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I am not familiar with Quadramax brake. Is it a radial brake like the Quatromax by D.F. Maisey Brakes from New Zealand?That's a great looking round, sexy beltRecoil is fine as the Mark V has that squishy recoil pad, comes back fast though. Bought a Quadramax brake the other day for bench work. More so just wanting to have a play with something else for a bit, was even thinking 264WinMag.
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My Dad has a Backcountry TI in 300 Weatherby; 5.6 pounds for the rifle, under 7 pounds with Swaro scope, Talley rings and ammo.
To answer your questions, 7 prc will feed through the action just fine, just did this build myself. There is a strong possibility that you will not be able to re use the 300wby barrel again as weatherby puts the barrels on super tight, we had to cut mine to get it off. I have not seen the 6.5 prc in a long action but it should work as I run a 300 wsm through a long action.
Yep that's the brake, just my poor spelling LOL
From Australia so no Elk as such but we do have Sambar which are similar in size.I just re-barreled my 300 Wthby Mark V Alaskan to 300 PRC. The Weatherby barrel was too thin a profile and would walk all over the place (and it ain't the shooter I can guarantee you on that ;-). I worked with Carbon6 and went with a 26" in bull profile...barrel is super light and I've not had a chance to do load development yet...still working on getting into a McMillan A6 stock before shooting as the factory stock is way too narrow in the front end to accommodate the larger diameter Carbon barrel....there would be nothing left 4" forward of the action.
The folks down at Carbon6 were fantastic to work with - and I am ecstatic about the final product. They do have narrower profiles as options that would be insanely light weight and they still guarantee 1/2 MOA. Other than Carbon6, I'd recommend McGowen as they will make to your specifications and will even install your barrel if you'd like. I've heard fantastic results from McGowen barrels/re-barrel jobs and our local top gunsmith uses them for anything he doesn't have an interest or time to build from scratch himself...he has really high praises for their quality.
On Calibers, I'd depend really on final intent...if competitive or hunitng mostly deer with maybe an Elk thrown in, then I'd personally go with the 6.5 PRC (or 7 SAUM if you can find brass) for reduced powder and excellent ballistics. If for hunting Elk or larger, you may consider the 7 PRC (easier to find factory ammo in a pinch) as it maintains excellent ballistics as well with the ease of finding brass and factory ammo.
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Take care, good luck with your project, and God Bless!
And also, when trying to remove a barrel, would heating the action help any??Those interested in changing big recoiling Weatherbys for something more manageable, why not just trade for a smaller Weatherby Mark 5 caliber...easy ...they have 243, 257, 6.5, 7 mm, Weatherby cartridges, that pretty much have ya covered.Tagging in. I'm interested in this barrel change also, I've got a 340 Wby MarkV I would like to rebarrel into something I would use a lot more. I've looked at the Carbon Six website, and I'm curious as to whether a person needs to worry about headspace being correct when replacing your barrel? Does a guy need go/nogo gauges for this? And thanks to everyone chiming in on this, feel like I'm learning something useful here!
