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I just received the following reply from Mr. Near [with my conversions in brackets]: .340 Wby Rig: MKV MAG SS rail is 150 Grams [5.3 ounces]. Individual rings I have not made since about 2007 or 2008. .375 Wby Rig: Black SS MKV MAG rail 150 Grams + LD30MM alphamount = 177 grams = 327...

Oh, and another thought. If you're asking about the weight of the 3-ring mount because you're worried that it might be too heavy, the lighter 2-ring mounts are more-than strong enough for the .340 AM. If you're asking because you want to add more weight, I'll let you know when I learn what it...

No problem Shuter. I just sent Mr. Near an email asking him. If he doesn't respond, I will call him, as I can't recall what the weights are, would like to refresh my memory on that, and I haven't taken any of them off since I originally installed them. I just have the three setups show above...

Thanks Shuter. Semper fi! They are all stainless steel. That's part of the reason I selected the 3-ring one on the .375 Wby--to add a little heft. I can't recall how much the Alpha-mount on the 7mm Wby Ultra Lightweight weighs, but it's not much, and super strong.

Near Manufacturing. This is the 2-ring Alpha version on my 7mm Wby: And another version on my .340 Wby: They all hold the point of aim without any movement I can detect at the range after countless hunts and slogging around.

Bombproof rings and mount:

There may be better options, but I like the flexibility of the .375 Wby. Out of my Wby DGR with the 24" barrel, it can do all of the following: 375 WEATHERBY – NOSLER 260 GRAIN ACCUBOND – B.C. 0.473 (255 yd zero) Rng / Vel. / Impact / KE / 10 mph Drift 000 / 2975 / -1.75 / 5110 / 0.00 050 /...

Thanks Colo. and thanks for the info. Happy hunting. I generally prefer the Barnes mono bullets at roughly 2,500+ impacts and otherwise prefer the Noslers, but I have no empirical evidence that this is correct; it's just my hunch. In any event, even if your .500 doesn't expand, it may not...

I got it. I was just adding to your point.

The second video here: http://www.barnesbullets.com/information/high-speed-video/ explains it I think.

Thanks Bluey. Thanks. It actually was two days of work and the hardest physical labor I've done in 20 years (since in the Marines). We had to portage the 1,000+lbs of moose meat (on the bone) and head and cape, 1,500lbs of gear, and the raft itself around a river blockage, about a quarter...

I just hit this guy three times with a .225gr TTSX out of my .340: The first shot went through both front quarters including some bone, ended up under the far hide, and looked like this: the other two shots went through the bull at an angle and exited into the brush somewhere. All three...

I ignore the general stereotyped opinions some have about Weatherby owners. I love the Mk V action. It's so smooth, and IMO reliable because of that. I own three of them, and they never fail to fire in any condition. And, just like other rifles shooting other calibers, they kill what...

If it makes you feel better, I'm fairly jealous of you cape buffalo hunters.

Good pics Colorado. You got closer than I did. Nice bear. In my Sept. hunt, I may use the same 300gr NP (I chronoed mine at and avg. of 2,756fps MV), or a 250gr TTSX (loaded at appx. 3,100 fps) or my .340 Wby with the 225gr TTSX at 3,160 fps for shots at bear, but also at longer shots at wolves.

Thanks enysse. I'm trying. recently, we have had some interesting adventures. FWIW, my friends and I brought the bear (shipped from AK) from the shipping depot into the house when my wife had the boys out of town at the beach for a couple of days. The temp was 102 fahr. It was...

enysse, it worked out pretty well. I'm going back for the same thing with the same guide in the same place in September--with Moose also on the menu. This boys get to practice their hunting skills: And it comes in handy during the holidays as a Christmas Bear:

The .375 Wby with 300 gr NP definitely is good for bear. One shot at 97 yds:

I'm not saying that there aren't a lot of other rifles out there that are just great, but the anti-Weatherby histeria is a bit much. I shot my .375 Wby DGR for hours at a time in the heat the last two summers from 90-102 F. Sometimes, quickly enough that the barrel would burn my hand (te sun...

I beat you to it. The pic I posted is of the M65 Atomic Cannon: M65 Atomic Cannon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That's nothing. Here's my next hunting weapon: Nuclear artillery test Grable Event - Part of Operation Upshot-Knothole.jpg - Wikimedia Commons There's no such thing as too much gun.

Oh yeah? I'm going to start hunting with an 88mm mortar!

My point is simple: both types of actions can fail. IMO, push-feeds are more likely to jam from user error; CRFs are more likely to jam from mechanical error. I'm not alone in this. As one of the more prolific Alaskan guides says, “[s]ome Mauser actions have a tendency to jam, which is not...

You got reading problems? LOL. My use of the asterisk is related (like a footnote) to the use further above to make the claim that the forum should not prevent people from citing to informative outside sources, like, among all things, the "American Hunter"--which is not really a competitor of...

Someone really should include a Mark V in the test. To me (my opinion only), it's one of the smoothest, easiest loading bolts available. Short pull and short lift. Nine curved lugs instead of two big rectangular ones. Like a Swiss watch.

Ed: I see. I was going to get a .416 Wby until I found (see top of thread p. 1) an unfired, but used, .375 Wby dirt cheap (GB.com). I immediately put a hefty scope mount and a decent sclope on it. I also (against some advice) put a swivel stud on the stock and put a 12-oz-or-so bipod on it...

Thanks Big5. I'm still on Cloud 9 and thanking the heavens and people like Skyline and other who gave me good advice here and elsewhere.

Dang. I thought I had something, but I'm going to have to build it bigger.

Thanks Ed, but unfortunately I don't handload. In the short term, it would cost me more in time away from work and even materials than it would save me. As much as I want to do it, I just don't think I can do it properly and also spend enough time with my little boys and do my job well enough...

Mausers jam too. As the article I lnked (link was removed for some wierd reason [I really don't unbderstand the fear of other publications on here---everyone knows they exist]*) above said: So the brown bear guide, who had a push feed fail possibly for the first time after decades, switched...

I couldn't agree more. To the best I can estimate, in the last 24 years, I have shot more-than 12,000 rounds through the four push-feed bolt action hunting rifles I have owned (one M77; one 700 BDL; and two Mark Vs). I literally never have had any signle failure to fire. Not once in more-than...

Thanks Skyline. 505ED, I really want to try the 350gr TSX in it. At about 2,550 fps (Superior Ammo in Sturgis says they can do that comfortably), it would as wide of a range of acceptable uses from short to medium ranges as about anything. If, as I hope, I get to go with my father to S.A...

I personally would be comfortable hunting 10-lb elephants with the .17 HMR, but I think people who do it with Daisy BB guns are just nuts.

When I grow up and get rich, I am going to develop the ".858 Futalognkosaurus" (Futalognkosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) as the ultimate big game cartridge. A 1,300gr bullet at 3,000 fps out of a 15 lb rifle or something. Just remember me when the .858 Futalognkosaurus becomes...

Just to be clear, you mean that you "don't think anyone would argue that a 22 rimfire is an elephant gun ..."?

I have no reason to disparage any of the other .375s, but I just took a 9'-2" brown bear in SW Alaska with a 27-7/16" skull. I shot him offhand at 97 yards with the .375 Wby. My guide, who had been involved in more than 30 brown bear kills as a hunter and guide over 23 years, said that it was...

I have an awesome .375 Wby and it weighs only about 11.5 lbs. Muhahahahahahahahahha!

Thanks Monish.

First hunt with it will be for Brown Bear and smaller game starting on Sept. 6 in SW AK.

He probably used a Ninja chop to disable the buff before he shot it with the .308.

I personally wouldn't use light loads. I would gear up with a good shoulder pad (I use a Cabela's one, which I think is a lot like the Past ones). It makes a big difference. First, fire it offhand. Then you'll quickly realize it's not big deal. I was all freaked out when I bought my .340...

Thanks Paul. In the short run, I'm hunting brown bear (and smaller creatures) in S.W. Alaska in Sept. I likely will go with the 300gr Partition factory loads for that, but I have wondered about getting some 350 TSXs loaded up at roughly 2,550 fps MV. Because of the relatively-high B.C., that...

Has anyone loaded the 350gr TSXs?: Barnes 375 CAL .375" 350 GR TSX FB I was wondering if they would have any advantaged in my .375 [Wby, in my case] over the 300gr bullets? Am I right that it would be helpful only in animals as big as buffalo?

I agree. I'm not looking to make a long shot. I rather would close within spitting distance of a bear. I think/hope my .375 Wby would be good at that too. The glass is a 1.25-8X scope. Even at fairly close range, with the 1.25 setting, I think it's pretty helpful. I have hunted plenty of...

Monish, I likely wilkl go out next weekend or the one after that to do more practice with the rifle, and I will chrono it then. Thanks Dugaboy. Am I corrrect Kelly and Dugaboy that you both have hunted exotic dangerous game many times? I have never hunted something like a brown bear...

I mean only that it's likely not too exciting for the casual reader. I was surprised a little that my velocities exceeded the published specs in a 24" barrel. I will try to confirm soon with my own chrono, but the one I shot through looked like it was designed by NASA and cost about 10-times...