Gun Review: Hunting rifle for women, Weatherby Mark V Camilla (VIDEO)

By Kristin Alberts

The tagline says it all: “Yes, I’m feminine, but I pack a big punch.”  Weatherby is not new to the women’s rifle market, having debuted the Camilla Vanguard two years ago.  But with the new Mark V version, the company goes all-in on a fully-featured rifle built for women hunters by women hunters, without cutting corners or costs.  Is the Mark V Camilla all it claims to be?  Guns.com has the answer.
Meet the Mark V Camilla
Joining the long and storied line of high grade bolt action Mark V rifles, the new Mark V Camilla is available in two variations.  First is the Subalpine, dressed in a hand-laminated composite stock with Gore Optifade Subalpine camo and barrel finished in Flat Dark Earth Cerakote.  Second, and certainly the most recognizable, is the Mark V Camilla Deluxe with its AA Grade Fancy Claro walnut and high-luster blued metalwork.  The models come in with MSRP’s of $3,000 for the Subalpine and $2,700 for the Deluxe.
The same specs define both rifles, for starters there’s the hand-lapped 24” chrome-moly barrels with a field crown.  A cocking indicator comes standard, as does a fairly short 54-degree bolt throw.  There’s an internal recoil lug and aluminum bedding block. 

Source: Guns.com