I am looking for some fedback on Weatherby rifles. Are they accurate? Whats the difference between the japanese / german / american made models in terms of workmanship accuracy etc. The 300 weatherby magnum seems like one to get!

I am sure there are many Weatherby experts out there I know nothing about these rifles.

Thanks

Arjun

I have personally owned the following japanease Weatherby Rifles.
a 257, 2 300's, 340, and a 416.
I had a 458 Win Mag WBY rifle as a work gun...

I have shot several other 7mm and 300,s as well as three other 458,s eight other 375 H&H's, two 378's and a 460.


All have shot very accurate and all have functioned great.

However I now have no Weatherby's.

For a Bolt Rifle I use the Blaser R 93...

I have owned two.

A Mark V Super Big Game Master SBGM in 7 Rem Mag......USA made

Also a Vanguard in 7 Rem Mag.

Of the two, I only have the Mark V in the vault....I sold the Vanguard last month.

They are apples/oranges in every scope of comparison with the Mark V a far better rifle. IMO

Have a Mark V Stainless and a Winchester Model 70 both in 300 Weatherby. Wonderful cartridge. The Weatherby built rifle is reliable and accurate. But so is the Model 70 and many other rifles. All that said I love my 300's and think you should get one too.

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Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
However I now have no Weatherby's.

For a Bolt Rifle I use the Blaser R 93...

How do you like that R93?
A buddy just got one and I've told him we would christen it on a hog or two later this month.

1. Yes, they are accurate.
2. I'm not sure. Mine are Japan and excellent workmanship.
3. You need two, a .300 bee and a .257 bee.

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Originally posted by Sevenxbjt:

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Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
However I now have no Weatherby's.

For a Bolt Rifle I use the Blaser R 93...

How do you like that R93?
A buddy just got one and I've told him we would christen it on a hog or two later this month.

I really like the Blaser R 93.

I think it is the most accurate factory bolt rifle on the Planet.

It uses the best factory scope mount.

You can take the rifle down, put it back together and the first round goes right where it should.

My two 338-378 Weatherby accumarks shoot under 1/2" all day long at 100 yards.With the right loads I have shot .25 groups and under 1" at 300 yards.Its the best investiment I ever made!!!!

My 338wm is a Japanese that stays at 1/2" with old 300gr Winchester power points @ +-2450ft/s and under 1" with 250gr Corloks at +-2700ft/s what more could i ask for?

Cheers
Johan

I own two Weatherby rifles, both are hard working hunting rifles that have been shot extensively by me, my son and grandsons over the years. An Accumark Model .257 Wby with a 6 X 24 Burris Signature scope has accounted for countless Deer for me and my grandsons and will continue in that role. A Sporter Model in .340 Wby and scoped with a 4 X 16 Burris Signature is deadly on Elk and Deer and got me my B&C Moose in Alaska. It will always remain in the family. Both rifles will shoot with pin point accuracy when the trigger puller does his part. Don't let anyone tell you that Weatherby rifles are not accurate, these two will shoot with anything. Good shooting.

I own 14, I think, Weatherbys and they all shoot very well. My 416 weatherby will shoot sub 1" groups at 100yds with 400gr Swift A-Frames running 2600+fps. Several of the smaller calibers will shoot 1" or less at 200yds. I believe all of mine are from Japan.

I own 5 Weatherby's all shoot great. They shoot best using Weatherby ammo. I believe they are one of the best values out there. All mine are Mark V's. The Vangard's are Howa's and are also good rifles, not as good as the Mark V, but still quality. My favorite is the .270 Wby and Ed Weatherby agrees with me. I have a .280 rem, 270 Wby, 300 Wby, 378 Wby and .460 Wby. I love them all.....Tom

Have looked seriously at MK V's and never took the plunge and have read some negative reports about the triggers, safety, jamming, etc., but you can hear negatives about almost anything be it firearms or whatever.
I do like the looks of their Euro version MK V since it does not have that very glossy finish. I noticed on their web site that 1.5"moa is guaranteed and figure that is just to cover their butts due to some claiming it will not shoot very well. Most rifles today will deliver that sort of accuracy if not better. From users posting here, they seem to shoot very well and believe I will take another look at them.

I own the WBY 257 and it is very accurate.

I have four Mark V's and they are all very accurate or I would not have them. I have a 6 lug Deluxe 243, a 9 lug Deluxe 240, a 257 LazerMark and my namesake an Accumark 30/378. The 257 is exceptionally accurate with 110 Accubonds.

A buddy of mine owns a .300 Wby Lasermark Japanese. It's deadly accurate as he's taken countless deer up to 200 yards. I'm sure if he needed to he could take one up to 500 yards. My logic is that if they weren't accurate & deadly they wouldn't have sold so many. Are there more accurate rifles? Of course there are. But Wbys are accurate enough.

Difference between a Japanese, American & German? That question could be posted on a Wby forum. There are many Wby lovers out there and I know there is a good Wby form. Unfortunately I don't have the link. Google it and I'm sure you'll get some hits. They will most definitely be able to tell you the difference between the 3.

I believe the German Wbys (made in the 50s &60s) was made by Sauer which is a reputable arms maker. I don't believe the used Japanese, American or German in pristine condition will get any more $$$ than the others. They are all good.

Weatherby's are a unique icon of American culture, born when California was a pro gun/hunting state. Roy believed that velocity and hydro-static shock was the ticket for dispatching game quickly and cleanly. His first rifles were modified mod 70's and basically anything else that came in. Then came the MkV.

The MkV is unique in its 9 locking lug design. The bolt is thicker in diameter compared to most bolt guns and is rated for 80kPSI (don't quote me, I didn't do the finite element analysis on this one). They tend to feed well and have tremendous camming power (often needed with full power wby loads)

As for quality, the German models seem to be the most sought by collectors. The Japanese models are good quality rifles, just not to the same standard of the german guns. The US made guns are made by SACO (M60 fame). The quality on the US guns is exquisite.

As has been said before, you really can't go wrong with any of the three.

John

I have a Southgate manufactured FN in 300 Wby I bought new way back when. After all these years and countless hunts it continues to shoot MOA with a variety of reloads.

I think I've had every Weatherby caliber from 240 and above over thee span of time. I'm not real hot any longer on the style so much, although the Safari Custom with is a nice looking rifle. The calibers are great and the guns are reliable and well made. I still have a couple customs now, in 378 and 416, that both shoot 1/2" or less, which is really incredible considering the power of those calibers.

I love Weatherbys, so what I am about to say is NOT dis'ing them.

The German ones have often brought more money as "collector's" pieces than the others did/do.

At the same time, if there was ever such a thing as a fragile Mk V, it would have to be the German one. Back toward the end of the German manufacture, and for years afterwards, we had owners of German ones coming in to get the trigger mechanism replaced. The trigger-housing itself would break. It appeared to be made of some kind of pot-metal.

I finally sold all of my German Weatherbys, though only one of my triggers ever broke, and replaced them all with Japanese ones.

I didn't want to risk a breakage at the worst possible time, could get good money for the German ones, and wanted some different chamberings anyway.

Weatherby boast that they have a very good trigger.....but they don't.

The sear is O.K. but the spring needs replaced to adjust to my specs.

Overtravel? That’s a different story.
The bolt is removed by pulling the trigger back all the way.....so there is no over travel stop.

I like my Weatherby SBGM allot but this is the only thing that I think needs improving.

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Originally posted by ted thorn:
Weatherby boast that they have a very good trigger.....but they don't.

The sear is O.K. but the spring needs replaced to adjust to my specs.

Overtravel? That’s a different story.
The bolt is removed by pulling the trigger back all the way.....so there is no over travel stop.

I like my Weatherby SBGM allot but this is the only thing that I think needs improving.

The accumarks have the best of the MkV triggers, shame they all aren't as good. Never felt over-travel being that much of an issue on a bolt gun, but, on long shots, its nice not to have movement as the bullets is heading down the bore.

John