I really think weatherby does a great job building true hunting rifles.

Weatherby is amazing these days!

Great review- totally agree on the dead air space being an insulator not a conductor of heat for the barrel.

@danblumel

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely correct, just ask any engineer or physicist.

@Ca_Tule_Ninja

10 күн бұрын

YUP! Been saying the same thing and getting laughed at a few times. Some people really believe any marketing hype.

Started listening to the podcast and knew immediately this was one I had to watch on KZread!!!

@BackcountryHuntingPodcast

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support!

Very cool!

That rifle looks a lot like my Springfield Waypoint 2020.

@BenSuurallik

2 ай бұрын

I was just about to comment the same thing haha

@jabooee

2 ай бұрын

@@BenSuurallik It’s the same BSF barrel as the Waypoint.

Thank you for the review! I have been looking at those at multiple stores the last few weeks. I have 2 Wetherby Vanguards that i really love (well, only 1 now - the other was stolen at a deer camp where there was multiple groups). The 307 models fit me so well I don't think I can pass on it.

Very nice rifle. This has to be a top pick. The shorter barrel is starting to make a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing.

I just bought one of these in 7mm prc haven’t shot it yet but I am impressed with how smooth the action is, first Weatherby for me.

While I'm sure that is a fine rifle, isn't it AMAZING that we live in a time where a man can go to ANY sporting goods store and pick up a hunting rifle for almost ANY caliber and it WILL shoot MOA!!! For $500 dollars... OR LESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What an awesome time we live in 🙂

Excellent rifle for sure, packed full of features without being super crazy expensive in today’s world 🌎, even though I currently can’t afford it. I wish that this was available in a left hand, but since it’s in that 6-6.3 lb range it can be handy enough. I also like that certain cartridges have shorter more appropriate length barrels. No need for a 24-26 in 308 or 6.5 CM etc…

At the factory yesterday checking out the 307 !

I love longer barrels and hate short 22" barrels. Minimum of 24" for standard cartridges like a 708 or 308. If i cant get that in a 24" 708 I'm not interested

@BackcountryHuntingPodcast

2 ай бұрын

this one has a 24" barrel

@briansupermag3918

2 ай бұрын

@@BackcountryHuntingPodcast magnum gets 26" minimum. Standard cases like 708 n 308 need to be 24. No 22" barrels

@phild9813

2 ай бұрын

I hate long barrels personally. 20” would be great please.

@wheelchairhillbilly

2 ай бұрын

Agree, I don't want to fool around with worrying about making loads without fully burning the powder while losing velocity at the same time. I get the desire, but if I want short might as well shoot a 30-30 like the old timers. I want some 28 inch barrels

@Westerner_

Ай бұрын

24” is not at all necessary for most short action standard cartridges, 22” is still fine for 30-06 and similar. 24” is really only “necessary” for magnums. I live out west and have never once wished I had a longer barrel, I even have a 20” 30-06 and don’t feel the small handicap is worth the trade off in how well it makes the rifle handle and snag on brush/timber less.

I agree a carbon fiber barrell interior actually gets hotter than a solid steel barrel.

Bought my one and only Mark V Weatherby in .300 Weatherby magnum back in 1997. Still going strong. I’m ready for another with all Weatherby is offering these days. Hey Joseph, tell me more about your hat and if the elk backcountry hunting logo will be a new sticker offered? Thanks for everything.

@BackcountryHuntingPodcast

2 ай бұрын

That's a great rifle! The hat was a limited-edition run a while ago just for the podcast... I hadn't considered doing the elk logo on stickers, but it's a great idea!

Definitely an intriguing option for when I want a 7PRC, although the new Bergara Carbon Crest in 7PRC is hard to not give the edge. Just due to the fact of how the standard Steel crest in 6.5 PRC has performed for me so far. Any thoughts on the carbon barrel comparison between the two?

Nice but, Bergara B14 Carbon Crest ftw IMO :) Though I do prefer HFP I still would run with a Bergara barrel. Ultimately though as I think you covered prior with a barreled action and after market stock you can put together what you want which can compare to some of these rifles but a less cost. Cheers Joseph!

Have a seekens precision havak ph2 in 7 prc im very happy with it half inch group so far need to do some hand loads for it see if i get it under that.

Joseph, love the videos, and love your collaborations with Ron Spomer. However, you didn't tell us the weight of the basic rifle, unless i just missed it. Also, you brag on the accuracy, but don't show us any groups. I expected some video snippets from the range. What is the actual barrel length, up to the brake? You don't have to recite the factory specs, but there are a few things the viewers need to know. You mentioned some of the chamberings, but not all of them. Not a big deal, since the info will be on the website. Thanks for the honesty about the heat issue, and tour knowledge of how it works. I wonder if it would be feasible to have machined a few slits on top for heat to escape? Or does that undermine the grain structure and the integrity? I don't know much about the material properties of carbon fiber except that it is light, strong, and resists warping. Anyway, just a few suggestions. You might make yourself a flash card that you can oist somewhere in your field of view off camera , with a list of points and stats to cover, so you don't forget anything.

I would love to have a weatherby mark v but cannot justify the price. Paying custom built rifle prices for factory guns that from what I have seen have so-so accuracy is crazy. Especially for the guys that don’t reload and buy weatherby ammo at $100 + per box.

Weatherby, take my money now !!

Very tempting, compared to Bergara carbon, savage, fierce... although after 2 OK weatherby rifles.... I'd have to think about it...

Please Compare a Remington 700 CDS (Post 2012) to a Remington 700 CDL (Pre 2012) to see if the quality of Remington has really improved and is worth a buy!

Not really happy after paying $3,400 for the same brand carbon barrel and stock for a backcountry 2.0. Then they make this model for $1200 cheaper. Kills resale on mine

@REDNECKROOTS

2 ай бұрын

The back country is a mark v 9 lug action that's why u paid $ more. It's a better rifle hands down. This is just a Remington 700 clone. Wooptie do. There is 1000 of em just like it. Only one mark v back country though. And u got one! Just be happy w what u got. Obviously u don't realize what u got

@chipsterb4946

2 ай бұрын

@@REDNECKROOTSBackcountry is a 54 degree bolt throw vs. 90 degrees on this “budget” rifle, correct?

@BorealEDC

2 ай бұрын

​@@REDNECKROOTS Agreed.

@Hondayo77

2 ай бұрын

basically a Christensen ridgeline

@austinoginski9513

Ай бұрын

@@Hondayo77Just with better customer service…

Do they make that rifle with a metal barrel and not the carbon fiber wrapped? How long is the barrel? Thanks for the video?

@BackcountryHuntingPodcast

2 ай бұрын

not that I know of, but likely they will. The barrel is 24"

Any description of how the action is secured in the stock? Pillars? Aluminum insert / mini chassis?

I like the barrel design, but is Winchester still making the Weatherby ammo?

@HazardousRob

Ай бұрын

Pretty sure it was Norma that loaded weatherby ammo

Weight is one of my biggest factors in a “hunting” rifle for me. Over 7.5 lbs for the bare rifle I eliminate it straightaway. The closer to 6.5 lbs the better. Something I wish more included in their reviews.

@Weatherby406

2 ай бұрын

It’s low 6lb range

@OutsidetheEchochamber

2 ай бұрын

@@Weatherby406 thanks

Got this rifle in 308Win few months ago. I was excited getting it because of really good reviews, but... taking it to a range raised a concern. It does not shoot any better than 2 moa. It paired with Primary Arms 4-16x42 FFP. I tried different ammo from 150 to 180 grain, Federal Fusion, Hornady SST, Norma, Winchester XP. I can shoot my Browning X-bolt 308win same ammo 1moa all day long, but this rifle. I replaced already factory trigger tech with next level trigger tech 1.5-3lb. But still same result, no better than 2moa. Now my next step would be replace cheap stock (it plays a lot at forend) with GRS. What I really like is bolt designand the fact it came with muzzle brake, and fluted barrel.

Left hand models available/ coming?

Nice. But, I do not hunt with loud brakes, nor long cans which can loosen. My concern is, if I hunt without the brake, will recoil drive the triggerguard into my middle finger knuckle because of the Sniper style vertical grip? Ouch, at the bench! That's why I prefer traditional grips for hunting. Perhaps their pistol grip version resolves this?😮

@BackcountryHuntingPodcast

Ай бұрын

I don't know of anyone who's had issues with the recoil making their knuckles hurt with this style of stock and triggergurard.

@HazardousRob

Ай бұрын

I mean... I guess if you're a wet paper bag who doesn't know how to shoulder a rifle..

What’s Weatherby’s warranty these days? Years ago I had a stock that cracked starting at the action screws and they wouldn’t warranty it. Kind of soured me on Weatherby.

@thedirtygot9570

2 ай бұрын

You shouldn’t have tightened them so tight

@warren3665

2 ай бұрын

It was a fairly new rifle. I didn’t touch them.

@appaloosaman9616

2 ай бұрын

@@warren3665I had a stock crack at the action screw 2 years ago. I called them they emailed me a shipping label to send back to them then they sent me a new stock. The whole process took between one to two weeks.

@warren3665

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear they helped you out, I wasn’t so lucky had to buy my own stock.

so nice to have a weatherby option without a 26/28" barrel! 20-24 max!

Why should I pay $2k for this when my $850 tikka 3x shoots sub-moa at 100? genuinely asking

@colbyfrazier463

2 ай бұрын

You don’t have to pay for a new gun if you don’t want to lol. But weatherby is just trying to keep up with competition. This rifle has what a lot of people want these days, a carbon barrel, carbon stock, and vertical grip. A gun with all that plus it’s around $2000 that’s pretty good deal. All other big brands are going all carbon long range style stocks so they can’t stay with the same guns for the 100 years they’re trying to keep up.

@colesammons2137

2 ай бұрын

And the 850 tikka is a nicer more reliable action. The only 307 I’ve handled felt like crap.

@joshuahedum9563

2 ай бұрын

Handle one, handle the other, then buy what you want. I can speak from experience, it can be more difficult to shoot a Tikka well at long range. Not saying it can’t be done but these improvements help for repeatability. Just my opinion, but this is America, do what you want!!

@dawsondethlefs5266

Ай бұрын

Much rather prefer the wby in my personal opinion

@hellotheremyolfriend

Ай бұрын

@@joshuahedum9563 I like your suggestion to handle one / handle the other. I was just genuinely asking the question, perhaps it came off as a bit prickly to some ppl. I think I'll do that if I ever get the chance to shoot a weatherby

Lets get some accuracy testing

Does the safety lock the bolt? If it doesnt then its not a good design. My Rem 700 constantly had the bolt getting opened from carry and in the bush as do some other actions.

@ArpexOfficial

2 ай бұрын

Probably not. The vanguard does, tikka, howa 1500

The shorter barrel trend is a bad idea IMO, like my 26 in. Barrel on my 7mm-08.

@HazardousRob

Ай бұрын

Weird.. the elk haven't noticed that my barrel is only 22" when they drop to the ground

@barrymantei7795

Ай бұрын

A longer barrel gives you better muzzle velocity,it's not rocket science. This is why the muzzle velocity numbers on factory ammo is rarely matched by most guns.​@HazardousRob

Thanks Lets Go Too expensive for me

You had me, until you said short barrel. Its a great rifle, if it’s offered in a 24” barrel

@BackcountryHuntingPodcast

2 ай бұрын

it does indeed have a 24" barrel. it's only short by traditional Weatherby standards. 😉

Barrel length?

@BackcountryHuntingPodcast

2 ай бұрын

24"

Buy a stainless tikka n pimp it out for that price