I installed peep sights and the long sight radius is great. This last fall, I shot a mature grainfed whitetail doe at about 75 yds. The deer dropped in it's tracks with a complete pass through both lungs, a little high, and broke ribs on both sides. If I had a good rest, I would feel comfortable taking shots to 125 yds with this set-up. Hope this helps, and have fun tuning in your gun! Let us know how you like it and how it shoots!