I have a very very low round count Mark V Ultralight and am contemplating a rebarrel, if possible. How much work/money is invlolved in turning this thing into a 6.5/300wby. Can I just screw a new barrel on, or is it much more involved. My dilemma is I own four gun, three of which (including the wby) are 30 cal. I have 300PRC that is my go to but want a flat long range caliber for deer and smaller game. Looking for ideas.
Mark V 300WBY Rebarrel
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You can't just buy a barrel and put it on. You'll have to have a gunsmith install a barrel for you on a Weatherby. A quality contoured barrel blank is $300-350. A gunsmith will charge $250-350 for the service of fitting and chambering the barrel to your action. If you add a muzzlebrake then figure $50-150 for a brake and another $75-100 for the gunsmith fees. So you're looking at about $700-950 for a top shelf barrel installed by a quality gunsmith with a muzzlebrake. If you don't want a brake then you're looking at $550-700 depending on the barrel and the smith.
That is kinda what I figured, I wasn't finding any info on a quick easy way to do it and figured it was because there wasn't one. Essentially I just need to find a 6.5 barrel blank and take it to a smith sounds like. Running ballistics the 140 gr berger should be a fantastic round for Deer and Antelope.
"IF" you do not need/want it, sell it and get exactly what you want ... and "IF" the price is right, "I" might be interested.
Yeah just check on bugholes or Red Hawk Rifles. They carry a lot of barrels in stock and should have something that fits you.
