Weatherby Mark V

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cclark

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I looked at a nice used Weatherby Mark V at a gun store today. Here is what I know:
300 Weatherby Mag
fluted barrel
blued
fiberglass stock, dark in color
Made in the USA
Price is $1150

The rifle is in excellent condition, and does not appear to have been used much if at all. There is no scope or rings included. From what I can tell there are lots of variations of the Mark V, and this does not look like any Weatherby is currently making. Does anyone have any idea what model this gun is or what it is worth? Even though I don't know what it is worth, I have already decided $1150 is too much! Thanks Chris
 
Take a look at gunbrokers.com theres some nice Weatherby's less than that on there. Find the rifle that matches what you looked at and check out the price.
 
I have been looking at Gun broker and I think the gun is an Accumark, and the ones on Gun broker are slightly less expensive. Semper Fi to You from a former Devil Dog!
 
I have a 1972 mark v deluxe (Japan)in 257 weatherby WITH weatherby 2 3/4 X 10 power scope and buehler rings. A widow partially paid for a funeral with it-Thought her sons would just trade it off for crack, anyways, if it interests you I gave her $1000 credit on the gun and would consider traveling with the gun to meet you. Realistically Id say its in 90-95%. Let me know if your seriously interested.
 
ok IMO any weatherby is way way over priced, and to make it worse I often hear people complain of accuracy issues, or maybe its just internet gun snobs, but as to the priceing once you start getting into the $1100 range, have a custom rifle built instead!!!! here is what I am doing

remington 700 doner action, $350
#5 kreiger barrel fitted to to above action $500
Mcmillian HTG stock $400

$1250 total

I have picked the action I want, the stock I want, the barrel type and contour of my choice. for at tad more than that used weatherby, and still cheaper than the $1400 new price for a weatherby,
 
Naw, its bout the same with porsches. Sure we can soup up cars that are faster and handle as well, but thats not the point. And once were are all done souping up our porsche whupper, we certainly will not get as much as what a porschee would bring.


This rifle in particular is real cool. Its well thought out in my opinion, as far as what he (roy weatherby) had availible at the time, and its plain fun to shoot. I know there are rounds out there faster, but not by a whole lot. As far as accuracy, for a factory gun, its more than satisfactory. Would I buy one on purpose? Probly not, but I was in a position to help, so I did.
 
I wouldn't call a weatherby MK V a porsche of rifles by any stretch, in fact to me the action it self I don't care for, all those locking lugs have much more of a chance of being off, which could effect accuracy, its just more to go wrong, add in the funky bolt lift, I think the vangard is a much better action

As to resale, how does paying $1500 for a new weatherby and only being able to get $800 out of it used sound?? with the custom rifle I am having built, I also have the option of building it on a winchester, ruger, or savage if the remington is not acceptable, and a real mcmillian stock, which will be much better than anything the weatherby will come with
 
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I found out that some like the Weatherby and some definitely don't! I did find out that the rifle is an Accumark, and according to the Blue book on gun values, the price is slightly on the high side. As far as the offer on the 257 Weatherby, Thanks but I will pass. I have that area of need pretty well covered between the 222, the 22-250, and the 7MM mag! I guess someone could make the argument I don't need a 300
Weatherby Mag either. Thanks
 

Cclark, Thanks for considering it, let me know if you ever change your mind.

Steve- when this one was made (72)it was the porsche of rifles-or would it be the Acura NSX since it was made in Japan? I know of all the arguments about what could go wrong with the rifles, but most didnt, and this one falls into that category.

Thanks for your opinion, good luck on your project gun. Sounds like it will be a real shooter.
 
My brother picked up a like new .300 WBY Accumark several years with a 3.5x10 Leupy for $900.

Even with the fluted barrel and HS syn stock the thing is a heavy cumbersome rifle. Accuracy is decent, but most $500 rifles will match it. He lugs the rifle around several days each fall and usually makes some mention about how heavy it is. I could not imagine paying $1500 new for a Weatherby when you could do like Steve Garrett said and build a semi custom rifle and still have money left over for a quality scope.
 
Well, theres a couple ways to look at it,

1 obviously there is some tangible value to these rifles, or blue book on them wouldnt be what it is.

2 obviously anyone who would own one of these guns is squandering money that could have been spent elsewhere.

I will say that years ago a close friend bought a weahterby for retail price and I was thoroughly unimpressed with the gun 's finish and performance.

Initially I had no use for this mark v, as Id already had in my head what these rifle were about. Until I really sat down to appraise this rifle did I trully begin to appreciate it. Smooth silky action, hand rubbed oil finish DEEEEP bluing- stuff that today you really dont see on alot of guns. So I guess if your were considering what is sold today, I might have to concede, but man I dont think that argument holds up against the older ones.
 
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