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Impressive.
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That nice shooting, but comparing a custom rifle to a off the shelf mass produced one is apples to oranges
BTW, my Weatherbys can shoot like that too
Impressive.
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I always thought that the 378Wby was the king of the .375's
It is the biggest and the fastest right?![]()
my Weatherbys can shoot like that too![]()
I always thought that the 378Wby was the king of the .375's
It is the biggest and the fastest right?![]()
That nice shooting, but comparing a custom rifle to a off the shelf mass produced one is apples to oranges
BTW, my Weatherbys can shoot like that too![]()
I'm impressed by how this has turned into a NEW KING thread, and I didn't even have anything to do with it!![]()
Now if only Weatherby would come out with their version of a short mag...we could have the most epic thread ever.
I will give Weatherby the number one spot for stupidest feature ever given to a propietary cartridge line. Sticking a belt on the 30-06 and 416 Rigby cases. All in the name of what? Oh ya, the gimmick master himself, Roy Weatherby, did it for marketing.....
Almost dumber than sticking magnum performance in a short action![]()
No talk of the new S2 or Series 2 Vanguard?
I will give Weatherby the number one spot for stupidest feature ever given to a propietary cartridge line. Sticking a belt on the 30-06 and 416 Rigby cases. All in the name of what? Oh ya, the gimmick master himself, Roy Weatherby, did it for marketing.....
Almost dumber than sticking magnum performance in a short action![]()
Wait... you forgot to include Holland & Holland to share "the number one spot for stupidest feature ever given to a proprietary cartridge line" after all Weatherby developed most his cartridges from the H&H.
As for the .240 and rigby based chamberings: 378,416,460 keep in mind most of these were developed in the peak of the Magnum craze, and the shooting public associated "Magnum" with a belted cartridge. A marketing ploy...yes, but it's easier to market and sell something thats in demand.
Let's see how many of our new crop of non-belted magnums last as long as the "stupid" and "gimmicky" Weatherby magnums.
Wait... you forgot to include Holland & Holland to share "the number one spot for stupidest feature ever given to a proprietary cartridge line" after all Weatherby developed most his cartridges from the H&H.
As for the .240 and rigby based chamberings: 378,416,460 keep in mind most of these were developed in the peak of the Magnum craze, and the shooting public associated "Magnum" with a belted cartridge. A marketing ploy...yes, but it's easier to market and sell something thats in demand.
Let's see how many of our new crop of non-belted magnums last as long as the "stupid" and "gimmicky" Weatherby magnums.
Ummm H&H used the belt because they HAD to. You can't head space on the shoulder that exists on the .300 and .375. It wasn't a gimmick, they didn't want to use a rim and retard feeding in a Mauser.
Your second paragraph affirms my accusation of it all being a marketing gimmick.
Last I checked the 300 WSM is consistently outselling the 300 Weatherby on all fronts (dies, brass, ammunition).
Weatherby has always had to lie about their velocity, use longer barrels, max out pressure in their factory ammo, and use freebore to get any credible gain over their contemporaries. Like I said, gimmicks.![]()