is still based in the United States, however, with the corporation’s new headquarters located in Sheridan, Wyoming. The company’s popular Vanguard rifle, for instance, is produced with the help of the Japanese firearms manufacturer Howa. In producing and assembling a variety of shotguns and rifles, Weatherby also forged a few international partnerships along the way. “Weatherby Magnum” is a title synonymous with several big bore cartridges introduced by the company’s founder beginning in the late 1940s.
Production innovations, coupled with Weatherby’s custom inventions, quickly earned him an industry reputation as the father of high-powered rifle cartridges. Despite outsourcing production, Weatherby continued to make custom long guns and cartridges for many years (a heritage that’s still reflected in the company’s philosophy today). Weatherby additionally produced small batches of specialized rifles, based on the popular Mauser action of the late twentieth-century, but later obtained a production contract with the Finnish firearms company SAKO in the mid-1950s. Weatherby in 1945, the company originally created custom ammunition out of a small shop located in Southern California. Founded by the late cartridge designer Roy E. Boyds uses only top-grade hardwoods because a hardwood stock performs Every gunstock is dried to exacting specifications to ensure rigidity and stability than sealed with chemical-resistant finishes for long-lasting durability and performance in all weather conditions. isn’t exactly a newcomer to the industry. That’s smoking performance from my all-time favorite hunting bullet.As far as American firearms manufacturers are concerned, Weatherby, Inc. Weatherby’s loads are pushing a 127-gran Barnes LRX are around 3,200 feet per second. As a diehard 6.5mm nut I’m excited to begin loading RPM once I can get my hands on brass. Arguably the most interesting option is the new 6.5mm Weatherby RPM. Additional chamberings include many of Weatherby’s own proprietary magnum cartridges like the 7mm Weatherby Magnum and 30-378 Weatherby Magnum. An oversized and extended bolt knob makes rapid bolt manipulation a breeze. The Accubrake ST reduces recoil by more than 50-percent, according to Weatherby, and definitely seemed effective on the 7.6-pound Creedmoor. It features a fluted 24-inch #3 Contour 1:8-inch twist barrel and wore Weatherby’s Accubrake ST. The rifle I shot was chambered for the now ubiquitous 6.5 Creedmoor. The Mark V Accumark Elite also features a Cerakote Coyote Tan Elite finished barrel, trigger guard, & receiver for good looks and corrosion resistance. These two features make it much more comfortable, consistent, and easy to shoot, especially when riding a rear bag. The stock is well designed for the modern rifleman with a more vertical grip angle and less than ¼-inch drop at the heel and comb. The forend is somewhat larger than the standard Mark V stocks. The Elite wears an AG Composites carbon fiber brown camo stock with an adjustable cheek piece. The Mark V is a typical Weatherby stock with Monte Carlo cheekpiece and skip line checkering. The top of the new line is the Mark V Accumark Elite model. Weatherby Releases $10K, $6.5K Limited Edition Mark V Rifles Built for Performance I don’t consider myself a rifle snob, but I know what I like and what’s important.
If what I saw at the Rendezvous is an indication then Weatherby has turned a corner and begun a new era of offering high-end contemporary rifles with a focus on serious features for serious hunters and tasteful practical aesthetics. Kevin Wilkerson, Marketing Director for Weatherby, assured me the company made big changes, with more cool stuff coming.
Weatherby has moved its headquarters from California to Wyoming and is now under the third-generation leadership of Adam Weatherby. I realize Weatherby has been making more modern rifles that are somewhat less gaudy, but nothing that really moved the needle for me until now. To say that polished gloss blue metal, high-gloss rollover montecarlo stocks, white-line rosewood forend and grip caps, and all the other overly garish finishes found on Weatherby rifles of the past are not my thing would be a huge understatement. For sure, a big part of the reason for this is the perspective of Weatherby I’d developed over the years. Ever walk face first into a glass door you didn’t see coming only to take two steps back and realize you’ve just had your eyes opened in a pretty stunning manor? That’s what I felt like as I examined the new rifles Weatherby brought to the rendezvous this year.