26 November 2004, 09:35
boilerroomWeatherby Mark V
I found a great deal on a Weatherby Mark V Stainless in 340 Weatherby. It has some type of Tasco 50mm rangefinder scope and rings/sling plus 3 boxes of Weatherby ammo that is by no means cheap. Good brass to work with for starters. This rifle has only shot 4 rounds and the owner wants to sell it for some reason. Recoil maybe? The whole package is going for $200 cheaper than the best listed price I can find new. I'll resell the scope for what ever I can get for it and the deal just gets better.
I have a question though. I have next to no knowledge of this line of rifles. I dry fired it a few times and noticed considerable creep in the trigger. Not a big deal, I guess. What kind of a reputation does this line have for thier quality of triggers? Anything else about overall quality that anyone might add. I've heard mixed opinions about accuracy but having a cannon like that does not have to give one hole groups consistantly because I plan on using it to hunt larger animals to begin with. If I can ring that kind of accuracy out of it, all the more fun to shoot.
I'll decide if I want to install a brake or not after some time alone with it.
26 November 2004, 09:50
mhoI had a Jap Mk V trigger lightened beyond what the factory adjustments would allow by my Swiss smith. There was an issue of opening the trigger housing (or rather making sure it could be closed again), but my smith said he would make new pins if the old ones had gone south (which they did not). In the end, I ended up with a very serviceable trigger - probably somewhere around a creep free 2lbs.
I personally like my MkV action - it is very smooth to operate, I like the short bolt lift, and the safety is very positive. It is a heavy action due to its length, so I'm having it converted into something that needs a bit of weight - just like your .340 will. Mine will become a .375 H&H. Yes I know the MkV is not a CRF action, but I don't get hung up on the little things in life. I'm looking forward to my MkV .375 H&H!
- mike
26 November 2004, 15:58
LAWCOPWELL, I finally managed to burn out the bbl of my .340 Mark V. Put over 1000 rounds through it this summer shooting at 1000yds. Have probably 3000 rounds total through it and it has performed flawlessly.
Weatherby has excellent bbls in my experience and my .340 has consistently shot between 1/2-3/4" groups over the years.
THE Mark V action is strong and short to work. I have never had a fail to feed or extract.
One of the things I did so I could get the most out of it was to have a brake put on it and the recoil is in the light .270 range, so you can concentrate on the shot and not worry about the smack when the trigger is pulled.
THe trigger is capable of some adjustment, but I am unaware of anyone who makes an after market trigger.
It shoots heavier bullets better then lighter bullets.
It does have noticable recoil if you are sensitive.
IT is a grat "one rifle" for pretty much everything if you were so limited.
26 November 2004, 16:02
Mike375boilerroom
The triggers can be adjusted for both creep and weight of pull and it can be done without taking the rifle apart. The weight of pull is done with a very samll allen head screw that you will see if you look up through the trigger guard area. The sear engagement is seen when you take the bolt out and it is also a very small allen head screw that is set at an angle.
However, these days Wbys come with a trigger return spring that feels like it is the front suspension of a tractor
With a new spring most Wbys will easily adjust down to a reliable 1 to 1.5 pound pull
Removing the trigger can be very hard as the screw is super tight. If you remove the boly you will see the screw that holds the trigger assemnbly, it is the big screw next to the sear engagement screw.
Mike
26 November 2004, 18:16
N E 450 No2I have had several Mark V's over the years, and I am involved in a project with several Mark V DGR's in 375 H&H and 458 Win Mag. I have never experienced any problems with them. I had a 340 Alaskan once. It shot very good. It was not braked. I kicked less than any of the 375 H&H's I have had. The 340 is a great caliber.
08 December 2004, 06:47
vapodogThe .340 is an enormous amount of power and the MarkV will handle it.....but I'll take a M-70 in .338 any day.....it's not as much gun but there's no elk in the world that will know the difference. IMO the M-70 is that much better gun.