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Starting with a brand new Mark V 300 Wby
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<blockquote data-quote="specweldtom" data-source="post: 214021" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>Auto, Welcome to the site.</p><p></p><p>.300 Wby is their most popular caliber, with good reason. Very versatile. A couple of observations; the factory stocks have tip pressure and the #2 barrel usually benefits from it, but may move point of impact around depending on rest point and pressure, weather changes, (temperature). Weatherby guarantees 1 1/2" 3 shot groups with factory ammo. Some of them won't deliver that out of the box, and for most of us, that's not good enough anyway. I wouldn't count on the factory tupperware stock to be as accurate as a good stock with the insert. I'm not familiar with the B & C stock, but it almost has to be better than the factory stock. Sometimes a Mk V will shoot great right out of the box, so I would try it that way and see how it does. If it's not satisfactory, put a good stock on it and try that. Don't mess with the action, trigger or factory stock, in case you have to send it back to Wby. Once you work on anything they can disclaim any warranty, including the accuracy warranty. If the stock doesn't improve accuracy, it may help to bed on top of the chassis and let the barrel float. If floating doesn't work, you can always experiment with incrementally adding tip pressure. If that still doesn't help, you're probably going to need a custom barrel. All rifles are individuals and may take some time and expense to find the right combination, but in my opinion, the Mk V is well worth building on if you just can't get it to shoot like you want. I expect 1 moa or better from sporter weight barrels, and 1/2 moa or better from heavy barrels, and the .300 Wby can do that if you get the right combination of barrel, stock, and ammo, and of course the shooter.</p><p></p><p>The Wby triggers have a captive spring in them that can be changed, and the trigger can then come down to 2 1/2 lbs or so, but not with the factory spring. I've never changed the spring because I like a 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 lb trigger, with no creep, on a working gun. If you P/M me, I have some info on the trigger, but if you adjust it, Wby won't do anything on the gun until you authorize them to replace the trigger with another factory adjusted trigger. It's the 8 lb lawyer at work, I suppose.</p><p></p><p>When you are looking for a scope, look for one with at least 3" of eye relief, unless you are going to shoot a brake. The #2 barreled factory rifle is light enough to develop high recoil velocity, particularly with heavier bullets, 180's, 200's, etc. </p><p></p><p>Good shooting, Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="specweldtom, post: 214021, member: 2580"] Auto, Welcome to the site. .300 Wby is their most popular caliber, with good reason. Very versatile. A couple of observations; the factory stocks have tip pressure and the #2 barrel usually benefits from it, but may move point of impact around depending on rest point and pressure, weather changes, (temperature). Weatherby guarantees 1 1/2" 3 shot groups with factory ammo. Some of them won't deliver that out of the box, and for most of us, that's not good enough anyway. I wouldn't count on the factory tupperware stock to be as accurate as a good stock with the insert. I'm not familiar with the B & C stock, but it almost has to be better than the factory stock. Sometimes a Mk V will shoot great right out of the box, so I would try it that way and see how it does. If it's not satisfactory, put a good stock on it and try that. Don't mess with the action, trigger or factory stock, in case you have to send it back to Wby. Once you work on anything they can disclaim any warranty, including the accuracy warranty. If the stock doesn't improve accuracy, it may help to bed on top of the chassis and let the barrel float. If floating doesn't work, you can always experiment with incrementally adding tip pressure. If that still doesn't help, you're probably going to need a custom barrel. All rifles are individuals and may take some time and expense to find the right combination, but in my opinion, the Mk V is well worth building on if you just can't get it to shoot like you want. I expect 1 moa or better from sporter weight barrels, and 1/2 moa or better from heavy barrels, and the .300 Wby can do that if you get the right combination of barrel, stock, and ammo, and of course the shooter. The Wby triggers have a captive spring in them that can be changed, and the trigger can then come down to 2 1/2 lbs or so, but not with the factory spring. I've never changed the spring because I like a 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 lb trigger, with no creep, on a working gun. If you P/M me, I have some info on the trigger, but if you adjust it, Wby won't do anything on the gun until you authorize them to replace the trigger with another factory adjusted trigger. It's the 8 lb lawyer at work, I suppose. When you are looking for a scope, look for one with at least 3" of eye relief, unless you are going to shoot a brake. The #2 barreled factory rifle is light enough to develop high recoil velocity, particularly with heavier bullets, 180's, 200's, etc. Good shooting, Tom [/QUOTE]
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