Weatherby Super Varmintmaster
Weatherby Super VarmintMaster SVM MANUFACTURER: Weatherby, Inc. (Dept. AR), 3100 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422; (805) 466-1767; www.weatherby.com CALIBER: .223 Rem., .22-250 Rem. (tested), .220 Swift, .243 Win., 7 mm-08 Rem., .308 Win. ACTION TYPE: bolt-action rifle MAGAZINE: internal box with hinged floorplate, five rounds (four in .22-250 Rem.), or avail- able as a single-shot OVERALL LENGTH: 46" BARREL: cryogenically treated, 26", fluted, hen most people bolt-action Super VarmintMaster entire stock. Since the fit toler- heavy-contour, 410- think of Weatherby, (SVM) combines accuracy- ance between the action and the series stainless steel they think of rifles enhancing features with others bedding block is so tight, there RIFLING: button, hand- W lapped, 1:14" RH twist chambered for lightning-fast, that make the rifle a varminter. is probably no accuracy SIGHTS: none, drilled and big-bore, magnum cartridges One of the proven accuracy- improvement to be realized tapped for Weatherby possessing power like the ham- enhancing features of the SVM from glass-bedding the action. scope bases 1 mer of Thor. There is another side is Weatherby’s CNC-machined, Shooters wanting the stiffest WEIGHT: 8 ⁄2 lbs. of Weatherby, too—one that puts aluminum bedding block inside and most rigid action can opt for TRIGGER: single-stage, 3 rifle performance ahead of bal- the stock. Like in the Accumark, the SVM as a single-shot. That adjustable; 3 ⁄4 lbs. pull STOCK: hand-laminated listics. Weatherby rifles such as the block stiffens the receiver version doesn’t have the cut-out synthetic: length of pull, area of the hand-laminated, syn- for the magazine, so the bottom 5 1 the Accumark focus on accuracy 13 ⁄8"; drop at heel, 1 ⁄8"; while the Ultra Lights focus on thetic stock and provides a rigid of the action is solid steel.
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