![]() ![]() ![]() The cost of the rifle at that time was $449 with the “custom” features, it came to under $600. On the stock, I added a rear extension to the checkering and finished off with a Canjar single-set trigger. For starters, I had the customized action, which included a hand-honed action, a jeweled bolt and follower, fully-checkered bolt knob and a custom engraved name plate, of which I added the cost of my initials. Weatherby had helped this customer and I appreciated it.Īdditionally, I ordered some “special features” for the gun with prices then too hard to believe today with the costs noted in brackets below. I took delivery of the gun in September and after a few letters to Roy Weatherby himself on what I would like (if possible) in a stock, it came just as I had requested with dark wood with pronounced fiddle back figuring along the length of the stock. Recently, a few short years ago, management took it upon themselves to build a full line production facility in Sheridan, Wyoming, where as I understand it, more than 90 percent of the facility is dedicated to the Mark V.Ĭhecking my logbook, I ordered this rifle in July 1973. Weatherby introduced the forend tip when his Mark V was introduced.Starting out on a shoestring in California, the company’s production then went to Sauer in West Germany, Howa in Japan, Saco Defense in Maine and Paso Robles, California. ![]() Forward of the pistol grip, the forearm of the gun is square in design and includes the skip line point checkering pattern. ![]()
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