Weatherby Revives a Classic: The Mark V® Deluxe Varmintmaster and .224 WBY


Magnum Are Back!


Sheridan, WY – February 24, 2025 – Weatherby proudly announces the return of the Mark V® Deluxe Varmintmaster, a modernized take on Roy Weatherby’s legendary small-caliber hunting rifle. Weatherby is also bringing back .224 WBY Magnum ammunition, now hand-loaded at the company’s Sheridan, Wyoming facility.

Originally introduced in 1964, the Varmintmaster was built on a 6-lug bolt action, designed for high-velocity cartridges like the .224 WBY Magnum. The new Mark V Standard Short Action revitalizes this legacy, featuring a refined design that enhances precision while maintaining

Weatherby’s renowned craftsmanship. If you are familiar with Weatherby's current Mark V line, all rifles are built on a 9-Lug Magnum Action or a 6-Lug Standard Action. This new action is slightly longer than the original Varmintmaster action and compatible with the .308 Win family of cartridges. The reintroduction and modernization of the Varmintmaster will open some exciting doors for Weatherby in the future.

Modern Enhancements to a Classic Design The Deluxe Varmintmaster retains its signature Monte Carlo AA-grade walnut stock with a high-gloss finish, diamond-point checkering, and distinctive rosewood forend and grip cap. The barrel now features a threaded muzzle for brakes or suppressors and, most importantly, an updated 1:8 twist rate, This faster twist barrel will allow shooters to stabilize heavier bullets like the 80.5-grain Berger FBT for increased long-range performance.

Available in .224 WBY Magnum and .22-250, the new Vamintmaster blends heritage with modern ballistic performance, offering varmint and predator hunters a rifle that excels in accuracy, durability, and timeless style..224 WBY Magnum Ammunition: Now Hand Loaded In-House

To fully support the Varmintmaster’s return, Weatherby is now handloading .224 WBY Magnum ammunition at its Wyoming facility, catering to both classic and modern Varmintmaster rifles.

Ammunition Options:

For original 1:14 and 1:8 twist barrels:

37-grain HCB (4125 FPS)

50-grain Hornady V-MAX

55-grain Hornady Spire Point

For modern 1:8 twist barrels:

80.5-grain Berger FBT

Shooters can now order these cartridges directly through Weatherby or from trusted retailers nationwide.

Pre-Orders Now Open

The Mark V Varmintmaster Deluxe is now available for pre-order, with shipments beginning in spring 2025. Hunters and shooters eager to own this classic rifle with modern performance can reserve theirs today by visiting Weatherby’s official website or contacting their local Weatherby dealer.

Watch the Launch Video Here Login to view embedded media the Ammo Line Here https://weatherby.com/store/224-weatherby-magnum/

See the Deluxe Varmintmaster Here https://weatherby.com/store/mark-v-deluxe-varmintmaster/

About Weatherby
Founded in 1945, Weatherby, Inc. is a family-owned company that continues to fuel the passion of hunters and shooters around the globe by building some of the world’s finest firearms. With a legacy of setting new standards in ballistics and performance, the company is committed to redefining excellence on the range and in the field. The Weatherby line features the new Model 307, legendary Mark V rifles (production and custom), accessible and popular Vanguard® rifles as well as shotguns like the SORIX, Orion®, Element® and 18i®. Weatherby’s premium ammunition and shooting accessories are also the choice for discerning shooters worldwide.

The company is based in Sheridan, WY, and invites all hunters and shooters to follow them in
social media at @weatherbyinc on Facebook and Instagram. For more information about


Weatherby, please visit weatherby.com.

HS Precision Police model stock, take off from an E prefix PSS model in 300RUM. This is the old texture stock, in great condition, that includes the LA BDL bottom metal, with magnum mag box and follower/spring, and action screws.

$300 shipped for just stock, $400 with BDL

Will sell BDL separately for $125 shipped.

Paypal F&F, Venmo F&F, Zelle

Been sitting in the safe. Time to move it along.
$475 shipped

Legs are perfect, head shows some wear.

$1100 shipped
Zelle for payment

Excellent condition. $SOLD TYD via Venmo/PayPal. Ships USPS with tracking.

Myself and my friend who owns Western Whitetail out of Nebraska have been working on a package for a boy in SE Wyoming who had an accident last summer on his family’s farm and lost his right arm. We so far have got a tripod, bipod, and a scope from Vortex donated but we are running into trouble trying to find a left hand rifle in something like 6.5 creed that can take an ARCA rail to go into the tripod for him to continue to hunt with his dad and relearn how to shoot left handed. If anyone has any ideas of who we could reach out to that would be awesome. Seekins was on board but they only make RH actions and that’s just going to be too hard for him unfortunately. So far we have reached out to Gunwerks, Best of the West, Weatherby (they did give a shotgun for the dad). We also tried Bergara and have just not gotten any traction with anyone. Thanks for any help or ideas you have!

Selling a fairly new labradar, comes with external battery, the pic sight on top, the mini tripod and a shot trigger. I also switch over the usb charging cord to be a magnetic attachment so as not to wear out the labradar connection. $200 shipped

Also selling a magneto speed v3, includes part of a custom mount similar to gray ops. it will need an arca or pic clamp attached to it, uses the standard arca/pic rrs/arms hole spacing for attachment. Also has the original magneto speed attachment if you want to use the strap. $150 shipped

paypal f&f, venmo,zelle,usps mo

In like new condition. Includes everything it did brand new. Purchased new in August 2024.

$SOLD TYD via Venmo/PayPal. Ships USPS with tracking.

New condition Gunwerks Carbon Bipod.

$SOLD Shipped

PayPal Friend/Family Accepted

Looking for a manners SA. For a budget build so cheaper is better.

refuses to provide proof of life photos and clearly doesn’t know what part he claims to have for sale. Avoid

I see 198 cases of treason here. Am I the crazy one here?

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$2500 shipped and insured

I was just wondering how many hide members are running the 25 CM and what their loads are. I have a 25 CM build ongoing right now and I’m going to have a sendero contour 26 inch barrel. I’m hoping to be right at 3k mv or a smidge above that with great accuracy. If anyone has any data that wouldn’t mind sharing that would be great. I will be using Unknown Munitions to load ammo and he currently is using Petersen brass and H4350.

I received my RimX action back from @jelrod1 yesterday. I had enough time after work and life to get it all mounted up, cleaned and barricade zero checked. I had to order a new scope base from Zermatt as the 30 I have is too much. I need 20moa. I have 20 in the scope mount and 20 in the base will get it 1 mil from bottomed out.

With Lapua Long Range and my lot tested Midas it is 1 hole at 50y for a barricade drill. Johnathan has over 500 rounds down the tube and I had enough time to put 60 on it last night. More testing to come in the next few weeks.

Build specks

Zermatt RimX Action
Mullerworks 13T by Paul Tolvastad
Gen 1 EC Tuner
MCR ModX Conversion to bolt nose
Area419 20 MOA 1 piece mount
Manners PRS1T Stock
Mcload Precision Manners Stabilator Pro Rail Plate

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Lightly used

Great glass for the price point. Way better glass than used in the Fury rangefinder Binos. Its not even close.

Has reticle, which is great for measuring target size in a match.

SOLD

Good evening. I am trying to find some LE courses for advanced sniper training / Urban or public venue sniper training such as stadiums / or High angle courses. Please let me know what you have or if you have been to a course please let me know if it was worth your time and money. I have to pay for all my own courses so I am trying to find courses to go to. Thank you in advance.

Selling my Parge OK Surgeon 591 SA. The action will come with an IBI 26in 1.250 chambered in 308. The rifle was chambered by Marc at Spartan Precision Rifles. The barrel has approximately 1300 rounds on it and was used as a back up rifle for me. $1450 Shipped. It does not come with the chassis or the muzzle brake.

Have 30-40 rounds of Sk standard down the tube. Bought it maybe two months ago. Just not for me. Paid $525 for it I’ll sell for $425 shipped. No box! I throw those out now a days. Shipping will be from individual to your ffl.

KRG Whiskey 3 chassis with ARCA Rail, night vision mount upgrade, and QD sling mounts. Fits all Remington 700 style actions.

Asking $1200

By Wayne Allyn Root

My longtime friend is a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army who served in the roles of both Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and Blackhawk Crew Chief as well. No one knows this helicopter better than my friend. Let’s call him Colonel Joe.

We’ve all seen the reports about the mistakes made in this tragic crash. We know the chopper was flying too high. We know the Control Tower was short of air controllers- and one controller was doing the job of two. It appears the Blackhawk was off course as well.

And we all suspect DEI could have been at fault- whether this involved the pilots, flight commanders on the ground, or the Air Controllers.

But my friend Colonel Joe is the expert. Here is Colonel Joe’s “Executive Summary.” These are his words- coming from a lifelong experienced Blackhawk pilot and Crew Chief.

In his opinion, the biggest issue is the flight was missing a fourth crew member for a night flight- a second Crew Chief.


Colonel Joe’s Executive Summary:

*The single-greatest error in this accident was the decision to fly without a second Crew Chief on the left-hand side of the Blackhawk, who could have provided an extra set of eyes to “look out-and-up” to see the approaching American Airlines Passenger plane.

*Night Vision Goggle (NVG) flights result in a sort-of “tunnel vision” for all who wear the NVGs and normal policy in many Army flight units is to force a full crew of 2 pilots and 2 crew chiefs for all NVG flights, so that you always have “eyes out” to both sides of the aircraft, when flying in those conditions. While not mandatory, it is the proper safety call, especially when flying in the vicinity of a busy, major airport such as Reagan Airport (DCA). No matter how competent the pilots and Crew Chiefs may be, this flight needed a second Crew Chief on the left side of the chopper.

*The front-left pilot, even if not wearing Night Vision Goggles, would still have limited visibility out the left door, and if that pilot is busy with radio calls, or referencing the map/GPS, that pilot could get consumed by work inside the cockpit, instead of looking out and around.

*Flight Unit Leadership failed to recognize the need for a second Crew Chief in the Mission Planning and Risk Assessment Process. This is where either incompetence, or DEI (or both), may have come into play. This was certainly poor leadership.

*Known mistakes by the Blackhawk Flight Crew point to a lack of experience and/or competence. We’ve heard in the media that both pilots were “experienced.” This is just not true. Someone is “blowing smoke” to the media, to President Trump, and to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to “cover their ass.” The collective level of experience of the pilots was not impressive. Their level of experience is like comparing a rookie in the NFL to a second-year player. The pilot had the experience of a second-year player, while the co-pilot was a rookie. This was NOT an experienced crew to be flying at night, near a major airport, without a second crew chief.

*Radio calls were not responded to by the Blackhawk crew, and they flew at 350 Feet above ground level (AGL), whereas reports say they were supposed to fly at 200 Feet AGL. These two mistakes alone show that the crew were not as experienced or professional as reported to President Trump, Defense Secretary Hegseth, or the media.

*The Instructor Pilot may have been too inexperienced for this “Annual Evaluation” flight, as mistakes were clearly made during the course of the flight (that are assumed to have been made by the junior pilot being evaluated). Why didn’t the Instructor Pilot notice they were flying too high and off course? That points to his lack of experience. If there had been a second Crew Chief, he could have noticed these mistakes and warned the pilots.

*The Flight Unit Commanders must share the blame, and they’re still alive! There is a 12th Aviation Battalion commander of that B Company, and I don’t know who that is, but this individual was the first leader in the chain of events for the Mission Plan and Risk Assessment to get signed off and approved. This B Company commander should be asked why they did not enforce a second Crew Chief to be on that flight.

*Accident sequences for these types of accidents begin in “Mission Planning,” when first selecting the time you will fly, where you will fly for the Annual Evaluation, and what crew members will be on the flight. Any of the Leaders in that unit’s Chain of Command could have demanded that this flight have two Crew Chiefs aboard the aircraft, due to NVG flying conditions, plus the busy airspace of Reagan airport.

*An experienced, thoughtful leader knows when to “raise the standard” and force the mission to have that second Crew Chief aboard the aircraft. This was clearly one of those moments, and both the B Company Commander and the 12th Aviation Battalion Commander failed to see through this risk problem and impose their own “Risk Reduction” to include a second Crew Chief to manage the left-hand side of the Blackhawk.

*In my opinion, even with all these mistakes that were made, a Crew Chief on the left side of the Blackhawk would still have saved them in that last 20 seconds when that American Airlines flight was approaching on the left-hand side. A Crew Chief in that seat would have warned the pilots to turn and descend immediately.

This accident was completely avoidable. Thank you to my friend Colonel Joe for this thoughtful analysis.

Up for sale I have a slightly used but overall excellent condition MDT 10.25” ARCA rail for mlok handguards. See pics, but very very little wear.

$45 shipped. PPFF, Venmo, usps mo

I don't have much knowledge of these and have been really trying to educate myself on this subject. I had a few questions regarding a few styles......

Seems like there's a camp that says get away from bushing dies use a full length die no button and then set neck tension with mandrel and people claim there is no issues with donuts.

Then the camp that says bushing dies help maintain the donut and gives it a spot to go. Some guys neck turn or ream them out but once again that's another part that'd heavily debated.


Then the group that says no matter what you do you will never stop the donut from forming. Most of these guys claim to leave it alone and load bullet outside of the area.
Some people say use bushing dies and no mandrel at all because you will push the donut to outside and if using bushings some people say do not cut them out since the whole neck isn't sized.

I was just curious what most guys are doing? Very interesting issue that pops up I think and with a lot of different ideas.

I have the opportunity to hunt large Whitetail deer this Fall. Possibly a 250 lb animal in Midwest. I live in SC and the biggest bucks we kill are usually around 180 lbs. As of now I would be using the 175 ELDX that I hand load and shoots well in my Seekins Havak PH2. I have read some reviews of the cup and core ELDX, that the lead core usually separates from the copper cladding. My experience has been shooting behind the shoulder (double lung) and getting a pass through but not a great blood trail. I have not shot a deer in the shoulder yet with this ELDX but have not lost a deer either. They usually run 30-60 yds and no problem finding them. I understand without hitting bone a lot of the energy passes through the deer. I’ll try to test the ELDX this Fall on SC deer hitting the shoulder before the Midwest hunt late season (December). I plan on shooting a big heavy Midwest deer in the shoulder. Has anyone compared the Nosler 175 Accubond LR to the ELDX actually hitting a heavy deer in the shoulder? I feel like depositing all the energy in the deer has the best chance of dropping the animal. A bonded bullet seems like it has a better chance of not coming apart for a shoulder shot. I appreciate any experience you can share.

Used KRG W-3 Gen 6 for sale. Tikka T3X inlet w/ enclosed forend for AICS magazines. Fixed buttstock.

Including accessories used to set up a T3X for PRS using a 26" Heavy Varmint or heavier:

• Enclosed forend T-slot weight
• Heavy XL ARCA rail
• Heavy flat bag rider
• 2 ARC Xylo M-LOK weights

Asking for $1075 shipped, payable w/ PP FF

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