It is a beautiful and very functional rifle. The ammo is a bit expensive, and overkill for a lot of game, but then again...dead is dead.
When I was growing up (20 years ago or so), there was a bank in Colorodo that had a sweet deal going...just did not have the $$ to invest. Anyway, you would send them $1000. They would send you a Weatherby rifle (very much as you described). They would in turn put the money in a high yield CD as payment. In 7 years (they kept the interest as payment), they returned your $1000 upfront cost.
Basically, a Weatherby rifle for free. The bank was the largest distrubutor of Weatherby rifles for 10-15 years there, and a number of people I know took advantage of that plan.
Naturally, the anti-gun crowd screamed and moaned about the bank.
That rifle will be a wonderful gun to pass along to your children.