Starting at just 4.7 lbs the Mark V® Backcountry™ Ti was purpose-built to be the best lightweight mountain rifle on the market. It features Peak 44’s Blacktooth carbon fiber stock which weighs only 19oz making it one of the lightest production stocks on the market. Equipped with an Accubrake® ST and 3D Hex Recoil pad, the Backcountry 2.0 series manages recoil extremely well even with Weatherby’s historic magnum cartridges. The titanium action has an incredible strength-to-weight ratio cutting even more weight than the standard steel action. When ounces and accuracy matter grab the Backcountry Ti.
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Fluted Barrel / Trigger Guard / Bolt / Bolt Knob / Safety – Graphite Black Cerakote
Stock – Peak 44 Blacktooth carbon fiber stock with Grey and White sponge pattern accents
Robert “Anbessa Gedai” –
I’ve been really pleased to see Weatherby expand their product line to a quite broad range of rifle options. But that presented a problem . . . I’d like to see, feel, grip, shoulder, a rifle before I buy it, and the dealers near me don’t always have more than 1 or 2 models in stock to compare. So, I made the drive to their factory & headquarters in Sheridan, Wyoming.
I’ve been a Weatherby fan for a long time, so it was a great experience to see their showroom, speak with their experts, soak up all the Weatherby history, and most importantly have the opportunity to handle their new models firsthand.
I’ve been wanting for some time now, a new . . . . LIGHTWEIGHT, but still highly ACCURATE rifle (doesn’t everybody?!).
I opted for the Mark V Back Country 2.0 Ti in 7mm PRC.
Weatherby lists the rifle weight as 5.5 pounds. Back at home on a certified digital scale, mine with muzzle break installed, weighs 5.49 pounds . . . no false advertising here!
After installing alloy rings, a less-than-light-weight NF NX8 2.5-20×50 scope, sling, bipod mount, and loading 4 rounds, it weighs 8.15 pounds (close to what a lot of traditional bolt action rifles weigh naked!).
So, does it shoot? . . . a three shot 100-yard group using Weatherby ammo with the 177 grain Hammer bullet measures 3/8’s of an inch center to center!
And I am NOT a bench-rest, or accomplished target shooter! NO buyer’s remorse here!!
thomas carson –
I have two backcountry Ti’s. They are the lightest, nicest rifles that I’ve owned over 40 years of shooting and hunting. I spent years in search of the lightest, all weather mountain rifle I could afford. The backcountry is at the top of my price range. My search is now over. The 7mm prc is accurate, fast and fits my needs perfectly. I could not recommend the backcounrty high enough. The 155 grain absolute hammer@ 3200 fps will take care of anything I intend to hunt. Great job weatherby.
Chris –
I Bought 2 when they first came out…300 Wby…257 Wby…they are both the finest rifles I have ever owned and MADE IN THE USA !!! and I have owned a BUNCH !!!
Thanks for an Amazing product
Tom –
Picked one up at a little gun store in south Colorado. Bought what ammo they had in stock (225 grain Interlock). Big game seasons are over for the next 8 months but figured why not try it on some wild hogs down in Louisiana. I sighted it in the morning I left to come down, one ragged hole group at 100 yards, 3 inches high, chronographed within 5fps of each other and makes it dead on at 250 yards. Usually I like a tougher bullet like a partition or Scirocco but with the velocity I’ll stick with an interlock for now. Shot 3 hogs, max distance was about 190, closest was 40. A bit overkill and at $5 a round I’m good with it, I’ll just skip getting a quarter pounder tomorrow… great gun, lightweight even with a leupold vx3hd and a Harris bipod. On complaint is weatherby won’t give me their proprietary load data so I can start playing with different loads. I mean I feel like it should come with some data for the cost (sarcasm).