Weatherby Mark V Accumark
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern wv
Posts: 3,619
I have a friend down in Texas that bought one in the Remington Sendero Model and he quit using it because of the recoil he couldn't tolerate. I was surprised because Hayden was a big guy that rode bulls in the big rodeos back when Larry Mahan was the star of rodeos. He shot a yote one day with it that was way out there and it almost cut that yote in half!
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#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
Probably so, as I've heard that the size of the person isn't what really matters when it comes to recoil. I'm a little under 5'10" and 165# and don't shoot anything bigger than a 30-06 and can shoot that all day while many think it's way too much recoil for them.
#13
Not really. Just most large men think they can "take the punch" and never "learned" to roll with the recoil.They tend to tense up and there isn't much more out there that will create a "flinch" faster than tensing up. Getting "scope eye" probably beats it out. Learning to shoot as a small child taught me to relax and roll with the recoil so I didn't evolve into "taking the punch" when I started getting some serious size on me.
#17
They have great glass but, I do a lot of 4 wheeling and have had durability issues with them. I have had to send too many back for repair. Never had the problems with Bushnell, Leupold, Redfield or Vortex, just Nikon. I have literally had the vibrate apart on a 4 wheeler while riding the trails around here. My last episode with Nikon was with a P-223 AR scope mount, I figured maybe there mounts were better than there scopes, I was wrong. I mounted the mount on one of my AR's and when I torqued the scope mounting screws, one of the screws pulled the threads out of the mount. High quality aluminum crap! $50, straight to the trash can. I have had the worst luck with Nikon than any other scope manufactor. Other people love them but I have had nothing but problems out of them. Scopes, binoculars and even mounts.
#18
Wow, never had a single problem like that from any of mine. My pistol mounted scopes see their fare share of abuse, especially the one on my .500 S&W mag. Never had one blow up. I also have 3 of the AR scope mounts and never had a problem with the threads pulling out or stripping. I rarely use an ATV. If I'm hunting back country it's usually hiking in on foot or horseback. Never had one fail from a saddle.
#19
Yeah, I have friends that love them and never had any problems, but I just have had bad luck with everyone I have owned. Like I said, they glass is great and I love there cameras but I have had bad luck with both scopes and binoculars. I have never owned a Buckmaster scope till now but I have had both Pro-Staff and Monarchs.
#20
I always wanted a Weatherby, well last weekend I finally pulled the trigger and bought a Weatherby Mark V Accumark chambered in the 7mm STW. I have been looking at this gun for over 2 years at my buddies shop. I ended up getting it for $1054 out the door with a Nikon Buckmaster 6-18 scope. The scope has to go, I hate Nikons, think I will replace it with a Vortex Viper PST 6-24 or save a little more for a Nightforce. Anyone have experience with these rifles? The serial #'s are SBxxxxxx, can anyone tell me when it was made? Now the search for brass begins, I found the dies.
I have had a fairly new Nikon Buckmaster give up the ghost on me and had to be replaced by Nikon, but other than that one they seem to be serviceable. I do not think I would put a scope of over 14X or 16X on an elk rifle.