Iam unaware that Remington everoffered the M700 from the factory in .240 Weatherbyor.340Weatherby. I know they offer the .300Weatherbyfor a short while back in the early to mid90's.

If those M700's.240 and .340 Weatherby's were rebarreled and otherwise more or less customized or custom builts, which isvery possible,then how can they be compared to an "out-of-the-box" Weatherby Mk V?

If you are going to stand by those comments, then compare an "out-of-the-box" Remington 700, a Browning A-bolt, a Winchester 70, a Ruger M77, or a Savage, chambered in .240 Wea, .257 Wea, .270 Wea, .340 Wea, .378 Wea, or .460 Wea, to an "out-of-the-box" Weatherby Mk V. Then feel free to come back and post the results. Like I said, I beleive heII will be frozen before we get a report on that, causeNONE of the above mentioned manufactures offerANYTHINGchambered in ANY Weatherby rounds mentioned above. Period.

A Weatherby Mk V is, what it is. If it does not meet your expectation for ANY reason, or cost too much $$$, or a 1.5 MOA guarantee doesn'tmake youwarm and fuzzy,the luster of the blueing to high, the stock too nice, or whatever, then by all means don't waste your money on one. It not my job to defend Weatherby. Today I have only one left, a Mk V deluxe .257 Wea. If Savage offered this round in a 114 American Classic for $600, I would have one tomorrow. But they don't so if I were to want another, I have only 2 options, I would either have to buy another Weatherby or custom build my own.