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Guys I have a 300 WBY Mark V and I am looking for some info from people that use them. I am looking at getting a new stock and getting rid of the cheapo tupperwear stock. Have you guys had luck with free floating a Weatherby MkV #2 contour? I have looked online and it seems to be hit or miss. I have always had better luck with a floated barrel on my other rifles but none have the snap of the 300 Bee.
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Recoil wouldn't be an issue as to whether or not to free float. Do it.
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Recoil wouldn't be an issue as to whether or not to free float. Do it. Agreed.
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I had read the contour was too light to float in the .30's and up, too whippy? First I had heard of that.
I figured this would be the place to ask.
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I've read that Weatherby puts pressure near the end of the forearm on the lighter barrels; I don't recall if it was caliber specific. But, I'd give it a try - if it doesn't work, you can always add a couple pillars up front.
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No such thing as too light. Just make sure it's done properly.
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All of mine have benefitted from floating. A 257 dropped point of impact almost 7 inches at 100 yds by removing the pressure point and floating. A buddies 300 Weatherby went from about 2 moa to about 0.75 moa with floating. If it doesn't work, one can shim up to where things improve and reinstally a pressure point.
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My MK V 7mm-08 with a no. 1 contour barrel shot much better before I free floated it. Soon I will be doing an action bedding job, then experimenting with shims for for end pressure.
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I have two Wby Mk V's, one a Fibermark .257, the other a .300 Wby., in a McMillan Edge stock.
I free-floated the Fibermark some years ago. It had a tendency to 'walk' shots when it heated up some. Now, regardless of the number of rounds thru it (within reason), it puts them all in the same place, and very accurately.
The .300 has been bedded and free-floated. With a recrown job, the last group I shot with it a week ago was a neat .75", three-shot, at the 300 yd. range.
Both these rifles have #2 contour barrels.
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I have a Mark V 257 in a walnut stock. I'm disappointed with its accuracy so I'm going to first bed the recoil lug area with Brownell's Steel Bed and then shoot it. If its still less than ideal, I'm going to free-float the barrel. I was told to do it in that order as it might just need to be bedded and still wants the pressure from the forearm. Planning on doing the bedding job (my first ever) this weekend.
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I put new stocks on both of my MARK 5's,1 7mag and the other 300mag.I then bedded and floated both barrels and both shot 3/4in or better groups with factory Weatherby ammo.
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