JeffRaines
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Morrey - feel free to piggyback on here. We can actually be some of the first folks to post photo reviews/grouping on these!
So, I was in the market for something that could push some bigger bullets than my other rifles, and I didn't have an '06 in my collection, so I picked this gun out. Trying to find reviews on this thing that aren't just an announcement is next to impossible, hours of googling found me nothing. No real world reviews, save for the two or so on Weatherbys website.
This was purchased to be a hunting rifle. I'm not a competitive shooter by any means, and I'm not really a collector so I'm not looking to put this in a case and have it displayed. I do some high country hunting along with your standard low country day hunt stuff, so the weight was a nice point. I know they make lighter guns, but trying to find one in this price range with a two-stage trigger... yeah. I have a couple Tikkas and while they're extremely nice guns, finding a two-stage trigger for them is hard. Finding one for a reasonable(to me) price is even harder if not impossible.
So, I took the plunge and ordered it when I found out the price had dropped a bit($700 shipped).
I was originally interested in throwing a LimbSaver AirTech recoil pad on this gun, but a email to Weatherby nixed that idea. However, it does come with a Decelerator pad installed(their website doesn't reflect this). Just something to keep in mind.
I've only got a few photos at the moment... I ended up pairing this with Talley lightweight rings. I found a used Nikon Monarch 4-16x50 on some local forums for a can't beat it price so I bought it. To be honest, it was originally advertised as a 4-16x42, I would have preferred the smaller objective due to weight but at the price I can't complain.
The finish is, for the most part, great. I did find one small defect....
It looks like there is some kind of finish issue where the barrel meets the receiver , however I don't think it will effect much if anything. If anyone thinks it will please chime in!
I've bought some 200gr Hornady ELD-X bullets to try in here. I was originally planning on the 178s, but they're pretty unavailable. I also considered some Nosler ABLRs, but the pricing is steep on those.
Its gonna be a few weeks before I can get this out to the range as deer season starts Saturday. Hopefully I can get something going on in the next week or two as far as a range trip goes.
So, I was in the market for something that could push some bigger bullets than my other rifles, and I didn't have an '06 in my collection, so I picked this gun out. Trying to find reviews on this thing that aren't just an announcement is next to impossible, hours of googling found me nothing. No real world reviews, save for the two or so on Weatherbys website.
This was purchased to be a hunting rifle. I'm not a competitive shooter by any means, and I'm not really a collector so I'm not looking to put this in a case and have it displayed. I do some high country hunting along with your standard low country day hunt stuff, so the weight was a nice point. I know they make lighter guns, but trying to find one in this price range with a two-stage trigger... yeah. I have a couple Tikkas and while they're extremely nice guns, finding a two-stage trigger for them is hard. Finding one for a reasonable(to me) price is even harder if not impossible.
So, I took the plunge and ordered it when I found out the price had dropped a bit($700 shipped).
I was originally interested in throwing a LimbSaver AirTech recoil pad on this gun, but a email to Weatherby nixed that idea. However, it does come with a Decelerator pad installed(their website doesn't reflect this). Just something to keep in mind.
I've only got a few photos at the moment... I ended up pairing this with Talley lightweight rings. I found a used Nikon Monarch 4-16x50 on some local forums for a can't beat it price so I bought it. To be honest, it was originally advertised as a 4-16x42, I would have preferred the smaller objective due to weight but at the price I can't complain.
The finish is, for the most part, great. I did find one small defect....
It looks like there is some kind of finish issue where the barrel meets the receiver , however I don't think it will effect much if anything. If anyone thinks it will please chime in!
I've bought some 200gr Hornady ELD-X bullets to try in here. I was originally planning on the 178s, but they're pretty unavailable. I also considered some Nosler ABLRs, but the pricing is steep on those.
Its gonna be a few weeks before I can get this out to the range as deer season starts Saturday. Hopefully I can get something going on in the next week or two as far as a range trip goes.