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Nice rifle! I have a 300 Wby MkV Weathermark as well. Has shot best with 180 Accubonds this far, but I’m going to try a few other bullets before it goes to Africa. Did you leave the speed bump in the stock or grind it out?
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I haven’t changed anything with the stock at all. My only variables have been bullets and powders.
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Well boys, I picked up a rifle to go with the ammo I just loaded up. I thought real hard and decided to go full-goatphuq! 9-lug Weatherby Mark V Weathermark, Leupold DD mounts/rings, VX3 3.5-10x40 CDS, and a Claw sling. Only thing I can think of to make this even worse is one of those barrel de-resonators. Maybe I can get open sights and see-through rings later down the road. Cool. Last year I was with a buddy and ran across a beautiful condition Weatherby Mk V chambered in 300WBY. It was $800. Not a bad deal for that rifle, but it was too gaudy for my needs. ..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I can like the looks of that rifle. Pretty nice and a great cartridge that goes inside.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I can like the looks of that rifle. Pretty nice and a great cartridge that goes inside. It was as subdued as they get. Some of the past versions were pretty boujie.
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I can like the looks of that rifle. Pretty nice and a great cartridge that goes inside. It was as subdued as they get. Some of the past versions were pretty boujie. Yeah, the wood stocked one I mentioned earlier was very Weatherbyisk. Shined like a new penny, had some diamond inlays and white line spacers in it. It was cheap enough that I could have made money reselling it, but sometimes its not worth the hassle. I like the looks of your new Weatherby rifle though. Hopefully it shoots good for you, but most Weatherby's do. Good choice on picking the 300wby. Sounds like you will eventually buy a 300wm too. They are both great cartridges. If you decide to sell the 300wm brass, I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to do that either. Many 300wm shooters around.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I can like the looks of that rifle. Pretty nice and a great cartridge that goes inside. It was as subdued as they get. Some of the past versions were pretty boujie. That's a sharp looking rifle! When does it get some range time?
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It will only come as a "surprise!" to someone who "does" as "much" as you,that the Hornie .308" 180gr cited,is simply a rather poor projectile within the chamberings thus far cited. .. But it worked numbnuts......... How many elk have you killed with your .999 BC bullets? Thought so!
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I can like the looks of that rifle. Pretty nice and a great cartridge that goes inside. It was as subdued as they get. Some of the past versions were pretty boujie. That's a sharp looking rifle! When does it get some range time? I hope to get out in the next week or two. It’s been busy at work.
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Oh man, leaving us in suspense...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Oh man, leaving us in suspense... It’s been that first warm stretch of the year where all the idiots come out of hibernation. It just happened a lot later than it normally does. Overdoses all over the place, shootings at the parks, all sorts of crap. On top of that, I supervise a unit of 18 officers and 3 sergeants and they are burnt out. I’ve worked all three shifts at least once every week.
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Oh man, leaving us in suspense... It’s been that first warm stretch of the year where all the idiots come out of hibernation. It just happened a lot later than it normally does. Overdoses all over the place, shootings at the parks, all sorts of crap. On top of that, I supervise a unit of 18 officers and 3 sergeants and they are burnt out. I’ve worked all three shifts at least once every week. I hear that buddy. I used to work in Portland and glad I lived 90 miles away!!! I see you are in the PNW. What you describe sounds like Portland to me. Things might slow down a bit in the fall, but then you have to deal with the rain. That place is always going to be a schidt hole though.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Oh man, leaving us in suspense... It’s been that first warm stretch of the year where all the idiots come out of hibernation. It just happened a lot later than it normally does. Overdoses all over the place, shootings at the parks, all sorts of crap. On top of that, I supervise a unit of 18 officers and 3 sergeants and they are burnt out. I’ve worked all three shifts at least once every week. I hear that buddy. I used to work in Portland and glad I lived 90 miles away!!! I see you are in the PNW. What you describe sounds like Portland to me. Things might slow down a bit in the fall, but then you have to deal with the rain. That place is always going to be a schidt hole though. About 140 miles north of Portland
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You think Portland and other places in the PNW are schidt holes........they might be but don't even compare to the schidt hole of America,the land of Obama.....Chicago spend some time there and you will be glad to go back to the PNW
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You think Portland and other places in the PNW are schidt holes........they might be but don't even compare to the schidt hole of America,the land of Obama.....Chicago spend some time there and you will be glad to go back to the PNW Ill bet. Things are pretty bad right now every where. FJB!!
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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140 miles north of Portlandia? That would be south of Seattle somewhere in the smelly Taint…
FJB and Inslee, too!
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140 miles north of Portlandia? That would be south of Seattle somewhere in the smelly Taint…
FJB and Inslee, too! Yeah, I'm assuming Taco town. That place is pretty bad too.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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140 miles north of Portlandia? That would be south of Seattle somewhere in the smelly Taint…
FJB and Inslee, too! Yeah, I'm assuming Taco town. That place is pretty bad too. Does Tacoma still smell like firewood burning in the winter? I live there for the winter of 86 and the wood smoke would settle on Tacoma heavy. The Tacoma aroma the locals called it.
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I used to have an incredible Voere in 300 WBY, man what a rifle. I miss the rifle more than I miss the cartridge!
Sorry, just an old man takin a walk down memory lane...
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