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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 180455" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>When I first got into rifle shooting, I thought the Weatherby Mark V's were the end-all in high quality rifles. I bought a few of them before realizing that they shot no better than ordinary rifles that cost half as much. They LOOKED pretty but shot ho-hum.</p><p></p><p>After a few years of hunting and shooting I really got the accuracy bug. My opinion of a beautiful rifle changed dramatically. High luster wooden stocks and curvey barreled actions no longer attracted me. Give me a butt-ugly rifle that would put a bullet hole exactly where I wanted it, time after time, and I've got a beautiful rifle that is going to be well taken care of.</p><p></p><p>I tried to have my Mark V's accurized, bedded and the whole works but was never satisfied. I dumped all the Weatherby's and bought a few Remintons. I shot the crap out of them and then began looking for a quality gunsmith to do all the usual enhancements. The basic Remingtons can easily be made to SHOOT. From my 40X based heavy varmint rigs on down to my light-weight .221 Rem Model 7, they all shoot great and have been giving me years of good times in the fields.</p><p></p><p>You've already got some money tied up in your Mark V so I'd suggest that you let a competent smith look it over before giving up. If you can't remedy the problem at a reasonable price than I'd dump the rifle, count my losses and move on to a rifle format with a loooong history of being a good platform for a semi-custom rebuild. That's what I did and I never regretted it.</p><p></p><p>Good luck either way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 180455, member: 313"] When I first got into rifle shooting, I thought the Weatherby Mark V's were the end-all in high quality rifles. I bought a few of them before realizing that they shot no better than ordinary rifles that cost half as much. They LOOKED pretty but shot ho-hum. After a few years of hunting and shooting I really got the accuracy bug. My opinion of a beautiful rifle changed dramatically. High luster wooden stocks and curvey barreled actions no longer attracted me. Give me a butt-ugly rifle that would put a bullet hole exactly where I wanted it, time after time, and I've got a beautiful rifle that is going to be well taken care of. I tried to have my Mark V's accurized, bedded and the whole works but was never satisfied. I dumped all the Weatherby's and bought a few Remintons. I shot the crap out of them and then began looking for a quality gunsmith to do all the usual enhancements. The basic Remingtons can easily be made to SHOOT. From my 40X based heavy varmint rigs on down to my light-weight .221 Rem Model 7, they all shoot great and have been giving me years of good times in the fields. You've already got some money tied up in your Mark V so I'd suggest that you let a competent smith look it over before giving up. If you can't remedy the problem at a reasonable price than I'd dump the rifle, count my losses and move on to a rifle format with a loooong history of being a good platform for a semi-custom rebuild. That's what I did and I never regretted it. Good luck either way. [/QUOTE]
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