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Anyone Shoot a Weatherby Mark 5 Pistol?

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23 August 2006, 23:46
K20350
Anyone Shoot a Weatherby Mark 5 Pistol?
Anyone have any expeireince with these? My Uncle is contemplating a purchase on one and was wondering how they shoot? I resembles an XP-100. Also it is in 22-250 and he was wondering what kind of loads work in a 15" barrel thanx!
25 August 2006, 03:55
Woodrow S
A 15" bbl is long enough to burn all of the powder so any load that works in a rifle will work in the handgun, it just won't be as fast and bbl length has nothing to do with how accurate it can be. If I was him, I would go for it. Weatherby rifles are very accurate and I would surmise that the short bbl version is too.
01 September 2006, 18:30
Cossack2
I agee with Woodrow on the barrel length issue.
I shoot a XPR 100 in 260 with a 15" barrel. The 120 gr bullet chrons at 2750 fps with Varget. A comperable load in 7/08 rifle with 22" barrel gets only 150 fps more with the same powder.