Thread: Ultralight rifle

Originally Posted by Frodo

I'm after a mountain rifle in a common calibre (.270, 7mm-08 etc). It will be used for shots out to 350 yards.

It needs to be durable, rather accurate, easy to carry, and no frills.

Currently I'm swinging between the Kimber Montana or the Weatherby MK V ultralight. Anyone used either? Very conflicting reviews on both the Weatherby MK V's, and the Kimbers regarding poor accuracy.

I've handled both and find them both pretty comfortable to bring to the shoulder, with a slight edge to the Mark V.

Cheers.

Mk5 Weatherby Ultralight does have disadvantages: nothing much you can do with the trigger, so you have to learn to shoot as is, recoil increasing stock design, and they went through a bad patch with barrels. But - they are very durable stocks that can take all sorts of abuse and they shoulder and point well, and the rifle can be very accurate once you get the hang of locking it in with the sling to control recoil effect, in the process of rebarreling a .270 Ultralight to 2506 Rem, specifically as a 400yd tops/alpine rifle, wore out 2 x 2506 barrels in one of these, I rate them. Not keen on the Kimber, based on what I hear, not actual experience though.