Weatherby is circling the toilet bowl

[4090Sharps]

I don't dislike Weatherby as a company. I think they're cool for niche they fill and have a great history in American hunting culture, but they've gotta do something other than the RPM to gain some traction in the industry or else they're gonna have to sell out.

Agreed.

 

[MJB]

I love my 257 & 270 wby both bought when they were in Paso Robles all are Mark V, I wouldn't waste my money on a Vanguard anything........

 

[rayporter]

ya all would be shocked at the redneck following weatherby has!!!!!!

 

[Sadler]

It would be a hit to their ego but if they offered 6.5, 7, and 300 PRC I bet they’d at least keep up with Christensen.

 

[SDHNTR]

They absolutely could breathe new life into their program if they reintroduced old bellwethers like the .257, .270 and .300 bees but now, with quality new barrels throated and twisted to take advantage of modern bullets. I could see value in that.

 

[Shō[t]gun]

ya all would be shocked at the redneck following weatherby has!!!!!!

They need to market to that niche again. Rich flashy folk with lifted trucks who go on one guided hunt a year love the recoil and loud bang because its a short experience for them. Their proprietary cartridges are a throwback, it would be awesome if their flagship guns were a line of beautifully blued rifles with premium wavy-grained wood stocks to look the part.

 

[Shō[t]gun]

They absolutely could breathe new life into their program if they reintroduced old bellwethers like the .257, .270 and .300 bees but now, with new barrels throated and twisted to take advantage of modern bullets. I could see value in that.

Wouldn't magazine length be the limiting factor there? I don't think you can squeeze the heavier bullets in there without the ogive being inside the neck.

 

[amassi]

Wouldn't magazine length be the limiting factor there? I don't think you can squeeze the heavier bullets in there without the ogive being inside the neck.

You have a 3.7” magazine on the magnums


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[amassi]

They absolutely could breathe new life into their program if they reintroduced old bellwethers like the .257, .270 and .300 bees but now, with new barrels throated and twisted to take advantage of modern bullets. I could see value in that.

The play prior to the rpm would have been to take a note from Hornady and Winchester /baco and reintroduce a line of 264/284 magnums in the 3.34” range. Beltless, medium magnums designed to shoot heavy for caliber high bc bullets out of their existing rifle line. Essentially same capacity of the existing 257-7mm wby case just beltless and non radius shoulders.


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[SDHNTR]

Wouldn't magazine length be the limiting factor there? I don't think you can squeeze the heavier bullets in there without the ogive being inside the neck.

Yeah, I don’t know Weatherbys enough to know their mag lengths off hand, but that that too could need a fix.

 

[SDHNTR]

The play prior to the rpm would have been to take a note from Hornady and Winchester /baco and reintroduce a line of 264/284 magnums in the 3.34” range. Beltless, medium magnums designed to shoot heavy for caliber high bc bullets out of their existing rifle line. Essentially same capacity of the existing 257-7mm wby case just beltless and non radius shoulders.


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Agreed, but then it wouldn’t be a Weatherby.

 

[amassi]

Agreed, but then it wouldn’t be a Weatherby.

Eh they were willing to ditch that stuff with the rpm line for what it’s worth. It’s what the market was after at the time clearly with the popularity of the creed and prc. Most of the customs on here and other forums were 7 saums. Their mo has always been to build what they wanted then tell you why it was great.
Their most vocal knock was always cost of ammo and lack of brass (overblown, Norma brass was always good) they could have released a medium action magnum and partnered with some premium brass supplier to fill the need


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[SDHNTR]

Let ‘em keep their identity with that silly shoulder and belt (they are pointless, but also harmless) and roll out a 2.0. My bro has a Vanguard .257 bee. It’s super accurate, but with the factory twist and ammo offerings is a bit of a dud IMO.

Now, twist that sucker up so it could shoot some 130+ pills, throat it and mag it to do same, and we’d really have something cool. Hell, even wrap some carbon around the barrel to keep the flat brimmers happy!

 

[SDHNTR]

Eh they were willing to ditch that stuff with the rpm line for what it’s worth. It’s what the market was after at the time clearly with the popularity of the creed and prc. Most of the customs on here and other forums were 7 saums. Their mo has always been to build what they wanted then tell you why it was great.
Their most vocal knock was always cost of ammo and lack of brass (overblown, Norma brass was always good) they could have released a medium action magnum and partnered with some premium brass supplier to fill the need


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No disagreement.

 

[IrkedCitizen]

It would be a hit to their ego but if they offered 6.5, 7, and 300 PRC I bet they’d at least keep up with Christensen.

They offer the 7prc and 300prc in the 307. The 7 is available in both models but the 300 is only on the alpine model due to magazine length.

No 6.5prc because they want to sell their 6.5rpm

 

[grfox92]

I checked out one of their Mark V’s in a local shop and wasn’t impressed. Fit and finish left a lot to be desired. Especially considering the price. Pretty sure it was their Hunter model but could be wrong. Betting it’s still on the rack.

Recoil pad was fit by a blind guy and barrel hard into one side of the channel. Good grief. Not what I expect from Weatherby.

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I briefly worked in that store haha.

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[slim jenkins]

I briefly worked in that store haha.

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Haha. Small world.

To be fair, maybe the only reason it was still on the rack was because of the obvious problems.

 

[wind gypsy]

My perception is they haven’t had to do shit because there has always been sufficient numbers of fudds wanting to buy the weatherby name.

I do like the stocks that they put on recent models but big ass 6 and 9 lug actions for run of the mill hunting rifles has been silly for some time now.

The 307 line actually makes sense to me if they are well executed. Would be cooler if they came up with a nice original action but what have they done in decades that suggests they are that kind of company?

 

[Sadler]

They offer the 7prc and 300prc in the 307. The 7 is available in both models but the 300 is only on the alpine model due to magazine length.

No 6.5prc because they want to sell their 6.5rpm

I didn’t realize that. Good for them! I hope they sell a pile of those rifles. But I do think they’re leaving money on the table by not throwing the 6.5 PRC in the mix even though it’s direct competitor to their 6.5 RPM.

 

[Nomosendero]

Curious on the 307 comment, why is it a turd? Besides the obvious configuration and being a 700 clone, is it a poorly executed 700 clone?

Yea, I am all ears on that one too!