Some say I'm outdated but I still like the Weatherby Mark V rifles

[Just Duke]

Some say I'm outdated but I still like the Weatherby Mark V rifles
Shiny stocks and deep polished blueing has always been my favorite.
Not real conducive to not being seen though.
I'm window shopping if anyone wants to know.

[Artful]

When I was a kid that was the most fancy rifle you could get that wasn't custom.

[osteodoc08]

I've always thought they were gorgeous rifles.

[CPL Lou]

My favorite rifle is my Mark V 9 lug 30-06 !
It's a tad heavy, but she's a shooter !
It's the one rifle I own that's going to my grave with me.
She shoots sub one inch groups with just about every handload I have ever tried in her.
She still has her original Weatherby 3-9x scope with some kind of adjustable bases.
I can't even begin to count the number of critters that have fallen to her.
I guess I'm outdated as well, but what a club to be a part of !

CPL Lou

[JWT]

I have a 30-378 that is a tack driver. Muzzle brake is a killer though.

[leeggen]

Duke I remember dad always wanted to own one. A close freind had one and let him use it for a couple hunts, he just never was able to get the funds to purchase. Beautiful rifles.
CD

[smoked turkey]

Duke I agree with you too. The Mark V is not only a good looking rifle, the action is super strong and makes for a strong rifle. I know they are not the same animal, but I also like the Weatherby Vanguard. I think it is because I used one to kill my first animal in South Africa in 2011. It was a nice Kudu at 350-400 yards. My rifle had not made it to me yet due to airline flub-up, so when the time came the guide handed me his Vanguard in 30-06. I had never even touched the rifle much less shot it. I said where do I aim? He said just put it on the shoulder. As that big Cape Kudu hit the dirt from one well placed shot I knew I had to have one. I used my rifle, a Mark V in 300 Weatherby to shoot the next four animals. Score ended up being five shots, and five animals. Not bragging on my shooting, but on the great Weatherby rifles. So Duke, I say shop on!

[izzyjoe]

That's one for my bucket list, in 300 weatherby!

[aspangler]

I have a Vanguard on 223. It shoots sub 1" groups with ANYTHING. My handload are sub 1/2" groups. You ain't gettin' my bolt gun!
BTW the Weatherby was ans still is a copy of the 98 Mauser. The strongest standard action ever devised. A gunsmith friend tried to blow one up. A FULL case of Bullseye under a 150 gr bullet in a 30-06 chamber 98. Most of the case went down the barrel. Stripped the rifling but was still functional. He did it with a battlefield pickup that was pitted so bad it was of no value. Rebarreled to 06 and fired. You can't beat success.

[Mk42gunner]

Every Weatherby that I have ever shot was accurate. I especially liked the 26" Mark V in .270 Weatherby that I had.

I have moved away from belted magnums in the last few years, but I could make an exception for another Mark V.

Robert

[Bazoo]

I at one time owned a Mark V deluxe in 270 WM. I didnt own it long, because i was young and didnt know what i had. It was very nice however, I gave 875 or so for it.

[w5pv]

One of the best that you could buy from over the counter and go to the field with.

[C. Latch]

I've never heard of an inaccurate Mark V, and the .300 Weatherby is my favorite big-game type cartridge.

[Lloyd Smale]

I never was thrilled with the look but ive got a mark V standard (no tip or skip line checkering) in 240 wby that is one of if not my favorite long range white tail rifle.

[nekshot]

remember the loan deal they used to do for you? I always wanted to get one of those rifles but never went thru with the deal. I believe it was an ok investment! The only hang up I have with them is their weight, a tad heavy.

[Mk42gunner]

I have a Vanguard on 223. It shoots sub 1" groups with ANYTHING. My handload are sub 1/2" groups. You ain't gettin' my bolt gun!
BTW the Weatherby was ans still is a copy of the 98 Mauser. The strongest standard action ever devised. A gunsmith friend tried to blow one up. A FULL case of Bullseye under a 150 gr bullet in a 30-06 chamber 98. Most of the case went down the barrel. Stripped the rifling but was still functional. He did it with a battlefield pickup that was pitted so bad it was of no value. Rebarreled to 06 and fired. You can't beat success.
Um, no. The Mark V is not a copy of the 98 Mauser.

Before he designed the Mark V, Roy Weatherby did build some rifles on Mauser actions; I think he also did some on 03 Springfields and Winchester Model 70's, but those weren't Mark V's.

Robert

[Texas by God]

I have a Vanguard on 223. It shoots sub 1" groups with ANYTHING. My handload are sub 1/2" groups. You ain't gettin' my bolt gun!
BTW the Weatherby was ans still is a copy of the 98 Mauser. The strongest standard action ever devised. A gunsmith friend tried to blow one up. A FULL case of Bullseye under a 150 gr bullet in a 30-06 chamber 98. Most of the case went down the barrel. Stripped the rifling but was still functional. He did it with a battlefield pickup that was pitted so bad it was of no value. Rebarreled to 06 and fired. You can't beat success.
Sorry but neither the Mark V or the Vanguard are copies of the great Mauser 98 other than being bolt action. Best, Thomas.

[sghart3578]

Hey Duke,

I will not only call you outdated but I will proudly join you.

I have loved the Mark V's since my brother bought one when I was a kid. He was just of of the Navy with a pocket full of cash.

I shot it many times.

Funny, I have never bought one, but I still admire them.

[Texas by God]

A friend needed $500 so he gave me his German made Mark V .240 Wby as collateral (his idea). It was beautiful, very accurate and heavy. Danged if he didnt pay me back a month later....oh well! Best,Thomas.

[Lloyd Smale]

yup and if I remember right you could have bought a brand new mark V deluxe for 600 bucks on payments back then.
remember the loan deal they used to do for you? I always wanted to get one of those rifles but never went thru with the deal. I believe it was an ok investment! The only hang up I have with them is their weight, a tad heavy.

[Hickok]

One of the best that you could buy from over the counter and go to the field with.I agree with that. I have a USA made Mark V in 257 Weatherby Magnum with the synthetic stock that has the aluminum bedding block, and it is one of the very few bolt action rifles I have ever owned that didn't need any tuning, tinkering or trigger work right out of the box. Put a 4-12x Leupold scope on it, bought a box of factory Weatherby ammo (ouch) to zero and chronograph, bought some empty brass to reload, and it is a tack driver.

I have taken deer out to 400 yards (lasered) with it using Nosler 110 gr Accubonds @ 3400fps. It has light recoil about like a 270 Winchester. Absolutely great rifle.

[Earlwb]

When I was young, I was always in awe of anyone with a Weatherby rifle. I think they are great guns and you are a lucky person to own one. Nothing wrong with owning a Weatherby anything.

[roysha]

Yesiree bob! Monte Carlo stock with cheek piece,skip line checkering, contrasting forearm tip, a neat white diamond inlaid in the stock and gloss on gloss. LUV UM!

Well, I have two sets of real Weatherby dies, 240 and 270, which is about as close as I'll ever come to owning a Weatherby.

My dream Weatherby was the 224 which I wanted to rebarrel to .17. Even went so far as to have a custom reamer made in 17-224 Weatherby, radius shoulders and all, just in case a 224 should drop on me from the heavens. Never happened, but I still have the reamer and a batch of brass. Dang it, now it looks like I have another project for the "Winter List" However it will probably have to be on a REM 700 since I for **** sure can't afford a Weatherby 224.

[Clay M]

I believe the Weatherbys are still cutting edge hunting rifles.
Roy was ahead of his time.
I have the Accumark in .270 Weatherby mag.

On a side note I have never been able to handload the ammo to equal the Weatherby factory loads .

The factory 130gr Hornady spire point gets 3600 fps out of my rifle.
Weatherby is using a powder that is not available for aftermarket sale.

It looks, smells,and tastes like Norma MRP, but it is not the same powder.

[Hickok]

Clay, are you sure about the velocity with a 130gr bullet?

[Clay M]

Clay, are you sure about the velocity with a 130gr bullet?

That is what my chronograph read .
It is an old Oehler 33 and I have never had it give false readings or what I thought was false .

My handloads run around 3300 to 3400 . That is the best I have been able to do so far.

[Drm50]

I had a used Mk V in 257, it was like new. A buddy of mine just had to have it,so I traded in to
him complete with Weatherby scope. He was so proud of that rifle he got to be a pain in the butt.
He would never carry it where it might get a scratch. He carried it in case to stand and back.Over
the years he lost chance on deer, because his gun was cased.

[725]

My buddy won one in .270 from my club. I've only won a ML Black Diamond at a raffle. Still------------I'm ahead of the game. Would rather have won the .270.

[Hardcast416taylor]

Duke, if you ever run across an early Kleingunther K-15 Instafire then you`ll be looking at a child of the Weatherby family. Bob Kleingunther was Roy Weatherby`s head gun smith in Germany. Bob went on his own in Seguin Tx when Weatherby moved back to Ca. In 1979 my brother had Bob make up a 7 Rem. Mag K-15 for him. No sights on it and it looked like a Mk 5 if you squinted a bit. Back then it cost $1000.00 to own one. They were guaranteed to shoot factory ammo under 1" for 5 shots at 100 yds from his shop. It took me 6 months to make up a humdinger of a load for it. It would print 3 rounds of my load into 1 single hole at 250 yds! I sent Bob all the data from my loads on every item I used. He remarked that he knew he made an accurate rifle - just really impressed him what dedicated loads can do.Robert

[GOPHER SLAYER]

In the late 1950s my brother and I visited Weatherby's store in South Gate, Ca. The Mark V had come out by then and they had a catalog with great pictures and descriptions of how the rifle came about. I still have my copy. If the rifle copied any other action it was the rifle made by Buffalo Arms, complete with mutable locking lugs. The Buffalo action did have a claw extractor while the Mark V does not, otherwise they are very close in design. I had a very good friend who had a Mark V in 240 with the Weatherby 3-9 scope and I thought it was gorgeous. He passed away and his widow offered it to me for $500 but with a kid in collage there was no way I could buy it. One of her neighbors bought it.

[RPRNY]

I approve Duke. Timeless classic.

[Just Duke]

I like the 416 and the 460. The 460 would be my favorite.

[Just Duke]

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[Clay M]

I like the 416 and the 460. The 460 would be my favorite.

The .460 should have adequate recoil to loosen your bridgework.

I had a .458 win mag for a while ,and it was plenty.

[Just Duke]

The .460 should have adequate recoil to loosen your bridgework.

I had a .458 win mag for a while ,and it was plenty.


It doesn't have to be loaded that hot. 1800 to 2000 fps is just fine.

[Clay M]

I was tuning the .458 up hoping to go to Africa ,so I wanted to see what it would do.

I think I liked the .416 Rem better.