Weatherby Mk V

[Brutus]

Well.

I once met a YTEP in Moose Jaw he remustered to driver. He claimed that awaiting training at CFB Gagetown he was farmed out to various schools as a course driver in the field.
He claimed that the military snipers were trialing a prototype in the late 1980s very early 1990s.
A sniper rifle built by Weatherby in supposed 300 Weatherby. Parkerized finish of course and in the receiver and bolt were small brass round stops for lack of a better term.
Too merely deaden the steel on steel sound as the operator manipulated the bolt action.

Does this ring true with anyone?

Perhaps he was just full of beans??

 

[redshooter]

I hear plenty of tall tales, more amazing is that I tell them I served, and then they continue to spin their yarn anyway. I was still serving in the late 80's in the Infantry, I don't recall hearing about any trials going on regarding Sniper Rifles. It certainly smells, that Brass bit sounds kind of silly, worrying about bolt noise after firing a Magnum Cartridge...

 

[Brutus]

Interesting tidbit I gleened from other online sources:
About the time of Gulf War 2.0 the US military was trialing some newer medium sniper cartridges/rifles. The sandbox exposed some small arms deficiencies magnified in the open desert engagements.
One of them a newer thirty caliber magnum and bolt rifle from Weatherby that ultimately lost out to another rifle in 338 Lapua.

I am not certain if this relates or otherwise.

 

[dan belisle]

Interesting tidbit I gleened from other online sources:
About the time of Gulf War 2.0 the US military was trialing some newer medium sniper cartridges/rifles. The sandbox exposed some small arms deficiencies magnified in the open desert engagements.
One of them a newer thirty caliber magnum and bolt rifle from Weatherby that ultimately lost out to another rifle in 338 Lapua.

I am not certain if this relates or otherwise.

That sounds like the TRR in 30-378. They still sell them, I believe. - dan

 

[Brutus]

That sounds like the TRR in 30-378. They still sell them, I believe. - dan

Thank you Dan. Sounds about right.