Hi All,
It's been quite a looooooong while since I was on the forums, am not on my own computer as it's been down for months now
anyway I really missed the laugh here, seen some remembered names (nice to see you all)
Anyway this thread gave me a good chuckle
Weatherby's are now made in the US or so I read however Weatherby still don't make them in fact I doubt they ever made a rifle! As for the "World fanous reputation" I notice it was not explained what this was for! Folks just seem to presume it's for being good
but from what I have seen it's more likely for crippled game and poor performance and accuracy. So much so that I would not give one house room not even as a gift
so don't offer
The only good thing I can say about Weatherby it that Roy was one heck of a sales man
he could have sold snow to eskimoes
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Oh I have shot a few weatherby's, .257 and .460 in the MkV and .223 in the Vanguard. I didn't shoot the 30-378 MkV a friends brother had as it was hunting season and we were in camp and anyway it would have been wasting ammo as it rarely hit what it was aimed at. Two Swaroskis scopes, three trips back to Weatherby so that in the end only the action was an original part then finally total blue-printing by a Benchrest gunsmith got it shooting acceptably for hunting. This all took three years and respulted in several lost deer and numerous cripples. My advice to use it as a Boat Anchor was not taken
. I hear he still insists on hunting with that darned piece of junk.
As for being a snob, nope you just brought and swallowed the hype lock stock and barrel and Ole Roy laughed all the way to the bank!
I suppose snob value of a rifle could go with a names like Rigby's of London, sorry I cannot include the modern made ones from the land of fruit and nuts (California) Mauser Obendorf, Steyr Mannlicher, the original Winchesters, Fred Wells, Pachmeyer, Holland & Holland to mention a few but weatherby? nope not in the same league. Sorry
Now I really do hope you enjoy your purchase, and no I am not being funny, I also hope that you will learn by it as from your post you have lots of learning to do
it's one thing which we are never too old to do ........................ learn that is.