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Hey hows everyone doin im new to the site was looking for a little information on my new Weatherby I bought last weekend. Went to GI Joes with a buddy just to look for a new rifle and stumbled onto what I thoguht was a Weatherby Vanguard .308 Light Weight Stainless I bought it just thinkin hey its a Weatherby there pretty good guns from what I hear. I got the gun home and started lookin at the receipt that came with the gun, the tag on the gun said Weatherby Vanguard 308 Stainless for $389 on sale but when I checked the gun out again I realized the barrel said Mark V and not Vanguard. So really I think I got a good deal on the gun but can't find out what the gun really retails for now that I know its a Mark V. I went to the range today and did really well with the gun being right out of the box and a Nikon Prostaff scope. Im dialed in dead on at 200 Yards, I guess my question is what is the ballpark price for a Weatherby Mark V Light Weightless Stainless 308 im just tryin to find out what the gun is really worth. Any info will help.

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If it is truely a Mark V ultra lightweight then the value is around 1800.00

If it's a stainless gun, it's not an ultralightweight.  It sounds like a stainless synthetic, which would have the black tupperware stock, or perhaps a stainless fibermark, with a pillar bedded stock.  Pictures would help immensely.  The ULW would be a stainless barrel, but coated with a black coating, and will be fluted.  A 'lightweight' will look like an accumark with a blued receiver and stainless fluted barrel, but have a 24" barrel instead of the 26" of the accumark.  Regardless of what you got, it sounds like you got a deal, for sure.I believe this is a practical world, and in it I can count only on what I can earn.  Therefore I believe in work, hard work. - The Auburn Creed
The older I get, the less stock I place in what men say, and the more I place in what men do.
Andrew Carnegie

I believe the ULW is stainless, isn't it?  It's a blackened stainless barrelled action.  I don't have the catalog in front of me but I think that's what I read.Jerry

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Thanks for the info so far lookin at the box is says Light Weight Stainless 308Win 24", so from the box and actually looking at the gun I dont think its an Ultra Light weight model just a Light Weight. The gun itself just has a plain black synthetic stock and the rest is all stainless, I dont know how to tell if its got a pillar bedded stock but I don't think it does. The barrel itself isn't fluted at all. Ill try and throw some pictures on here today. Thanks to all

Yeah, JB, that's what I was trying to say in my post.  The ULW is a stainless barrel, but coated black.  Not sure about the action.  If it's just a plain black synthetic stock, and a stainless action, it's a Mark V stainless synthetic, I guess.  Again, can't wait for pix.  I'm assuming the bolt is a six-lug design?I believe this is a practical world, and in it I can count only on what I can earn.  Therefore I believe in work, hard work. - The Auburn Creed
The older I get, the less stock I place in what men say, and the more I place in what men do.
Andrew Carnegie

You can look at the catalog in pdf  by clicking on the tabs under the picture frame. 399weatherby.com   
It look like only vanguard has SS line. Mark V is in black.
K S

There were full-stainless Mark V's a few years ago, however.  It sounds like this is a New-Old-Stock (NOS) gun the dealer had hiding in the back room.  That may also be why it was marked down.I believe this is a practical world, and in it I can count only on what I can earn.  Therefore I believe in work, hard work. - The Auburn Creed
The older I get, the less stock I place in what men say, and the more I place in what men do.
Andrew Carnegie

If you care to post or PM your serial # I'll have someone check out exactly what you have.
E.W.Nothing Shoots flatter, hits harder, or is more accurate!