Thread: Weatherby in NZ

I see Weatherby have relaunched over the last couple of years, is anyone importing them, or planning to?

Nzasia are the agent bringing them in, I have recently obtained a new mk v, absolutely stoked
I'm yet to shoot it but if you want a closer look flick me a pm

Hunting and Fishing CHCH seem to be stocking them already so wouldn’t be surprised if other places have them or will shortly

They've been in NZ for a long time. Bought my Mk 5 Ultralight probably 18 years ago and while its had a few sex changes, my current build still uses the same Mk 5 action. Really strong and reliable with an almost horizontal bolt lift - 54 deg I think it is.
Pretty sure there's even a Carbon stock option with a carbon wrapped barrel now.

Originally Posted by Te_Tianara

Hunting and Fishing CHCH seem to be stocking them already so wouldn’t be surprised if other places have them or will shortly

I bought mine from Rivers to Ranges, they can order any flavor you want as I'm sure all the other retailers can.

Nice! Had a look at a couple just browsing and they certainly look like a good platform. Maybe some time in the future I’ll look to expand the toolkit- still learning to hunt with the one rifle and it’s plenty good enough for now

Originally Posted by dannyb

I bought mine from Rivers to Ranges, they can order any flavor you want as I'm sure all the other retailers can.

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@dannyb Ok I’ll bite, what calibre did you get?

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

@dannyb Ok I’ll bite, what calibre did you get?

its in the gun porn thread so definitely no secret.....it's a 9 lug action in 7 PRC

Yup the Mk 5 Ultra light was years ahead of the competition ( not hundy on the exact date but must'a been mid - late 90's ) a 5.75 lb rifle was friggen awesome

Still have mine, just sitting in the safe with it's poked barrel but still loved, here in better times






Great to see that Weatherby have rebooted as the new Ti Back country looks n feels amazing seriously planning on getting one , chur chur

Originally Posted by Philipo

Yup the Mk 5 Ultra light was years ahead of the competition ( not hundy on the exact date but must'a been mid - late 90's ) a 5.75 lb rifle was friggen awesome

Still have mine, just sitting in the safe with it's poked barrel but still loved, here in better times


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Great to see that Weatherby have rebooted as the new Ti Back country looks n feels amazing seriously planning on getting one , chur chur

Yup I have Owen's 280 from back in the day which I will never sell...

Originally Posted by Philipo

Yup the Mk 5 Ultra light was years ahead of the competition ( not hundy on the exact date but must'a been mid - late 90's ) a 5.75 lb rifle was friggen awesome

Still have mine, just sitting in the safe with it's poked barrel but still loved, here in better times


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Great to see that Weatherby have rebooted as the new Ti Back country looks n feels amazing seriously planning on getting one , chur chur

What calibre is it. I've got a Trueflight barrel in the safe that'll screw straight in

Originally Posted by Bos

What calibre is it. I've got a Trueflight barrel in the safe that'll screw straight in

Hey mate

Initially was a 308 ( never really performed as I hoped ) Then had Kiwi G have a play with it , reamed it out to 30-06 TIM - Terminator Improved Max, bedded it & sorted a couple of other things, shot really well & was a beast performance wise, but eventually lost accuracy, I fuked around & had another mate play with it but I kinda lost interest in it & got sick of BRADS giving me absolute shit about it, I just think he was just jealous of Tim hahahaha so stripped the scope n just chucked him in the back of the safe

I love the rifle but the old models are a bit funky with their trigger, weird horrid multi washer - receiver bolt system & tight trigger etc, hoping its on order replacement will be the full bizzo


Outta interest, What barrel do you have ?

I think you’re referring to the newish 307 Alpine CT’s. Watched a few reviews on them, they look very nice.

Oh look,fancy pants HOWAs are back in fashion again....

Good to see Weatherby coming into country again. I’ve got 2 Mk5 Ultralights, one in 708 the other in 284. Really rate them.