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Weatherby Mark V Varmintmaster specs?
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<blockquote data-quote="wilkup" data-source="post: 1527501" data-attributes="member: 74276"><p>Hmm... I wonder if it's percentage based (~83%) or a straight .75" difference. The only reason I'm considering the percentage idea is because the Varmintmaster is supposedly an 80% version of the full size Mark V Magnum actions.</p><p>Pulled straight from the Wikipedia site:</p><p>"The <strong>Weatherby Varmintmaster</strong> is a lighter quicker-handling version of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weatherby_Mark_V" target="_blank">Weatherby Mark V</a>. It was first offered for sale in 1963 in two barrel lengths: a 24-inch standard weight and 26-inch heavy weight. The price then was $295, same as the Mark V. Compared with the Mark V it weighs 40% less with most parts being reduced in size by 20%. The <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_(firearms)" target="_blank">trigger</a> assemblies are identical. Having a smaller bolt diameter, the Varmintmaster uses a six-lug locking bolt as opposed to nine for the original magnum-sized Mark V."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wilkup, post: 1527501, member: 74276"] Hmm... I wonder if it’s percentage based (~83%) or a straight .75” difference. The only reason I’m considering the percentage idea is because the Varmintmaster is supposedly an 80% version of the full size Mark V Magnum actions. Pulled straight from the Wikipedia site: “The [B]Weatherby Varmintmaster[/B] is a lighter quicker-handling version of the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weatherby_Mark_V']Weatherby Mark V[/URL]. It was first offered for sale in 1963 in two barrel lengths: a 24-inch standard weight and 26-inch heavy weight. The price then was $295, same as the Mark V. Compared with the Mark V it weighs 40% less with most parts being reduced in size by 20%. The [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_(firearms)']trigger[/URL] assemblies are identical. Having a smaller bolt diameter, the Varmintmaster uses a six-lug locking bolt as opposed to nine for the original magnum-sized Mark V.“ [/QUOTE]
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