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<blockquote data-quote="Mike375" data-source="post: 969" data-attributes="member: 227"><p>Over the years I have owned about 20 Mark V Wbys and have also been directly involved with a lot of then that were not mine. At the moment I have a pair of 378s from the Wby custom shop sitting at an Australian gushop waiting for our stupid gun law paper work. I have also had a lot of direct involvement with Rem 700s chambered in Wby calibres with standard freebore with JGS reamers and also chambered without freebore.</p><p></p><p>There is no doubt that if bench rest accuracy (or at least the full potential of the barrel) is the goal then the freebore is a negative. </p><p></p><p>However, if the freebore diameter is very close to bullet diamter then the accuracy can be extremely good. If the feebore diamter is too big accuracy is often poor and very load critical.</p><p></p><p>If there is one thing I have learnt about Wbys rifles is that it does not pay to bet against one on accuracy as some of them are incredibly accurate.</p><p></p><p>One thing I have noticed with Wbys and I think the freebore is the reason is that they seem to give their accuracy (unless freebore diameter is too big) over a wide range of powders and bore fouling conditions.</p><p></p><p>If I wanted a nice rifle I would rather have an Accumark in 300 or 30/378 than a Rem Sendero in 300 Win or 300 RUM. But if the ultimate accuracy was the goal then I would take the Rem Sendero and would be expecting to dump the barrel.</p><p></p><p>Wby triggers with the trigger return spring replaced will virtually always adjust down to a reliable 1 pound.</p><p></p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike375, post: 969, member: 227"] Over the years I have owned about 20 Mark V Wbys and have also been directly involved with a lot of then that were not mine. At the moment I have a pair of 378s from the Wby custom shop sitting at an Australian gushop waiting for our stupid gun law paper work. I have also had a lot of direct involvement with Rem 700s chambered in Wby calibres with standard freebore with JGS reamers and also chambered without freebore. There is no doubt that if bench rest accuracy (or at least the full potential of the barrel) is the goal then the freebore is a negative. However, if the freebore diameter is very close to bullet diamter then the accuracy can be extremely good. If the feebore diamter is too big accuracy is often poor and very load critical. If there is one thing I have learnt about Wbys rifles is that it does not pay to bet against one on accuracy as some of them are incredibly accurate. One thing I have noticed with Wbys and I think the freebore is the reason is that they seem to give their accuracy (unless freebore diameter is too big) over a wide range of powders and bore fouling conditions. If I wanted a nice rifle I would rather have an Accumark in 300 or 30/378 than a Rem Sendero in 300 Win or 300 RUM. But if the ultimate accuracy was the goal then I would take the Rem Sendero and would be expecting to dump the barrel. Wby triggers with the trigger return spring replaced will virtually always adjust down to a reliable 1 pound. Mike [/QUOTE]
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