I'm looking for something like my Rem XCR II stock, light, soaks up recoil, still very accurate. Don't really care about looks. I bought this 270 Weatherby from Cabelas, very accurate and reliable but heavy for a mountain rifle.



Thanks,

Chuck

Get a Boyd's classic with a straight comb if you want to soak up recoil. Doesn't climb but goes straight back into the shoulder. You can get a factory Limbsaver installed.

McMillan Edge fill would be my first choice. Might make for a barrel heavy rifle, though. Great cartridge. One of the Weatherby's that you don't see much, but is really useful.

Just accept that recoil will increase with weight loss. That said, I've shot this cartridge a lot and I don't think it will matter. It isn't, to me, a hard kicker.

Jeremy

Thanks for the recommendation. I can just shoot my 500 Jeffery at the range first, then the little 270 Weatherby will be but a maiden's touch

Chuck try Wildcat Composites.
Good people to deal with and they make a rigid ultra light stock.
I ordered one for my 30/06 that weighed about 16 ounces and by the time I had it bedded and a pad and swivel studs it finished at 19 ounces.
The rifle shoots well under an inch.

Thanks I will take a look! I contacted MacMillan by email, but will probably call as well. I'm also looking at a used Rem XCR II stock. I know it's a cheap injection type stock but it really soaks up recoil in our 375 Weatherby and seems accurate. Can they be machined?

My dad had a German Mark V in 257 Wby and as I recall a significant portion of the weight of it was in the action. The stock and barrel were both quite light. Since the action was designed to be big enough to hold the bigger magnums it had a lot more weight than needed for the smaller ones.

It is difficult to get epoxy to stick to the plastic injection molded stocks like found on the XCR II, so machining and re-bedding is tough to do.

You could send it to Rick Steinhour at Extreme Rifle works to be bedded into an MPI stock. I wouldn't send anything to MPI directly, but Rick usually has blanks on hand that he can bed anything into. MPI stocks themselves are pretty good, especially if the finisher knows what he is doing.

The Wildcat suggestion is a good one, but I don't think they do a Weatherby stock.

Jeremy

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Originally posted by Ray B:
My dad had a German Mark V in 257 Wby and as I recall a significant portion of the weight of it was in the action. The stock and barrel were both quite light. Since the action was designed to be big enough to hold the bigger magnums it had a lot more weight than needed for the smaller ones.

you're probably right, the action is massive.

Much of the weight of a MK5 is in the action and barrel. Don’t expect to save much more than half a pound with most aftermarket stocks, you do need some rigidity for decent accuracy.



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I don't think Wildcat makes a stock for the Weatherby. I don't know your budget but I'd contact Brown Precision and ask about their Pounder stock. MPI might be another company to look at.

You might try a Hi-Tech Specialties stock. Very light.