The Weatherby Mark V Deluxe, A Real Legend

[@coreychilders4970]

I just pick up the same rifle. Mine is a 7mm Weatherby mag

[@ReloadingWeatherby]

This week I'm picking up a new Mark V Deluxe in 340 WBY. I'm really excited!

[@vanguns9664]

.340 Weatherby, start prepping your shoulder now ;)

[@ReloadingWeatherby]

@vanguns9664 I was reloading 340 Weatherby couple of days ago... and started thinking... what have I gotten myself into? Lol

[@ReloadingWeatherby]

@@vanguns9664 My Mark V Deluxe is beautiful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGi4dn-gprefhsUsi=L3JMBzm50OVaGDEL

[@russellking9762]

@@ReloadingWeatherby i have a Mark V in 7mm and thats enough for me...describe the recoil on that 340 for me please

[@ReloadingWeatherby]

@@russellking9762 It kicks like my none braked 300 WBY. And the 340 WBY has a brake on it.

[@danielpray9089]

Some years ago I picked up one with the lazermark stock. Was used with some imperfections but the wood is fantastic. Is from the 80s with the 9 lug action but in 30-06. Don't hunt a lot with it so I don't put a lot more dings in it. Been considering a synthetic stock although I really don't like them all that much. They are a great rifle in action as well as looks.

[@nodakgarage7312]

Just got a vanguard in 300 wby with a syn stock. Going to order a Boyd’s walnut stock to try make it look like a pretty mark v

[@vanguns9664]

Boyd's has some nice stocks.

[@cadence2342]

I inherited the 270 model a couple years ago, I love it.

[@vanguns9664]

Is it chambered in .270 Weatherby Magnum or .270 Winchester?

[@cadence2342]

@@vanguns9664270 Magnum

[@cadence2342]

@@vanguns9664270 magnum

[@Manbunmen65]

Never shot a Weatherby. As far as a gun I've owned and shot I can say the slickest action I have had is the Bergara premier series.

[@vanguns9664]

Bergara's are nice rifles even the less expensive ones like the basic B14 are very good.

[@photofair37]

Nice photos!

[@RealtorRod64]

And the sweet jazzy music too :)

[@vanguns9664]

Thanks!

[@Cw81Deut6n4]

I have a lazermark v 300 wbymag and have leveled several deer and wild boar with it. It is accurate and it is a keeper. Bought ammo during covid for 33$ a box weatherby select. So, i bought 5 boxes. And reload for it. My only gripe is the safety is not my favorite design.

[@vanguns9664]

Yeah I agree on the safety. It's not terrible but it is definitely not ideal.

[@Cw81Deut6n4]

@@vanguns9664 yes sir.

[@RealtorRod64]

Very nice rifle. Weatherby has a great .270 Magnum as well.

[@vanguns9664]

I think I'd almost rather have the .270 Magnum :)

[@MarioMario-nj6kz]

I just got one in 300 wby left handed but would like one in 257 wby some day too

[@vanguns9664]

@@MarioMario-nj6kz .257 Weatherby is supposed to be awesome.

[@bigredc222]

Sorry if I'm being a pest, I see some guns listed with an S at the end "Weatherby, Mark V, 300 Weatherby Mag, S" Do you know what the S means?

[@vanguns9664]

I'm not an expert on Weatherby rifles, but I heave heard that some of the early Mark V rifles before Roy Weatherby contracted with Joseph Saur in Germany were marked with an "S" to indicate it was made at the Southgate California factory. These are generally more collectible.

[@bigredc222]

@@vanguns9664 Thank you very much.

[@bigredc222]

Great gun, what makes it a deluxe?

[@vanguns9664]

These days the Deluxe uses the classic high polish AA walnut stock with custom inlays of rosewood and maple. The Deluxe also uses Weatherby's famous and classic highly polished blued finish. Some of the more "modern" Mark Vs are using modern stocks from composites including carbon fiber and also offer cerakote finish. The Deluxe is a high quality throwback paying homage to Roy's custom guns from the 50's and 60s.

[@bigredc222]

​@@vanguns9664 I've been doing some reading so I can make a somewhat educated decision on a W. German made 7mm magnum. I learned that the rifling in the guns made in W. Germany at that time may have 1:10 or 1:12 twist, and the 1:12 twist can't stabilize heavier bullets, the 1:10 and can shoot any weight bullet. Thank you.

[@vanguns9664]

@@bigredc222 When Weatherby was no longer able to keep up with production demands they hired Joseph Sauer & Sons to manufacture the Mark V actions and barrels in West Germany. There were some variances in the twist rates so making sure you get a 1:10 is important. In the every late 60s or very early 70s manufacturing was moved to Howard of Japan. Weatherby continued to do the final assembly in California. In the mid-1990s Weatherby started making the rifles in the USA again at Paso Robles and then later about 10-15 years ago in Wyoming.

[@bigredc222]

@@vanguns9664 Even if I don't buy the gun, it's been interesting learning about Weatherby. Thanks again.

[@michaellane4003]

Beautiful rifle and a great hammer for large game.😊

[@vanguns9664]

Yes, a sledgehammer :)

[@TomL3grandsons]

Beautiful

[@WillyK51]

He,He, They are just to prety to take to the field. But that's what guns are made for. I have a belgian Browning Superposed my Mom gave me back in 1970's. Been reblued and refinished 3 times. Still hunt with it.

[@vanguns9664]

I have a composite stock I can put on this gun if I ever take it out to hunt. .300 Weatherby is overkill for what I hunt.

[@vanguns9664]

Oh and my neighbor and occasional hunting partner also hunts with a Belgian BAR chamber in 7mm Mag :)

[@REDNECKROOTS]

Thats beautiful. So beautiful thst id never take it in the weather n brush hunting. Unfortunately would be a safe queen in my hands. I buy weatherby vanguard weatherguard bronze for my hunting. Love ceramics cerakote and carbon stocks for actual real life hunting andcsave them fancy expensive wood weatherby mark vs for range work

[@vanguns9664]

I have a composite stock for the gun just in case I ever do take it in the field but honestly I do not hunt game that requires this much power

[@debsmith7861]

The rifle in this video has average wood. I never understood the appeal of a wby in a non wby caliber. Not collectible and defeats the entire point of shooting a wby. I have 3 nib Mk V Deluxe models... 300, 6.5 300 and 257 with stunning wood. Handle with care. Gloss sealcoat totally unfixable if dinged, but beautiful.

[@vanguns9664]

It may very well be average for a Weatherby, but average for a Weatherby is well above average for the industry. FYI: This rifle is chambered in .300 Weatherby which is in fact a Weatherby cartridge, perhaps you were referring to another commenter's rifle. I tend to agree that a Weatherby ought to have a Weatherby cartridge, certain the Mark V at least. As for collector value some people including me tend to buy rifles to shoot rather than collect.

[@bigredc222]

I'm looking at a German made 7mm mag, the wood has beautiful figuring, but the wood has several dings, it looks like an old gun would look that was hunted with. Are you saying it's not possible to fix the wood? I know I couldn't fix it, but I was hoping if I bought it I could find someone that could make it look new.