The nine lug Mk V is a big heavy action, not one I'd use for a LW gun. Maybe the six lug version with pencil barrel and light weight stock...
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The 6-lug action is pretty slick, but the 9-lug isn't too bad. My LH Ultralight in 270 WBY weighs right at 8 pounds with a VX2 3-9 in Talley ring mounts.
Grossly over priced ... nope I paid $600 for a SS Fibermark in 280, $900 for a Deluxe in 7-08 and $700 for a MkV Sporter in 300 WBY (all new)
Heavy (not that bad, the 280 is 7# with a FX-II 6x, the Deluxe is a little under 8# with a FX-III 6x and the Sporter is 9.5# with a M8 6x42 (I'm wimpy, I would not want it much lighter)
Numerous Mechanical issues -- None
Ammo is über expensive, and Freudian by nature.
Pro:
You'll be the envy of every one else in the trailer court. King of the Trailerhood am I!
Pick any one you like, or any three or four. Whilst working in a gunshop that was also a Weatherby Authorized repair center we saw everything.....in fact we saw it to such an extent our gunsmiths weren't able to work on anything else, and we bailed out of the Weatherby Authorized service business.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
Grossly over priced ... nope I paid $600 for a SS Fibermark in 280, $900 for a Deluxe in 7-08 and $700 for a MkV Sporter in 300 WBY (all new)
Heavy (not that bad, the 280 is 7# with a FX-II 6x, the Deluxe is a little under 8# with a FX-III 6x and the Sporter is 9.5# with a M8 6x42 (I'm wimpy, I would not want it much lighter)
Numerous Mechanical issues -- None
Ammo is über expensive, and Freudian by nature.
Pro:
You'll be the envy of every one else in the trailer court. King of the Trailerhood am I!
Yeah buttttt....my point was basically anything with a $ sign next to it is grossly overpriced for a Weatherby....
Jorge is gonna love the hate....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
Most accurate rifles I've ever owned. Handles don't fall off, extractors don't break and the safety not only works, but locks the bolt as well and the 54 deg bolt throw is fast , strong and smooth. Superb fit and finish. There's a reason as to why successful people own them
Cons: Ammo is expensive, but reloading mitigates this. democrats resent you
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A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
If my extractor worked, and if my bolt handle didn't fall off and if my safety didn't fire the gun every time I turned it off, I'd show you a real accurate rifle in my Remmy....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
I was going to post a picture of myself but decided against it as it would really skew the message
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
Nobody's ever disputed their accuracy, and by the time a 700 becomes an M-40, they've addressed all the maladies 700s come with. In other words, there's a reason why there is an entire cottage industry revolving around "improving" the 700.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
I've shot more than a few rounds out of MkV rifles without issue, being an owner of two for over thirty years and having access to my father's which I shot a bunch in times past. No problems.
I've also shot many thousands of rounds from 700's over an even longer time span. Within arms reach are the record books of three of them whose summed round counts come to about ten thousand. Not a hitch yet. There are more but they aren't handy.
I see this as comparable to a Ford/Chevy/Dodge type of thing.