I was looking at a Weatherby Mark V Accumark in 30-378 with an accubrake yesterday. It's nice rifle, but very expensive. Does anybody own one of these? Do you think it's worth the money you paid for it? How well does the muzzle brake reduce recoil? The stock design has a lot of drop at heel; does the comb smakck your cheek when you shoot it? How do you think it compares to a Rem 700 Sendero?

Elkhunter,

I’ll relate some recent experiences my son and I have had with his 340 Weatherby Accumark (w/o a muzzle break). He is a lefty which means often limited choices in rifles. He learned that this model was being discontinued by Weatherby and was able to purchase one from Phil Pomeroy Quality Firearms on Guns America for a pretty good price. We mounted a Zeiss 3x9 Conquest scope in Burris Signature rings.

We have had two range sessions with it so far shooting Weatherby factory ammunition. We are both very impressed with the overall quality of the rifle’s fit and finish. The synthetic stock is modeled after the standard Weatherby design and I have to say that shooting 200 and 225 grain loads off the bench was surprisingly pleasant (we use a Past shoulder pad generally on the bench). The stock is designed to direct recoil away from your face and while it was a sharp recoil, it was very manageable. We shot my 375 H&H at the same time and they both had about the same level of recoil but the Weatherby was slightly sharper. Neither of us likes or uses any rifle with muzzle brakes (just too damn loud) so I would expect that the recoil would be even less braked. The action is very well machined and the trigger came from the factory at a crisp 4 pounds. We did notice that extracting the fired cases would tend to “hang†up a bit but have not been able to determine just yet if it is due to the ammunition (Weatherby ammo is noted to be loaded hot) or the fact that the action was new and still very tight. We’ll monitor that over time. The short bolt lift of 54 degrees takes a little getting used to when all our other rifles are the more traditional throw but it worked fine. The rifle was very accurate and we fired groups at 200 yards of around an inch and a quarter without really concentrating on shooting for accuracy. Overall it is a powerful and accurate combination and this being our first real up close experience with a Weatherby I have to say I’m impressed. They are expensive and I tended to never be interested in Weatherby rifles (cartridges yes) but I think I’ve changed my mind based on the experiences we have had with my son’s rifle.

Hope that help, good luck,

Paul

They are nice rifles but, when comparing them to the new Sendero SFII, they are not worth the extra $$ IMO. I like the HS stock much more on the SFII and the 1/2 MOA accuracy from the SFII I purchased a few months back has me convinced Remington still knows what they're doing.

By the way, I only paid 759 for the SFII

I personally would go custom before I purchased a Accumark. The cost would be less as well.

Good Luck

Reloader

Yes I have one. My wife bought it for me for Christmas in 1998. I would have never bought the rifle but trying to keep peace in the house, well that speaks for itself. It is a nice rifle and will just floor an elk at 400 yds. I load 120.5gr of H-870 under 180gr Nosler Partitions. The stock is very nice fitting but the forearm is weak. Under field conditions it is very easily twisted. Accuracy wise is meets expectations. At 100 yds and keeping it cool, it will put 10 shots under a half dollar. The brake is excellent. It keeps bench recoil down to about like a 270 Win. With the brake off it is like a 375 H&H. It took a long time for me to get used to the brake as it creates a HUGE muzzle blast and percussion on everyone around you. Hunting with the brake requires hearing protection as a shot with the muzzle brake on will deafen a brass monkey. I have taken several elk with it in Colorado. Would I buy another, No. Since I have it and under the conditions I aquired it, I'm glad to have it. Another consideration is you do not have to load it to max. I load it down to 300 Win velocities and it is very comfortable to shoot. Still use the 180s but with 84gr of RL-22. If you get one get a good scope that compliments the capability. Speaking to your Sendero, that is my Colorado backup gun. Sendero in 300 Win Mag. Great rifle.

Hope this helps.

I bought both of my 338-378 weatherby accumarks for $1000 .I am very glad I did.They are awesome rifles capible of awesome accuracy.It has shot 1/4" groups at 100 yards and under an inch at 300 yards.I love the stocks barrels and about everything.I do need the drop mag for mineso you can keep three in the magazine.Its worth the money but I would go with the 338-378 instead of the 30-378.I have heard of 30-378 burning out the barrel at 250 rounds.I have heard the 338-378 will last at least 1500 rounds.The 338-378 is way better for long range shooting than the 30-378 on larger game.

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Do you think it's worth the money

No.