The Day I Met Roy Weatherby...

[gatling]

A hot rifle and a cool story...

http://exhaustnotes.us/blog/index.php/2019/04/17/the-7mm-weatherby-magnum/

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Very good story. OK a GREAT story.
Thanks so much,
Jim

 

[jgt]

Loved the story. I have never been a fan of the rifles, but would have probably liked Roy Weatherby. Thanks for sharing and good luck shooting your dad's fine rifle.

 

[Tensaw]

Yes, great story! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Thanks for sharing the "family" story. Glad Mr. Weatherby, was generous with his time.

 

[Jeepnik]

Yep, gotta love a guy who's staring at a camera with his finger on the trigger. :roll:

 

[RSIno1]

Similar story. My territory for fixing copiers included Southgate and a few times I'd stop by to drool on the MKVs. Weatherby's son was a salesman at the time and I confessed to him I couldn't afford one at the time (1972) but that didn't bother him. He'd tell stories and load me down with catalogs like I was their best customer. When I finally could afford one they had transferred production to Japan and I wanted a German one. 1982 finds me in a new job with a much higher salary and stopping by Pachmayer in downtown LA. There on the shelf is a new German LH 300 Weatherby mag with the tags still hanging on it. I ask the salesman how much and he says on consignment $675. I almost hurt myself getting out my checkbook. It had the Weatherby Imperial scope and Weatherby hard case included. Ammo was still pricey so it was off to Weatherby for once fired brass $3 a box. I drag it out of the safe once in awhile and put a couple shots through it. Probably less than 50 to date.

 

[jgt]

Really??? Just consider he could have the safety on, a spent round in the chamber, or an empty chamber. Then there is the fact that he is pointing down range. A far cry from a Dianne Feinstein moment.

 

[Poco Oso]

Great story and a beautiful rifle. I too, am a big fan of Weatherby's rifles.

 

[gatling]

Really??? Just consider he could have the safety on, a spent round in the chamber, or an empty chamber. Then there is the fact that he is pointing down range. A far cry from a Dianne Feinstein moment.

Thanks for that. Some folks (apparently Jeepnik is one) feel compelled to criticize. Ah, whatever.

There's a psychological/behavioral phenomenon called online disinhibition that motivates some people to say/write things on the Internet they would never say in person. I dealt with it all the time when I wrote the blog for CSC Motorcycles, where a lot of folks felt an urge to criticize their motorcycles because they were from China. I learned that the best way to deal with trolls was to simply ignore them.

I don't recall at this time exactly what I was doing when my friend snapped that photo, but most likely it was, as you inferred, just after I had fired the shot. That said, I agree with my good buddy Jeepnik that you should never have your finger on the trigger unless you intend to take the shot. And I thank him for mentioning it.

 

[57springer]

Great story !!!

 

[TRanger]

Now that was indeed a fine story. Marvelous! Makes me want to go buy a Weatherby!

 

[WendyZXZ]

Fine story there!

 

[kmoore]

That is a great story. My story goes on to show the same type of man Mr. Weatherby was as a company owner. This was around 1979.
I sold guns including many Weatherby's mainly the mark Vs.
I sold a 12ga Weatherby pump to a young man(actually his father). I think he was around 17, who saved and bought it as his 1st gun. I cannot remember what that model was, it was not made or designed by Weatherby it may have been a Nikko or SKB, that I cannot remember either. It did come from Japan. It had the fit and finish of the mark Vs and cost more than any other pump shotguns we sold for hunting.
The father and son came back in several weeks later, both mad the shotgun had broke. It was with the action is all I remember and they were really upset and said so after buying a Weatherby and it broke the 1st day at the range.
It came back repaired with a letter from Mr. Weatherby and he apologized for the problem and related to a story about buying a new lincoln and the transmission failed the 1st few miles. Saying both are great products, but sometimes a few will have problems. It was typed and hand signed by Mr. Roy Weatherby.
I wanted a LH mark V in .300 WM for years, but just never got one, I do have 2 Vanguards RH of course.

 

[don44]

Thumbs Up!