2016 weatherby MKV ultra lightweight

[thinhorn_AK]

Hello all,

I was looking for one of these for a loooong time but I could only find them in 300wm or 300wby or a few random other calibers but what I really wanted was a 308 or an 06.

I settled on a montana in 30-06 and love it but now I'm seeing more availability for the MKV, I've come across one in 308 for a good price and thinking of grabbing it since I already have an extra scope and lots of different 308 ammo.

Does anybody have this gun? Fan you give me the low down on it?

Thank you very much.

 

[GKPrice]

Personally I'd take the Montana any time or place over a MKV

 

[WRO]

Its an 1.5 gun from the ones I have experience with..

They're way better options imho..

 

[WCS]

I've got the MKV Outfitter, which is just a dressed up lightweight. Mine is a 300wby, it consistently keeps groups around .75. Haven't shot one in 308, but I'd just stick with the Montana. I've been trying to buy one in .30-06 myself to go with my .270 wsm Montana.

 

[hodgeman]

If you want a lightweight .308 there are better options than a MkV.

MkVs are nice rifles but don't come in a true short action. They are a great option for a guy wanting a lightweight .300WBY and their standard action makes a pretty nice '06...but you'll be toting a lot of extra metal you don't need in a .308. Nothing wrong with that if it floats your boat (Tikka has the same issue) but if I have to have a long action, I'll just take a long cartridge.

I think the MkV is a good action...but it's really made for the WBY cartridge.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I didn't know that about the action, for some reason I've wanted one of these for a long time but now I'm glad I went with the montana.

With the $$$ burning a hole in my pocket, maybe I'll get a tikka t3 lite stainless and do some upgrades to it, I read nothing but good things about those but I've never owned one.

 

[TradLife406]

With the lightweight Wby don't they use a pencil barrel? My German 270 Wby gets pretty hot with its smaller contour. Can't imagine how bad anything smaller would be!

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[armedhiker]

I've got one in a .308 that I purchased for a goat this past Sept. and I'm very happy with it. It's not a range gun since the barrel does heat up pretty fast but does shoots under an inch if you take your time between shots. Here's a pic with the gun. View attachment 42934