The moderator helps here too, but it never felt incorrect with the brake either. Weatherby Mark V Carbonmark - the finer details The centrally balanced stock is key to feel of the rifle and Weatherby have specified well here, as although the gun is fundamentally light, it remains pointable and stable on target without feeling too floaty. Additional grip on the forend is supplied by the trapezoidal shape offering plenty of space for fingers, without interfering with barrel harmonics. The composite glass-fibre stock features a contrasting multi-tone black finish with gentle stippling on the matt areas for grip throughout its length. But later it was nice to note that the super-stiff barrel suffered little POI disruption when swapping between the mod on and off. I was also sent a sound moderator I’m not really going to run a brake on a 6.5 Creedmoor because recoil is very light, and I prefer the noise reduction of a mod for a sporting rifle. The forend was running a Spartan magnetic socket for the supplied bipod, which includes a sling stud. Moving back towards the fibreglass composite stock, the barrel is truly free floated in the forend, offering safe clearance and enough stiffness to avoid any intermittent barrel contact. This 95% of free space allows some airflow and a clearer solution to thermal expansion between the two materials, which without physical contact minimises the inherent insulating properties of the carbon fibre. The stainless-steel inner is tensioned within the jacket, which unlike simpler carbon offerings doesn’t contact the barrel much at all. The overall diameter is 23.6mm, so it’s chunky yet in a well-proportioned length for a hunting rifle, with a 22'/560mm overall parallel extension from the action, 435mm of which is carbon fibre spanning the steel tenon and muzzle/crown region. A pepper-pot brake is supplied with a Coyote Cerakote to match the other action steelwork and stock highlights. It begins with a 5/8'x24 finely cut thread tipping the inner 416 stainless, machine-fluted barrel hiding under the carbon skin. It’s something that often sets off alarm bells in my mind, but read on as this one is a performer and was given only one night on stage to show its talents.

Weatherby Mark V Carbonmark - first impressions The most striking feature is the carbon-fibre barrel. You can have the six-lug action in other stock options, all offering the same premium finishes on their barrelled actions. This is more akin to the original Weatherby ethos of a specific rifle made for the serious hunter’s needs, rather than just a rebadged twin-lug-bolt factory rifle. The Weatherby Mark V Carbonmark is a significant step up from the MeatEater seen a few months ago. Chris Parkin takes a look at the Weatherby Mark V Carbonmark, a rifle that stays true to its American roots while still embracing the very latest tech

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