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Why is there not much talk about Weatherby Rifles?
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<blockquote data-quote="257WTBY" data-source="post: 2247965" data-attributes="member: 56428"><p>I am a Weatherby guy. I have or have had about every caliber they made in the Mark V at one time or another. Some shoot phenomenal out of the box some take tinkering. I have a 340 WTBY Ive had for close to 30 years and that rifle has accounted for more big game (read elk moose and bear) than any other rifle I own. I use a Mark V Ultra light in 257 for deer = bang flop. Ive owned a few vanguards definitely not to the quality of the action compared to the Mark V. Secondly for me the factory stocks fit me well they are just comfortable to shoot especially the Accumarks. Are they the best rifles made at one time I would have said yes to factory built rifles, right now there are a lot of manufacturers building very nice very accurate rifles. I own Remingtons, Tikka,s Begara's Winchesters, Brownings and a few others but if it came right down to it and I only had one rifle for hunting everything I'd take my old nickel plated MK V 340 and never question my decision. It just piles those 250 nosler partitions in little tiny groups well under 1in at 200 yards and hits like Thor's hammer. </p><p></p><p>I am sure Weatherby has turned out sub par rifles at times just like every other manufacturer thats built a rifle. Ammo is expensive even reloading the brass isnt cheap. Are they a magic rifle NO do I enjoy them yes but every story has two sides and some dont care for Mark V and to that I say to each their own. I dont think you will go wrong buying a Mark V (Im looking at CarbonMark right now haha). Lots of great rifles being made now days and I think a lot more on par as they should be, but 60 years ago it was a lot harder to compete/compare with a factory Mark V.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="257WTBY, post: 2247965, member: 56428"] I am a Weatherby guy. I have or have had about every caliber they made in the Mark V at one time or another. Some shoot phenomenal out of the box some take tinkering. I have a 340 WTBY Ive had for close to 30 years and that rifle has accounted for more big game (read elk moose and bear) than any other rifle I own. I use a Mark V Ultra light in 257 for deer = bang flop. Ive owned a few vanguards definitely not to the quality of the action compared to the Mark V. Secondly for me the factory stocks fit me well they are just comfortable to shoot especially the Accumarks. Are they the best rifles made at one time I would have said yes to factory built rifles, right now there are a lot of manufacturers building very nice very accurate rifles. I own Remingtons, Tikka,s Begara's Winchesters, Brownings and a few others but if it came right down to it and I only had one rifle for hunting everything I'd take my old nickel plated MK V 340 and never question my decision. It just piles those 250 nosler partitions in little tiny groups well under 1in at 200 yards and hits like Thor's hammer. I am sure Weatherby has turned out sub par rifles at times just like every other manufacturer thats built a rifle. Ammo is expensive even reloading the brass isnt cheap. Are they a magic rifle NO do I enjoy them yes but every story has two sides and some dont care for Mark V and to that I say to each their own. I dont think you will go wrong buying a Mark V (Im looking at CarbonMark right now haha). Lots of great rifles being made now days and I think a lot more on par as they should be, but 60 years ago it was a lot harder to compete/compare with a factory Mark V. [/QUOTE]
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