Weatherby Mark V

[HeathSexton]

I have a Stainless/Synthetic Weatherby Mark V in 300Wby Mag, I figured it would be free floated but it is nowhere close. The stock is bound badly on the barrel, if it shot great I would not worry about it. Should I take it to my Smith and have him float it out, call Weatherby, or just order a new and better stock?



Thanks

 

[Zeke Menuar]

If you have a piece of doweling, sanding block and some sandpaper, 180 or 220 grit, you can do the job yourself. Pull the stock from the action, take some off using long light strokes all the way up and down the barrel channel. I have done this on two guns with tupperware stocks. When you can slide two dollar bills up and down the barrel channel all the way up to the reciever your done. Don't take off too much. It looks silly(like my first effort).


My suggestion is to replace the tupperware stock with a Bell & Carlson Medalist. This stock has a full length aluminum bedding block and comes in several different colors. I put one of these stocks on my Weatherby Vanguard 300 WBY. Excellent stock.

http://www.bellandcarlson.com/

Bought my stock through Midaway USA
http://www.midwayusa.com/esearch.exe/se ... rch_Button

ZM

 

[HeathSexton]

Thanks for the help

 

[longwinters]

I thought all Weatherby rifles were pressure pointed. Never knew that they came free floated.

Long

 

[Zeke Menuar]

My Howaby came pressure pointed. When I switched to the B&C stock I left in the pressure point. Gun shoots great so I am not inclined to mess with success.

The factory tupperware stock almost always needs to have the barrel channel sanded to fix the stock rubbing more on one side than the other.

ZM

 

[HeathSexton]

Mine is like pressure wrapped. You can take the stock bolts out and pick up the gun by the scope and the stock will hang on, it has to be pulled off.

 

[FOTIS]

I have a Stainless/Synthetic Weatherby Mark V in 300Wby Mag, I figured it would be free floated but it is nowhere close. The stock is bound badly on the barrel, if it shot great I would not worry about it. Should I take it to my Smith and have him float it out, call Weatherby, or just order a new and better stock?



Thanks

sHOOT IT FIRST. iF IT SHOOTS GOOD leave it alone!!!!

Freefloating does not warrant accuracy all the time!

 

[HeathSexton]

It doesn't shoot very good. Probably a 1" group at 50yds. I am going to try some different bullets and weights before I do anything.

 

[340boy]

I have owned several weatherby MarkV's: the deluxe, ultralightweight, and the accumark. The only one that is free floated to my knowledge is the accumark.

 

[FOTIS]

That is correct. :wink: