Posted August 11, 2016 11:21 am by Comments

By Stan Trzoneic

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A view of the Weatherby Mark V rifle with a Leupold 3-9 X 40mm scope in Buehler high-gloss rings. This rifle is chambered in the .257 Weatherby and is part of the author’s collection.

Out of all the one-man operations in the past dealing with the making of rifles and related gear, Roy Weatherby’s startup company prospered the best.

While the Weatherby line today is extensive, back in 1945, and starting with nothing, he pioneered the idea about high velocity we still embrace today. Apparently, this theory came about after wounding a deer in Utah three years previous with a .30-06 rifle.

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Portrait of Roy Weatherby.

His thoughts centered on a flat-shooting bullet traveling at a much higher velocity and disintegrating inside the animal. Working on the concept of hydrostatic shock would allow the animal to expire quickly without needless tracking, due a wound channel large enough to kill the animal instantly.

Writing to Sports Afield about an article by Charles Atkins dealing with higher velocities in cartridges, Roy had a letter published on his experiences. From this short blurb in the magazine, he received dozens of letters from hunters accepting his viewpoint and asking him to rechamber their …Read the Rest

Source:: Guns and Ammo

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