What's with the bias against Weatherby??
08-15-2007 | 11:10 AM
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RE: What's with the bias against Weatherby??
go look on your local gun store shelves for a 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, and come back here and let us know how that particular rifle shoots. I beleive heII will be frozen before we get a report on that.
Both shoot better than ANY Mark V i've ever owned or shot...
But, i'm not one of the complainers about Wby. accuracy, i'm a complainer abour there poor quality. And MOST Wby. owners can't even see it, so Wby. keeps on over chargeing for there guns...
DM
08-15-2007 | 11:49 AM
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RE: What's with the bias against Weatherby??
ORIGINAL: DM
I don't have to go to my gunshop for one, i have a 700 Rem. here now chambered for .240 Wby., and also a 700 Rem. in .340 Wby...
Both shoot better than ANY Mark V i've ever owned or shot...
But, i'm not one of the complainers about Wby. accuracy, i'm a complainer abour there poor quality. And MOST Wby. owners can't even see it, so Wby. keeps on over chargeing for there guns...
DM
go look on your local gun store shelves for a 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, and come back here and let us know how that particular rifle shoots. I beleive heII will be frozen before we get a report on that.
Both shoot better than ANY Mark V i've ever owned or shot...
But, i'm not one of the complainers about Wby. accuracy, i'm a complainer abour there poor quality. And MOST Wby. owners can't even see it, so Wby. keeps on over chargeing for there guns...
DM
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.
08-15-2007 | 12:37 PM
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RE: What's with the bias against Weatherby??
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?
08-15-2007 | 02:11 PM
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RE: What's with the bias against Weatherby??
Besides still be cheaper or the same cost, you would have something in the end.
. I just don't feel that the Weatherby gives a guy what he pays for.
. I just don't feel that the Weatherby gives a guy what he pays for.
08-15-2007 | 02:30 PM
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RE: What's with the bias against Weatherby??
ORIGINAL: James B
Besides still be cheaper or the same cost, you would have something in the end.. I just don't feel that the Weatherby gives a guy what he pays for.
Besides still be cheaper or the same cost, you would have something in the end.
. I just don't feel that the Weatherby gives a guy what he pays for.
08-15-2007 | 03:08 PM
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RE: What's with the bias against Weatherby??
If the total cost of the 700 plus rebarreling is the same or less than the factory mark Vs,I would call it a fair comparison.
BUT, i wouldn't call re-barreling a rifle a "custom gun" like the other poster alluded to...
For the record, my .340 bbl is a Douglas and the .240 bbl was made by PO Ackley.
DM
08-15-2007 | 07:28 PM
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RE: What's with the bias against Weatherby??
I was a gun dealer for 18 years and I loved and used Weatherby's. I went to South Gate, CA. to Weatherby corporate offices and took delivery of my first 300 weatherby mag. from founder Roy Weatherby. I just bow hunt know but ifI needed to use a rifle, I would pull out one of my Weatherby's out.
08-15-2007 | 08:19 PM
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RE: What's with the bias against Weatherby??
I have a Weatherby Vanguard in .300 Wby Magnum and am very happy with it. While the ammunition is expensive, you have to remember that to get a Remington with equivalent ballistics you would have to get the .300 RUM and you will pay as much for ammunitionin that chamberingas youwill for .300 WBY Mag ammunition.
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