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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 76804" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>Lots of <strong>good</strong> advise. As a shooter who owned several Mark V's, I tend to go with Jerry Theo on his bore cleaning suggestions. Wby barrels are notoriously full of tooling marks which gather fouling at an amazing rate. Alternating between chemical cleaning (Barnes CR-10) and physical cleaning (JB compound) really works well on stubborn fouling problems. I'd even suggest using "Wipe Out" foam bore cleaner which will save you hours of scrubbing.</p><p></p><p>Weatherby gunsmiths have told me that 95% of their rifles that are returned for accuracy problems only neaded a through bore scrubbing, even though the customers claimed to have cleaned them adequately.</p><p></p><p>I finally gave up on the Mark V's because they failed to hold zero fron season to season or had the accuracy just drop off. The problem proved to be the foward pressure points in the forearm. My beautiful wood stocks would swell/shrink/walk with changes in the climate and the accuracy went in the crapper.</p><p></p><p>I sent my last Mark V to a "well known" gunsmith who bedded the rifle and floated the barrel. The rifle never shot worse. The thin Wby barrel along with the intense Wby cartridges just did not work. I sent the rifle back to Wby, again, and they recommended replacing the stock and returning the presure points. I bit the bullet, replaced the stock, and sold the rifle.</p><p></p><p>Given a synthetic stock and a heavier barrel, the Mark V's would probably be far more accurate &amp; reliable than the rifles that I owned.</p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts.</p><p></p><p>VH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 76804, member: 313"] Lots of [b]good[/b] advise. As a shooter who owned several Mark V's, I tend to go with Jerry Theo on his bore cleaning suggestions. Wby barrels are notoriously full of tooling marks which gather fouling at an amazing rate. Alternating between chemical cleaning (Barnes CR-10) and physical cleaning (JB compound) really works well on stubborn fouling problems. I'd even suggest using "Wipe Out" foam bore cleaner which will save you hours of scrubbing. Weatherby gunsmiths have told me that 95% of their rifles that are returned for accuracy problems only neaded a through bore scrubbing, even though the customers claimed to have cleaned them adequately. I finally gave up on the Mark V's because they failed to hold zero fron season to season or had the accuracy just drop off. The problem proved to be the foward pressure points in the forearm. My beautiful wood stocks would swell/shrink/walk with changes in the climate and the accuracy went in the crapper. I sent my last Mark V to a "well known" gunsmith who bedded the rifle and floated the barrel. The rifle never shot worse. The thin Wby barrel along with the intense Wby cartridges just did not work. I sent the rifle back to Wby, again, and they recommended replacing the stock and returning the presure points. I bit the bullet, replaced the stock, and sold the rifle. Given a synthetic stock and a heavier barrel, the Mark V's would probably be far more accurate & reliable than the rifles that I owned. Just my thoughts. VH [/QUOTE]
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