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Weatherby Mark V Giving me fits. Keep it or trade?
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 58514" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I've owned several Weatherby Mark V rifles. I was drawn to them because of the left hand actions and high velocity cartridges. All of them were inconsistent shooters. My Mark V's all had wood stocks which would walk/warp from season to season. Rifles were sent back to Weatherby several times. Accuracy improvements were noted after the return but would not last.</p><p></p><p>I even had Hart bed and free float one rifle. BIG mistake. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Accuracy was much worse and I had to have Weatherby replace the stock and original pressure points.</p><p></p><p>This may not be fair to say but I would NEVER own another Weatherby rifle. A plain Jane Remington 700 with a little work will outshoot the Weatherbys almost every time. For $50 Neil Jones will completely rework a Rem trigger and can bring them safely down to 2lbs. Any decent smith can true up a Rem action. According to my smith, the 9 locking lugs on a Mark V are a horror show to work with. There is also no need for the 9 tiny lugs.</p><p></p><p>Keep the scope - dump the rifle before you put too much money into it that you'll never get back.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents - VH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 58514, member: 313"] I've owned several Weatherby Mark V rifles. I was drawn to them because of the left hand actions and high velocity cartridges. All of them were inconsistent shooters. My Mark V's all had wood stocks which would walk/warp from season to season. Rifles were sent back to Weatherby several times. Accuracy improvements were noted after the return but would not last. I even had Hart bed and free float one rifle. BIG mistake. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] Accuracy was much worse and I had to have Weatherby replace the stock and original pressure points. This may not be fair to say but I would NEVER own another Weatherby rifle. A plain Jane Remington 700 with a little work will outshoot the Weatherbys almost every time. For $50 Neil Jones will completely rework a Rem trigger and can bring them safely down to 2lbs. Any decent smith can true up a Rem action. According to my smith, the 9 locking lugs on a Mark V are a horror show to work with. There is also no need for the 9 tiny lugs. Keep the scope - dump the rifle before you put too much money into it that you'll never get back. Just my 2 cents - VH [/QUOTE]
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