That's good advice, my concern on a used .300 Win Mag rifle is the barrel. I've read that reasonable barrel life is between 2500-4000 rounds depending on the quality of the equipment.
Not saying that it's impossible but it's unlikely that it would make it 2500 rds without deteriorating significantly.
Sorry...long range static and dynamic targets. So both comp. environments and animal alike.
You bring up some reasonable points, of course would never discuss my personal information. This isn't my first large caliber weapon nor is it my first time shooting both dynamic and static targets at long range, but it is when owning my own weapon. So the caliber I've chosen is from personal experience and feel confident using it. Just not familiar with civilian long range equipment and dont want to spend the funds on what I am familiar with. Hope that clarifies my intention and the purpose of my questions.
When you get to the 2k mark, there really is no point in buying a rifle other than a select few and I don't think the Weatherby Mark V is a part of that select few.
I am pretty sure that Weatherby Vanguard and Howa are the same actions, or made by the same people, or have the same footprint or something. Either way, it is just better to grab a barreled action Howa 1500 from brownells and stick it in a KRG Bravo then spend the equivalent on a Weatherby rifle. If something isn't popular enough to have aftermarket support, or isn't a good enough value compared to other things then it is going to fall by the wayside.
Why buy a hunting rifle to shoot tactical when you could just get whats designed for the task? Sort of tough to make a markV a tactical rifle without a bit of smithing.
