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Weatherby went back to the drawing board with the Backcountry Capra and asked how light a rifle could get without giving up accuracy, shootability, or durability. In 22 Creedmoor the answer lands at about 4.1 pounds bare, and that puts the Capra in the conversation as the lightest production bolt-action rifle you can buy. This is a purpose-built mountain rig for the hunter who counts every ounce on a long pack-in.
The foundation is Weatherby's slender six-lug Mark V short action, but here it's machined from titanium rather than steel. Titanium brings the same strength at roughly 42 percent of the weight, and it shrugs off corrosion when the weather turns ugly. The engineers didn't stop there. The bolt body is deeply spiral fluted and the bolt knob is skeletonized to carve away anything that isn't doing a job. The 17-inch barrel wears a thin contour with double-spiral fluting that forms a double helix, which trims weight while adding rigidity and surface area for faster cooling.
The Capra rides in a modified Peak 44 Bridger carbon fiber stock with weight-saving cutouts and a shorter forend. Weatherby dropped the hinged floorplate in favor of a blind magazine to shave even more ounces, giving the rifle a clean, minimalist profile and a 2+1 capacity. A 3D Hex recoil pad with a honeycomb structure soaks up felt recoil so a featherweight rifle doesn't beat you up, and the crisp-breaking TriggerTech trigger helps you hold form when the shot matters. The muzzle is threaded 1/2×28 and ships with an Accubrake ST, so running a suppressor is a simple swap.
Like the rest of the Mark V family, the Capra carries Weatherby's sub-MOA guarantee. It's rated to put three rounds inside .99 inch at 100 yards from a cold barrel with Weatherby factory or premium ammunition. The metalwork is sealed in durable Graphite Black Cerakote, and the carbon stock is finished with grey, white, and rust sponge-pattern accents. For sheep, mountain mule deer, or any hunt where the walk in is half the battle, this is a hard rifle to beat.
Bare, with no optic mounted, the Capra in 22 Creedmoor comes in right around 4.1 pounds. That makes it one of the lightest production bolt-action rifles on the market. Once you add a lightweight scope and rings you're still looking at a rig that's easy to carry all day in the mountains.
Yes. The 17-inch barrel comes threaded 1/2×28 and ships with an Accubrake ST installed. You can run the brake, swap to a thread cap, or thread on a suppressor without any gunsmithing.
It does. Like the rest of the Mark V line, the Capra is guaranteed to shoot a 3-shot group of .99 inch or less at 100 yards from a cold barrel when used with Weatherby factory or premium ammunition. The double-spiral fluted barrel and tight tolerances are what make that possible in such a light package.
The Capra holds 2+1 in 22 Creedmoor. To save weight, Weatherby skipped the traditional hinged floorplate and built it with a blind magazine instead, which also gives the rifle a cleaner, more streamlined look. You load from the top, and it keeps the overall weight down.
| UPC | 747115462681 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | MBP01N22CMR19B |
| Action | |
| Barrel Length | 17" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .22 Creedmoor |
| Capacity | 2 + 1 |
| Safety | Two-Position |
| Shipping Weight | 6.1 |
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