ORIGINAL: bb122
I have always heard mixed reviews about Weatherby rifles but I have always wanted one. Is it all hype or are they actually good guns?
They are good guns. Not "great" by today's standards, but good as most production rifles.
Old Roy used to advertise "Tomorrow's Rifles Today", and that was true! Just look at all the magnums available today, many of which surpass even the daunted performance of the Weatherby lineup! When Weatherby started it all, the only other magnums available commercially in this country were the .300 and .375 H&H! But the new ones are all based on the desire for magnum performance that Weatherby instilled in the consumers.
Back when Roy was introducing his cartridges, there were indeed other designs which would perform as well, but the originators of these did not understand the concepts MARKETING their products. Weatherby did. And, of course, marketing is the ONLY key to success if you are trying to sell something!