I have never spent near that much on a rifle. Factory or build.
Somebody must be giving you parts. Most quality barrels alone go for $300 + nowadays and a good Remington 700 Donor action also $300 plus. Throw in a B&C Medalist Stock, a Timney trigger and a Leupold VX 2 or VX 3 Scope and you're past that and you haven't even reamed the chamber yet.
Daddy, what's an enabler?
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Somebody must be giving you parts. Most quality barrels alone go for $300 + nowadays and a good Remington 700 Donor action also $300 plus. Throw in a B&C Medalist Stock, a Timney trigger and a Leupold VX 2 or VX 3 Scope and you're past that and you haven't even reamed the chamber yet.
A scope is not an integral part of a rifle. They do not count towards a factory rifle purchase or build in my mind. They are an accessory.
So, I shop/trade/gift judiciously for actions, barrels, stocks, triggers and then a friend builds them for me. Never paid to have one put together. I am fortunate.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
Action: $400 or less
Barrel: $335 or less
Stocks: $200 or less (I generally use gift certificates, trade, find used, or clearance stocks)
Trigger: $100 or less (generally trade or am gifted triggers)
Labor: Free
The above are max prices for any one part. Factory Seconds are common. I've never had a project that included all max prices. A project usually comes about because of a smoking deal or acquisition of one of the above parts. Then, the hunt for additional parts begins or the saving of gift cards commences.
I've never sat down and forked over for all necessary pieces at once. Gotta be smart.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
Wizard's rifle looks less ugly than a typical Weatherby stock; however, it retains the oversized forend (and probably overweight) that makes a Sherpa necessary to hunting with their older Mark V's.
Ever hunt with a vintage sporter like a '03 or a Mauser? There was a time when a 9+lb rifle was considered the standard for a hunting gun. The new Watherbys weigh less than that and some of the light synthetic stocked versions are real lightweights with the same configuration stock.
The second point of your post confirms my basic question: why didn't Weatherby offer stock options in an attempt to attract more customers until recently.
Shooting down a South Texas Sendero from a Tower Blind, that big, heavy stock would probably be an advantage over my more compact M700 BDL with a synthetic stock.
But, they, until recently, didn't offer the Mark V in a lighter package.
Well, there ya go! I HAVE fired one! Didn't remember if I fired yours or not. Remember working on your buddy's and his son's rifles. Didn't remember if I actually shot yours, but apparently so.
Cool.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
The second point of your post confirms my basic question: why didn't Weatherby offer stock options in an attempt to attract more customers until recently.
Shooting down a South Texas Sendero from a Tower Blind, that big, heavy stock would probably be an advantage over my more compact M700 BDL with a synthetic stock.
But, they, until recently, didn't offer the Mark V in a lighter package.
What do you consider "recent"? Ultralights, Accumarks and Fibermarks aren't exactly new models. I remember seeing Fibermarks with fluted barrels, ultralight fiberglass stocks and factory muzzle brakes LOOOOONG before it was fashionable, it was functional then.
What do you consider "recent"? Ultralights, Accumarks and Fibermarks aren't exactly new models. I remember seeing Fibermarks with fluted barrels, ultralight fiberglass stocks and factory muzzle brakes LOOOOONG before it was fashionable, it was functional then.
I am not a Weatherby extra so I don't know when each Mark V model was introduced. Virtually ever Mark V that I have seen had the wood stock.
If they were commonly available when other manufacturers were introducing similar options, I am wrong.
I just turned 62,I have owned a weatherby 22 clip model for over forty years and a deluxe 7mm rem mag vanguard for thirty five .Both of these rifles have been great guns.Last year I was able to put enough cash away to buy a very nice unfired except the 3 the factory fired,7mm weatherby mag deluxe 1984 model with the 24 inch number 1 contour ,which most people dont care for but I love it,Comes down to a nice light beautiful rifle. And I handload 140 gr barnes ttsx drt accuracy. I am new here so hello from North Dakota
I have never owned one, shot one, and likely never will. For me it's a simply aesthetics. I think they don't look "American" or even Golden Age European/German. It looks Japanese, polished beyond any reasonable degree. I don't like the diamond inlays in the stocks if they still make that, don't like the white lines pistol grip/butt pad. They're shiny like a used car thats been repainted to make it look good.
I'm sure they're a fine rifle and shoot well. Look better on the wall than in the field. The other thing I don't like is the propitiatory rounds that seem to do no more than more pedestrian rounds. But the bottom line is looks. I like classic style rifles if I'm going to spend that kind of money.
Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
I just turned 62,I have owned a weatherby 22 clip model for over forty years and a deluxe 7mm rem mag vanguard for thirty five .Both of these rifles have been great guns.Last year I was able to put enough cash away to buy a very nice unfired except the 3 the factory fired,7mm weatherby mag deluxe 1984 model with the 24 inch number 1 contour ,which most people dont care for but I love it,Comes down to a nice light beautiful rifle. And I handload 140 gr barnes ttsx drt accuracy. I am new here so hello from North Dakota
Welcome!
Glad you were able to purchase a rifle that is special to you.
It looks Japanese, polished beyond any reasonable degree.
I don't like the diamond inlays in the stocks if they still make that,
don't like the white lines pistol grip/butt pad. They're shiny like a
used car thats been repainted to make it look good.
I like my Weatherby's The stock design fits me. They shoot very well.....free bore killing accuracy is way over emphasized. They also kill when I pull the trigger.
Being cheap I always found ways to work with proprietary brass.
I own one Weatherby rifle because it was given to me. I think I'd be able to run fast enough, crippled leg and all, to avoid being given another one. Roy Weatherby was a salesman worthy of admiration by P.T. Barnum, and he sold mostly sizzle instead of steak. It worked for him- - - -I'm proud of him for taking boatloads of money from people who could afford that kind of status symbol, along with the cars, homes, and trophy wives that screamed "conspicuous consumption!" My home-built Mausers are more accurate, and take down game just as well as, if not better than the German-made 7MM Weatherby I've got. They also DON'T burn holes in the brass after about 4 or 5 reloadings.
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I have never spent near that much on a rifle. Factory or build.
And the Beretta is your favorite handgun.
Somebody must be giving you parts. Most quality barrels alone go for $300 + nowadays and a good Remington 700 Donor action also $300 plus. Throw in a B&C Medalist Stock, a Timney trigger and a Leupold VX 2 or VX 3 Scope and you're past that and you haven't even reamed the chamber yet.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
A scope is not an integral part of a rifle. They do not count towards a factory rifle purchase or build in my mind. They are an accessory.
So, I shop/trade/gift judiciously for actions, barrels, stocks, triggers and then a friend builds them for me. Never paid to have one put together. I am fortunate.
Of course!
Barrel: $335 or less
Stocks: $200 or less (I generally use gift certificates, trade, find used, or clearance stocks)
Trigger: $100 or less (generally trade or am gifted triggers)
Labor: Free
The above are max prices for any one part. Factory Seconds are common. I've never had a project that included all max prices. A project usually comes about because of a smoking deal or acquisition of one of the above parts. Then, the hunt for additional parts begins or the saving of gift cards commences.
I've never sat down and forked over for all necessary pieces at once. Gotta be smart.
Wizard's rifle looks less ugly than a typical Weatherby stock; however, it retains the oversized forend (and probably overweight) that makes a Sherpa necessary to hunting with their older Mark V's.
I had a few "friends" like that who expected me to build and dyno-tune their race car engines that way. We're not friends anymore.
Jerry
"The Un-Tactical"
The second point of your post confirms my basic question: why didn't Weatherby offer stock options in an attempt to attract more customers until recently.
Shooting down a South Texas Sendero from a Tower Blind, that big, heavy stock would probably be an advantage over my more compact M700 BDL with a synthetic stock.
But, they, until recently, didn't offer the Mark V in a lighter package.
Obviously.
You have.......in 257
Well, there ya go! I HAVE fired one! Didn't remember if I fired yours or not. Remember working on your buddy's and his son's rifles. Didn't remember if I actually shot yours, but apparently so.
Cool.
"The Un-Tactical"
I thought it was the stellar 710 trigger.
What do you consider "recent"? Ultralights, Accumarks and Fibermarks aren't exactly new models. I remember seeing Fibermarks with fluted barrels, ultralight fiberglass stocks and factory muzzle brakes LOOOOONG before it was fashionable, it was functional then.
I am not a Weatherby extra so I don't know when each Mark V model was introduced. Virtually ever Mark V that I have seen had the wood stock.
If they were commonly available when other manufacturers were introducing similar options, I am wrong.
Never saw one. I have seen a few Lazermarks from time to time.
"The Un-Tactical"
Caveman, welcome aboard.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
The stock design fits me.
They shoot very well.....free bore killing accuracy is way over emphasized. They also kill when I pull the trigger.
Being cheap I always found ways to work with proprietary brass.
.224 Weatherby Magnum
.240 Weatherby Magnum
.257 Weatherby Magnum
6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum.270 Weatherby Magnum
7mm Weatherby Magnum
.300 Weatherby Magnum.340 Weatherby Magnum
.30-378 Weatherby Magnum
.338-378 Weatherby Magnum
.375 Weatherby Magnum
.378 Weatherby Magnum
.416 Weatherby Magnum
sure your man
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