I own 2 Mark Vs in 7mm Weatherby. One is a Howa-built with a 24” hammer forged barrel and the other is a USA made rifle with a button rifled Krieger Criterion 26” tube. Both shoot inside an inch with various loads, most notably 150 gr TTSX over MagPro and Norma MRP. None of the elk taken with either one have taken more than a few steps before expiring. Based on my biased experience, I would opt for the 150 TTSX or the 160 Accubonds or Partitions. I’ve never warmed up to the idea of 175 gr bullets in either rifle, although the 24” barreled one shoot Weatherby factory 175s at a chronographed 3,010 fps around 1.5” group. Never fired them in the other one. I’ll stick with the lighter fare for the velocity. I have other rifles better suited for launching heavy for caliber projectiles. Happy Trails
