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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Coasthunterjay on March 18, 2009, 11:28:53 AM

Title: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Coasthunterjay on March 18, 2009, 11:28:53 AM: Well i just got it yesterday and im so excited i wanted to show all you guys......

Ill take a better picture of it later, but heres my new rifle.......

(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10347/Weatherby.JPG)

Cant wait to start reloading and get this baby set up.....if you could call a gun hot...this would be a hot gun!absolutely babe-a-lishious :drool:
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: lazydrifter on March 18, 2009, 12:02:24 PM: What caliber? That wasn't a factory rifle was it. H-S stock or Mcmillan. Nice
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on March 18, 2009, 12:30:39 PM: :drool:
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: jjhunter on March 18, 2009, 12:43:03 PM: It's all factory. Stock in made by bell and carlson for weatherby.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Coasthunterjay on March 18, 2009, 02:44:24 PM: Its a 30-378 Weatherby mag......Gun is unbelievable, brand new in the bow....

Looking for scope mounts and rings...Any recommendations?
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: jackelope on March 18, 2009, 02:48:04 PM: tally's, in the lightweight variety.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: bucklucky on March 18, 2009, 02:49:19 PM: And you cant afford to have a deer mounted :dunno: Thats not a cheap gun :chuckle:
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: HawkenBob on March 18, 2009, 02:51:21 PM: Just put a Dednutz one piece on my new WSM w/ a VX-L. Awesome mount! Getting one for the BAR too once its restoration is complete.

No lapping required, perfect fit and strong.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: jackelope on March 18, 2009, 02:52:03 PM: we all know what to think next time AJ needs a really good deal on something or really needs the money.... :chuckle:

what kind of scope will you put on top of it?
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: HawkenBob on March 18, 2009, 03:02:22 PM: I know everytime I buy a 1000 dollar rifle I need a 1000 dollar scope...Lol
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: WDFW-SUX on March 18, 2009, 04:55:23 PM: Ive got a leupold VX III with the varmit hunters reticle on mine.

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tally's, in the lightweight variety.

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Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Antlershed on March 18, 2009, 06:26:27 PM: Quote from: HawkenBob on March 18, 2009, 03:02:22 PM
I know everytime I buy a 1000 dollar rifle I need a 1000 dollar scope...Lol

:yeah: Zeiss :)
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Coasthunterjay on March 18, 2009, 10:34:24 PM: for now just a Leupold 4x12-50mm with the LR reticle....see how true those dots really are....

And it was pure luck that i got this rifle...it took about 4 or 5 deals to make it happen....And yes i am poor enough that i cant afford a deer mount.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: G.R.K on March 18, 2009, 11:07:00 PM: Quote from: Coasthunterjay on March 18, 2009, 10:34:24 PM
for now just a Leupold 4x12-50mm with the LR reticle....see how true those dots really are....

And it was pure luck that i got this rifle...it took about 4 or 5 deals to make it happen....And yes i am poor enough that i cant afford a deer mount.
Buy a scope with a turret and change that brake to a D.E. muzzle brake. :twocents:
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: billythekidrock on March 19, 2009, 06:11:07 AM: Quote from: jackelope on March 18, 2009, 02:52:03 PM
we all know what to think next time AJ needs a really good deal on something or really needs the money.... :chuckle:

:yeah:
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: PacificNWhunter on March 19, 2009, 07:20:33 AM: Great looking gun man, my buddy has one. There great shooters HEAVY, nine pounds out the box without the scope I think but nice shooting.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Intruder on March 19, 2009, 08:35:07 AM: Nice...!!!

Depending on how you want to shoot it and what loads you work up you may find that the 12x is fine. It may be a lil' low for really long range busting. Out to 5 or 6 it'll be fine. Dollar for dollar the 4-16 4200 Elite is a great value and proven to take a pounding. From there you really go up in price. If seen quite a few Zeiss and higher end Leu's on some of the long range wildcats too.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Cascade_Sherpa on April 16, 2009, 04:50:35 PM: Put some glass thats worthy of an Accumark on it...... Nightforce NXS! I think the last time I saw a box of 30-378 ammo it was wearing a price tag of $100 for twenty rounds. Hope you like reloading!
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: addicted on April 17, 2009, 10:02:43 AM: you should get the scope that Tat bought. that would fit the long range.

http://www.nikonhunting.com/riflescopes-monarch-monarch-8-32x50ed-sf.html
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: jackelope on April 17, 2009, 12:16:41 PM: not too sure why anybody would need a 32x scope on a hunting rifle. what happens if you have a 30 yard shot with 8x being your lowest magnification power...you won't be able to see a target.
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Post by: JoshT on April 17, 2009, 01:24:57 PM: The other end of that spectrum is true too... when you torch off 100+ grains of powder and a 200 grain bullet... seeing what happens in the glass becomes a chore, especially without a break. I found the 14x is about the maximum power that I can use on my .300 RUM... and still be able so see what happens after I hit the switch.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Cascade_Sherpa on April 17, 2009, 01:48:41 PM: A quality built and gunsmith installed muzzle-brake can help tame some of that recoil. Makes em loud as hell though!
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: JoshT on April 17, 2009, 02:11:16 PM: Even with my DE break (the best around... and not too loud), and a gun that weighs in excess of 10lbs... I can't spot hits on 18x... 14x is a little sketchy... but 10x-12x is about perfect. Magnification is a double edged sword... and that sword gets sharper as you increase in caliber.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Tony 270WSM on April 17, 2009, 06:48:04 PM: Knew a guy quite a few years back (when the 30-378 first came out at $1400 in the Accumark). He literally put a $100 Tasco on it and called it good. Why on earth he would do that, I don't know. Then went on a guided Texas hunt for whitetails and, surprise! His scope was off and he pretty much shaved the hide off the buck's back. Only person I knew who put a $100 scope on a $1400 rifle.
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: huntnphool on April 17, 2009, 06:51:23 PM: Quote
Only person I knew who put a $100 scope on a $1400 rifle.

LOL, I just put a $300.00 scope on a .17 HMR :chuckle:
Title: Re: Weatherby Accumark
Post by: Coasthunterjay on April 18, 2009, 07:55:08 PM: well i have my leupold vx-2 but i have been considering a monarch tactical, a zeiss conquest and a different leupold.....but all are about 700 bucks and right now i really dont have that so im thinking i might just stick with what i got and just put the 3x12-50mm VX2 on her.....and your right 120 bucks is what a box cost at sportsmans Whorehouse....thats cool though...i got dies, primers, powders, brass.....and a brand new reloader so now i am just planning a base line and looking for a scope...as soon as i get the scope i should be out breaking her in and sighting in my scope.....

I actually might go touch off a dozen or two rounds to start breaking in the barrel before i get my scope that way ill have it all done for when i get a different scope......

But well see...........might have to sell my self on the corner for sex to get a new scope.....and thats probably not going to happen........lol.