Color Case-Hardened Receiver
Each receiver is individually finished, its mottled blues and straw-gold like no other. No two rifles are alike. Every one carries its own character and story.
Mark V · Limited Edition
250th Anniversary Commemorative Rifle
A quarter bore for a quarter millenniumTwo hundred and fifty years of freedom, honored in blued steel, gold and exhibition walnut.
$6,499.99MSRP
Ships 2026
Heritage
Born of the Same Freedom
Over 80 years ago, a farm kid from Kansas named Roy Weatherby went west with little more than an idea and the conviction that it could be done better. No pedigree, no fortune. Just the freedom to try, to fail, and to try again. From a small California storefront, that freedom became a rifle, then a company, then a name carried by three generations of one American family.
It is the same freedom this country has carried for 250 years. The freedom that shaped a nation out of grit and sacrifice is the freedom that let one man build something lasting out of nothing. It still guides the family that builds Weatherby today, from the foot of the Bighorn Mountains in Sheridan, Wyoming.
This rifle honors both at once: a quarter-millennium of American independence, and the promise that made the company behind it possible. They were never really two stories.
Defining Details
Built as a tribute, finished as an heirloom.
A limited run of Mark V rifles, each a one-of-a-kind celebration of American craft.
Patriotic Custom Checkering
Twenty-five stars on each side of the forend for the fifty states, thirteen flowing lines for the original colonies, and a grip pattern drawn from the flame of Liberty's torch.
Gold Filigree Floorplate
Intricate gold filigree frames a commemorative 250th Anniversary emblem, a refined collector's mark over a traditional matte-blued finish.
A Quarter Bore for a Quarter Millennium
Chambered in the legendary .257 Weatherby Magnum.
A fitting tribute in more ways than one. A celebration of Weatherby heritage, American innovation, and 250 years of freedom, told in the smallest of details.
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Stars on the Forend
Twenty-five on each side, fifty states united under one flag.
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Flowing Lines
A subtle tribute to the original thirteen colonies.
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Torch of Liberty
Grip checkering drawn from the sweep of the Statue of Liberty's flame.
Complete Craftsmanship
No corner cut. No detail left behind.
Every component, from stock to muzzle, finished without compromise.
The Receiver
Forged by Fire
The color comes from heat. Each receiver is color case-hardened, brought up to temperature in fire and quenched in a centuries-old process that hardens the steel and leaves behind a swirl of blues, golds, and grays no two pieces will ever share. It can't be painted or copied; it's earned in the furnace.
Fitting, for a rifle that honors a nation forged the same way, through grit, determination, and sacrifice. It's a reminder that the things worth keeping are tempered by fire.
The Stock
Nothing Held Back
Each stock begins as a single blank of exhibition-grade walnut, hand-selected for its figure, depth, and contrast, then shaped into a classic Monte Carlo profile and brought to life with a hand-rubbed oil finish.
This rifle wears a cap of genuine ebony, set off by fine maple spacers, a combination Weatherby has never offered before. It would have been easier, and cheaper, to do less. We chose to do more.
In God We Trust
A national motto — and, for the family that builds Weatherby, a guiding one. The freedoms this country was founded on began with the conviction that people should be free to worship, and free to make their own way in the world. Struck into the floorplate, those four words honor both the nation's faith and our own.
The Film
See it come to life.
The Rifle
250th Anniversary Mark V
A limited-edition Mark V honoring 250 years of American independence. Color case-hardened receiver, exhibition walnut, gold filigree floorplate, chambered in .257 Weatherby Magnum.
ActionMark V · 54° Bolt Lift
Caliber.257 Weatherby Magnum
ReceiverColor Case-Hardened
StockExhibition-Grade Walnut
FinishMatte Blued Barrel & Floorplate
BoltHand-Jeweled
AccuracyGuaranteed Sub-MOA
SerialCustom “250-” Prefix
AvailabilityLimited Quantity
Weight8.2 lbs.
Barrel Contour#2
Twist Rate1:10
Overall Length46.625"
Length of Pull13.5"
Rifle CaseMagpul Daka Hardcase
$6,499.99MSRP
Ships 2026
Learn More
On Our Mark Podcast
Featured Episode
Episode 150 — The 250th Anniversary Commemorative Rifle
On this episode of the On Our Mark Podcast, we have Adam Weatherby joining the crew to talk about the new Mark V 250th Anniversary Commemorative Rifle.
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250th Anniversary Commemorative Mark V
A quarter bore for a quarter millennium · Limited Edition · Ships 2026