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Weatherby Mark V High Country
Bolt action · 6.5 PRC · introduced 2020
Also known as Mark V High Country
About the Weatherby Mark V High Country
The Weatherby Mark V High Country is a lightweight American bolt-action hunting rifle built on the six-lug Mark V action and designed as a mountain rifle for long-range big-game hunting. Chambered here in 6.5 PRC, it pairs a spiral-fluted barrel and Accubrake ST muzzle brake with a Peak 44 Bastion carbon fiber stock and Graphite Black Cerakote finish to keep weight low while backing Weatherby's sub-MOA accuracy guarantee.
The Mark V action was originally developed for Roy Weatherby in the late 1950s and is renowned for its nine locking lugs and short bolt lift; the High Country adapts that lineage into a modern lightweight mountain rifle aimed at backcountry hunters.
Weatherby Mark V High Country specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Striker-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- 6.5 PRC
- Magazine capacity
- 3 rounds
- Magazine
- Fixed box
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 610 mm (24.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1143 mm (45.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.72 kg (6.00 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:8 in (203 mm)
- Rifling
- 6 grooves, right-hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Spiral-fluted chromoly steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Carbon fiber
- Finish
- Graphite Black Cerakote
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 878 m/s (2881 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 3497 J (2579 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 550 m
History
- Introduced
- 2020
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- US
- Designer
- Weatherby, Inc.
Features
- Six-lug Mark V action
- 54-degree bolt lift
- Spiral-fluted bolt body
- Peak 44 Bastion carbon fiber stock
- Accubrake ST muzzle brake
- 1/2x28 threaded muzzle
- TriggerTech trigger
- Sub-MOA accuracy guarantee
Safety
- Three-position safety
Weight and barrel length vary by chambering; figures given are representative of the 6.5 PRC configuration with a nominal 24-inch (610 mm) spiral-fluted barrel.
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