Bottom line: This is a super lightweight rifle chambered for the hot rounds backcountry hunters need.įast chamberings in a lightweight gun are a classic recipe for recoil - and that just doesn’t fit our “ideal rifle” criteria. The Mark V Backcountry 2.0 comes in four configurations and a number of chamberings, including the hot. Paired with Weatherby’s lightweight fluted #1 or #2 carbon steel barrel or with the BSF tensioned carbon fiber barrel (which we’ve previously seen on the Mark V Carbonmark and which set a new Weatherby company accuracy record this year), the Blacktooth stock and other weight-saving features make this gun astonishingly light and easy to carry. It’s built around the legendary Weatherby Mark V action in titanium or steel, and thanks to a Peak 44 Blacktooth carbon fiber stock - the lightest production carbon fiber stock on the market - the gun weighs in starting at just 4.7 pounds. Weatherby has your answer in the Mark V Backcountry 2.0, the next generation in the Mark V Backcountry line. And because you’ll be packing gear, climbing mountains and covering many miles a day, every ounce of weight savings will count, so you want a lightweight rifle you can carry without undue fatigue. What you need is a rifle that can withstand the elements, and because you might be shooting at longer distances, you need a fast, hot chambering that shoots flatter trajectories while still carrying lethal force at distance. If you’re a backcountry hunter in pursuit of elk, sheep, mountain goats or any hard-to-reach species, a generalist gun won’t tick the boxes on the “ideal rifle” checklist. You’re a generalist, and a generalist rifle serves you very well.īut backcountry hunters are specialists, requiring specialist rifles. Any one of a hundred calibers will be appropriate, and while you still want a good trigger, you’re not too concerned about weight or length. If you’re primarily a treestand whitetail hunter, you have a lot of leeway in what constitutes your ideal rifle. And the kicker? For some hunters, when they change quarry or intended use, the “ideal rifle” changes. Of course, it needs to be accurate and functional, with a good trigger. It can’t weigh so much that it’s burdensome to carry, but the weight has to be balanced to keep recoil manageable. The ideal rifle needs to come chambered for a cartridge that’s appropriate for the intended use. While some will buy whatever gun is on sale and shoot it in all big-game applications for the rest of their life, others invest considerable time and money searching for that Goldilocks rifle: Not too big, not too small, not too powerful, but just right.Īnd what does “just right” mean for a hunter? It’s an entire matrix of qualities, which makes the hunt for the elusive “ideal rifle” equal parts exciting and frustrating. For many hunters, a rifle is an intensely personal thing.
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