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Mark V truing.
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1687239" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>All of the Mark 5s that I have worked on have been excellent. There appears to be no loss of quality control In any locations manufactured.</p><p></p><p>The norm is to reface the bolt face, square the receiver face and check the lug engagement to see if it needs lapping.</p><p></p><p>I do this routinely just make it consistent. Many actions need this because they are thousands off in these areas. the Weatherby Mark 5s</p><p>Are without a doubt the most precision action I have found and often need very little truing. I do it more as a way of getting fresh mating surfaces and normally only have to touch these surfaces to clean them up. Once they are set up, It doesn't make sense not to freshen up the surfaces and remove any high spots. (Many times I find some areas have less that .001 thousandths to remove) so if I were you, if truing is difficult to get done, with the history of quality of the Mark 5 you should be alright even though I recommend and do all actions.</p><p></p><p>The recoil lugs are another area of great controversy. Some say they are hard to lap, they are not. in fact the way they are machined/designed they fit very well and require very little lapping if any. With close examination, it can be determined if they need anything. 80+ % engagement on each lug is better that most and only needs very little to reach 100%.</p><p></p><p>There are lots of Gunsmiths that are not familiar with the Weatherbys so they don't want to work on them. Some even down talk them to avoid working on them. I build all of the big cartridges on them because of there strength and precision.</p><p></p><p>I have nothing but praise for the big Mark 5 action and they make a beautiful custom rifle that shoots.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1687239, member: 2736"] All of the Mark 5s that I have worked on have been excellent. There appears to be no loss of quality control In any locations manufactured. The norm is to reface the bolt face, square the receiver face and check the lug engagement to see if it needs lapping. I do this routinely just make it consistent. Many actions need this because they are thousands off in these areas. the Weatherby Mark 5s Are without a doubt the most precision action I have found and often need very little truing. I do it more as a way of getting fresh mating surfaces and normally only have to touch these surfaces to clean them up. Once they are set up, It doesn't make sense not to freshen up the surfaces and remove any high spots. (Many times I find some areas have less that .001 thousandths to remove) so if I were you, if truing is difficult to get done, with the history of quality of the Mark 5 you should be alright even though I recommend and do all actions. The recoil lugs are another area of great controversy. Some say they are hard to lap, they are not. in fact the way they are machined/designed they fit very well and require very little lapping if any. With close examination, it can be determined if they need anything. 80+ % engagement on each lug is better that most and only needs very little to reach 100%. There are lots of Gunsmiths that are not familiar with the Weatherbys so they don't want to work on them. Some even down talk them to avoid working on them. I build all of the big cartridges on them because of there strength and precision. I have nothing but praise for the big Mark 5 action and they make a beautiful custom rifle that shoots. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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