And while that pad worked as advertised, it did have a few flaws. When Weatherby announced the original Backcountry rifle, one of its unique features was a hex 3D-printed recoil pad. Lighter guns can be painful to shoot, especially when chambered for big-game backcountry hunting, but this new Weatherby Backcountry rifle is truly an exception. But what about the recoil? Turns out, Weatherby had already solved that problem. That’s an ideal weight for hiking the backcountry in search of elk, mule deer or, as I was planning, black bears. without optics or mounts, depending on standard or magnum chambering. Weatherby lists the rifle’s weight from 5.3-6.6 lbs. Topped with a Zeiss Conquest V4 scope, the rifle tipped the scales somewhere south of 8 lbs. I’m not sure I want to shoot this thing.” My second thought was: “This thing is way too light for the magnum cartridge it’s chambered for.
When I first handled the new Weatherby Mark V Backcountry 2.0 Ti Carbon rifle, my initial thought was: “Man, this thing is light.”
