Discuss the Weatherby Mark V® Accumark® -Left Hand

[jonwa82]

Hi guys , Just purchased a new mark v accumark in 7mm rem mag cant get it to group very well has anyone got any load data for this cal any help would be great

[NDTerminator]

I've used a LH Accumark in 257 Wby Mag for quite a few years, I call this rifle The Roy.  I'm firmly of the opinion that the 110 grain Accubond is THE bullet for the 257 Roy.  Early on I worked up a handload that duplicates the factory load.  My Accumark is not surprisingly very accurate, no problem delivering sub-MOA with both the factory 110 Accubond and my handload with the same bullet.

I have lived & hunted in North Dakota since the early 80s.  Hunting big prairie whitetails, Badlands mulies, antelope, and coyotes requires a rifle that is accurate and flat shooting as shots tend to be long.  I used many different calibers & rifles up here and until I got my 257Wby I was of the opinion that the 270 Winchester was the best round for ND and my customized LH Remington 700 SS was the best rifle to fire it from.  After taking several deer with The Roy in 257 Wby, I decided that if I could only use one of the rifles for deer & goats in ND, I would have to go with the Roy.

As an aside, the 257 Wby is a superb long range coyote round.   Early on,  I worked up a load with the 85 grain Ballistic Tip and re-sighted with it after deer season.  Ultimately I decided there was no need to do this as the 110 grain Accubond load is extremely accurate, flat shooting, bucked the wind better (we have lots of wind up here), and did less fur damage.  It is almost easy to kill coyotes at 400 yards with this rifle & caliber combo...

[swampthing]

Hi guys , Just purchased a new mark v accumark in 7mm rem mag cant get it to group very well has anyone got any load data for this cal any help would be great

I've used a LH Accumark in 257 Wby Mag for quite a few years, I call this rifle The Roy.  I'm firmly of the opinion that the 110 grain Accubond is THE bullet for the 257 Roy.  Early on I worked up a handload that duplicates the factory load.  My Accumark is not surprisingly very accurate, no problem delivering sub-MOA with both the factory 110 Accubond and my handload with the same bullet

I have 3 different 257s and they all favour a different bullet. My deluxe loves the 110 accubond. My ultralight favours the 100 ttsx and my accumark shoots best with the 80gr ttsx!

I have lived & hunted in North Dakota since the early 80s.  Hunting big prairie whitetails, Badlands mulies, antelope, and coyotes requires a rifle that is accurate and flat shooting as shots tend to be long.  I used many different calibers & rifles up here and until I got my 257Wby I was of the opinion that the 270 Winchester was the best round for ND and my customized LH Remington 700 SS was the best rifle to fire it from.  After taking several deer with The Roy in 257 Wby, I decided that if I could only use one of the rifles for deer & goats in ND, I would have to go with the Roy.

As an aside, the 257 Wby is a superb long range coyote round.   Early on,  I worked up a load with the 85 grain Ballistic Tip and re-sighted with it after deer season.  Ultimately I decided there was no need to do this as the 110 grain Accubond load is extremely accurate, flat shooting, bucked the wind better (we have lots of wind up here), and did less fur damage.  It is almost easy to kill coyotes at 400 yards with this rifle & caliber combo...

[deputyrpa]

Let's dig this old thread up!

I have a Lefty Accumark in 340, and it has been a great rifle. I've had 2 one-shot kills on Bull elk - the only ones I've seen in 6 trips - one at 188 yds, and the last at 842 yds. I've put about 1600 rounds down the tube in the 8 years I've owned it (bought it new), which is quite a lot for a hot burner. I can set up to a 1000yd range on my farm and work up all sorts of loads at anytime, so there's that irresistible aspect. It still shoots sub MOA with a few good loads that I've worked up. I've used JB bore paste 3x over the years to get carbon out, and I clean it after every range session and hunt. The one problem I did have was after about 1400 rounds, it progressively lost accuracy. I noticed that the action would see-saw in the stock when not screwed down. When the screws were torqued, it would actually bend the action. A re-bed solved that issue, and it was back to normal. It will be interesting to find out the barrel life. Last week to today I've chucked 75 rounds downrange with 4 different loads, and I have to now try some N165 with 250s and H4831SC with 225s. I got my 30-06 load done already, so now it's elk load time and practice, practice, practice!