I'm in the market for a 300 Magnum. I'm not too concerned about recoil as long as I keep the gun a reasonable weight, since my other rifle is a CZ 550 in 500 Jeffery (no muzzle brake). I've always drooled over the Weatherby's but am thinking of either a used German Mark V Deluxe or an early FN Mauser based Southgate Weatherby. My other choice would be either a pre-64 M70 or a new M70 in 300 Win Mag. Any Weatherby lovers or haters?

Merry Christmas all,

Chuck

I have three of them. Does that tell you anything?

Late '90's Winchester chambered the M70 Classic in .300 Weatherby. I have one of those was well as my father's Sauer made MK V. Any H&H or 7mm STW M70 can be re barreled. Since you already have one CZ you can also get one in .375 H&H and have it re barreled to .300 Weatherby.

Love Weatherby's, have 6, .270 thru .460.

Have 2 300 Weatherby's. One in Model 70 wood/blue, one Mark V stainless/synthetic. I love the cartridge. Easily 90% of my big game kills have been with these two rifles. That Mark V is a very good gun to shoot IMHO. I'm sure it's a matter of opinion, but I've had nothing but great experience with the 300 Roy and those two rifles have become trusted friends.

Sound great all, thanks. A 300 Weatherby and a 500 Jeffery sound like a nice pair of rifles to take to Africa or Alaska ... Until then we'll just show up with them here in Colorado and the elk will drop dead of fright ...



Chuck

i have a japanese made mkv, i like the gun itself but not the cartridge.
i wish i had bought a .308win instead

I have 14 weatherby's from 223 to 460. My favorite is the 30-378---I have 4 of those. The 300 weatherby is a good round as well.

Chuck,
Another rifle you may be interested in is the Mod. 70 classic. They made the 300 Weatherby in 2000.
Best,
Terry

The original Southgate FN Mauser-based Weatherby rifles are not nearly as strong as the Mark V ones, if that matters to you.

Also, the pre-1972 German-made Mark V in .300 Weatherby had a 1-12 twist barrel, so it may not stabilize long heavy bullets, if you care about that.

Remington made their Model 700 Limited Classic in .300 Weatherby one year sometime in the late 1980s. I have one of those. It has a 24 inch barrel with -- I think -- a 1-12 twist. I've been able to get 3200+ f.p.s. with 180 grain bullets from it using max. charges of IMR 7828, and 3000+ with 200 grain ones, again using a max charge of IMR 7828. (Remington or Weatherby brass, Federal 215 or Remington 9 1/2M primers.)

My best accuracy with this rifle has come using 200 gr. Nosler Accubonds and a max load of Alliant Reloader 22, with some sacrifice in velocity -- under 100 f.p.s. (compared to the velocity I could get using IMR 7828). I don't think there's an animal on the planet that would notice that velocity difference when hit with that bullet.

I go way back to when Roy Weatherby was putting those inlays in stocks. I always felt the Weatherby product with the double radius shouldered cartridges with belts were for the guys who liked spats.

While I don't profess to be a true blue Weatherby FAN, I do own several. A 300 Wby. is a literal lightening bolt on game. I don't asign any special powers to particular rifle cartridges but if there ever was one it would be the 30 cal. Wby. Of course the RUM would be the same thing. I can't see any real significant increase in velocity in the reloading tables for the 30-378 Wby. but I imagine it is quite the killer too. I would forego the German Wby.s because of the slow twist but would not shy away from a Jap model. I have one in a Classic Mark and another in a LazerMark. I owned a synthetic in 7mm Wby that was very accurate but I eventually got a Brown Precision in 7mm RM and did not need the Wby..

I really like my M70 300 (pf not classic). Its been a very accurate gun and I'm giving her some upgrades this year like new weatherproof coating, synthetic stock and new glass.

General thoughts seem to hover around RL22 being about the perfect powder for the old Roy.

If you can't find what you want, there is nothing wrong with the 300 Win either! Honestly, if you compare them there is not a whole lot of difference if they're in equal length barrels, sometimes less then 100fps.

If I was to do it over though, I think I'd go with the H&H, JMO

Lloyd and all thanks for all of those excellent points. As far as spats go, that was my opinion when I started hunting 40 some years ago. I also thought skiing was for the pastel panzies when I lived in Western Montana throughout the 70s (which was my loss). My Rem 700 BDL in 270 was almost too fancy there but it worked wonders. I'm getting to the age where there's a few things I always wanted (that won't put a serious dent into me leaving things for my wife and sons) and I'm just going to get them ...

Merry Christmas





Chuck

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Originally posted by Sendero300:
Chuck,
Another rifle you may be interested in is the Mod. 70 classic. They made the 300 Weatherby in 2000.
Best,
Terry

I have one, great gun.

It was mentioned tne Remington classic was chambered for the 300 in the 80's. The year was 89. One of my rifles is that model. The other is a Remington Sendero, the other one started life as 300 winmag sendero and I rechambered it to the 300 wby. Bedded and floated the barrel, added a jewell trigger and good recoil pad.

The 300 wby is a good all arounder. As for the Mk V action, it is one of the strongest and smoothest of factory offerings. Don't neglect the US made MkVs, they are top notch productions.

As said earlier, RL22 would be a good investment. Talley makes the best bases and rings for the MkV.

John

I grew up in the time Weatherby was just getting started. His products were IMHO always above the norm, run of the mill but I especially admired his cartridges for their performance and looks - you can spot a Weatherby across the room. I killed two birds with one stone, purchased a Ruger #1 (wanted one) in .300 Weatherby (always wanted one), strictly on economics and have not looked back, a unique combination but to each his own. --- John303.

There is one on Guns International for 695. Mark V Deluxe in 300 Roy from Japan with 4X44 Imperial scope. You can't beat that gun at that price. It has a couple of fingerprint marks where the gun bearer held it. However, If I didn't already have one its life on the market would be over.
Sincerely,
Thomas

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Originally posted by Kaboku68:
There is one on Guns International for 695. Mark V Deluxe in 300 Roy from Japan with 4X44 Imperial scope. You can't beat that gun at that price. It has a couple of fingerprint marks where the gun bearer held it. However, If I didn't already have one its life on the market would be over.

You betchum!! Especially with that Imperial scope! IIRC , those scopes were made in Germany, with top quality German glass.

I have a M70 in .300Wby, a Accumark in .30-378, stainless Mk V in .340Wby and a Euromark in .378Wby

Always loved the Weatherby calibers.