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Have wanted a 270 WBY Mag for some time now, I was planning to built one as a BackCountry clone but ended up selling the donor. I know never shoot the donor, anyway I came across a local dealer with great deals on a few Weatherbys.
My decision is between 2 new guns, the 270 WBY MAG in the Fibermark 8 lbs but reals fine or spend $300 more for a 6.75 lb Ultralight?
Have had several new Weatherby's that shot fine but have not had either of these two models. Any input?
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I know before anyone says it....if the 270 is gay is this magnum gay? Now that is over with 
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I had a plain gay .270 in an ultralight and preferred that stock over my Fibermark stock. I would lean towards the Ultra Lightweight stock.
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I have a SACO SS Mark V 270 bee #2 contour 26" barrel with a synthetic stock which shoots factory 150 grain ammo . There is no way shape or form I part with it. I prefer the heavier version everyone I have owned has been a shooter , ridiculously consistent. I have been thinking of restocking it, putting it in a B&C Fibermark stock or in a Mcmillan .
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I have a first year of production Ultra Lightweight in .30-06. Great pointability, great trigger, easy to carry, tough to shoot well. She sits in the safe now and I carry a Tikka Zt3 Lite SS instead.
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I own both an Ultra Lightweight in .280 Rem and a Fibermark in .375 H&H. The stock on the Fibermark is beyond garbage, as it has no bedding block or reinforcement in the forearm. It's the flimsiest, whipiest POS I've ever seen for a fiberglass stock. I promptly dumped it and added a McMillan.
I'd go Ultra Lightweight between the two, unless you like the extra weight. In that case, plan to replace the stock.
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Had an ultralight in 300 Weatherby. Nice to carry but I got occasional unexplained flyers. Sent back to Weatherby and they said it was ok. Talked to an engineer where he said send it back again. I also learned that Weatherby does not have their own range and they load up all their range testing guns and drive to a range once a week on Thursday. After a month or so they sent me a new replacement. Weatherby would not tell me what was wrong with the one I sent them. I sold it unfired and bought a Win Model 70 in 300 WSM, pitched the tupperware stock and put it in an MPI. 1/4 pound heavier but no more flyers and way cheaper. I also eliminated the stuck bolt caused by ice freezing in the flutes in the Weatherby bolt that occurred on a sheep hunt. Would you by a vehicle from a manufacturer that did not own their own test track?
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Had an ultralight in 300 Weatherby. Nice to carry but I got occasional unexplained flyers. Sent back to Weatherby and they said it was ok. Talked to an engineer where he said send it back again. I also learned that Weatherby does not have their own range and they load up all their range testing guns and drive to a range once a week on Thursday. After a month or so they sent me a new replacement. Weatherby would not tell me what was wrong with the one I sent them. I sold it unfired and bought a Win Model 70 in 300 WSM, pitched the tupperware stock and put it in an MPI. 1/4 pound heavier but no more flyers and way cheaper. I also eliminated the stuck bolt caused by ice freezing in the flutes in the Weatherby bolt that occurred on a sheep hunt. Would you by a vehicle from a manufacturer that did not own their own test track? YOU know that other manufacturers have their own range ? Kimber makes their rifles in Yonkers NY...any gun ranges in Westchester county? They replaced your gun try getting that from Remington,Winchester or even Beretta.
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Had an ultralight in 300 Weatherby. Nice to carry but I got occasional unexplained flyers. Sent back to Weatherby and they said it was ok. Talked to an engineer where he said send it back again. I also learned that Weatherby does not have their own range and they load up all their range testing guns and drive to a range once a week on Thursday. After a month or so they sent me a new replacement. Weatherby would not tell me what was wrong with the one I sent them. I sold it unfired and bought a Win Model 70 in 300 WSM, pitched the tupperware stock and put it in an MPI. 1/4 pound heavier but no more flyers and way cheaper. I also eliminated the stuck bolt caused by ice freezing in the flutes in the Weatherby bolt that occurred on a sheep hunt. Would you by a vehicle from a manufacturer that did not own their own test track? YOU know that other manufacturers have their own range ? Kimber makes their rifles in Yonkers NY...any gun ranges in Westchester county? They replaced your gun try getting that from Remington,Winchester or even Beretta. +1. As well, I'd put Weatherby's customer service up there with the best of them.
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Fibermark at least the one B&C makes for Weatherby is not all that great feeling compared to the original Mcmillan made Fibermark stock. I wonder if the medalist version is stiffer then that or if it is better just to get the Mcmillan and be done with it?
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The Medalist is much stiffer. It's actually a very nice stock for the money.
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I own an Ultralight in 280 Rem. It took three of them before I found one that would shoot. I'm not letting go of this one.
The stock was way too heavy on my Fibermark so I replaced it with lighter.
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I've had four Ultra Lights and they were all tack drivers. Wish I had a couple of them back.
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I have ultra lightweight .270 Winchester from first year they were made. It is a tack driver now but took a little work to get it there. Main thing for me was getting stock screws properly torqued after talking to people at Weatherby.
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