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Weatherby Mauser?
21 March 2006, 04:44
ElCaballeroWeatherby Mauser?
Did Roy and Co. build some rifles on FN Mauser actions? If so what is the scoop on them? Are they basically a 98 or of a different design altogether?
21 March 2006, 05:07
Jim KobeRoy Weatherby's first,I think, rifles were built on FN actions. They are referred to as his "Southgate Weatherby's" I am not sure how may he made but he then went to SAuer for his custom actions.
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21 March 2006, 05:15
Thumpper470Roy also made some on Mod 70 actions, but I think most of those were sent to him by customers.
21 March 2006, 05:41
ElCaballeroWere they standard length? Are they identical the the J.C. Higgins?
21 March 2006, 05:50
ElCaballeroquote:
You guys are as bad as I am on this computer.
That's the least ugly Weatherby I've ever seen. I like it.
21 March 2006, 08:52
35404I have 2 Wby's built on FN. A 300 and 375.The stocks don't look anything like the one pictured in the Gunbroker ad. Both actions are opened up at the front and feed good from the magazine. They have more 'character' than the Jap Wby but I doubt they are any more gun. Mark
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21 March 2006, 08:59
Matt NormanI seem to recall that Roy Weatherby started out as a gunsmith in his garage back in the late 40's. I've seen several of his pre-Mark V rifles built on FN (commercial) actions. I've never seen one built on a M98 but he probably did.
21 March 2006, 09:06
ElCaballeroquote:
Originally posted by 35404:
Both actions are opened up at the front and feed good from the magazine.
That is what I wanted to know!
22 March 2006, 03:40
jstevens35404 is correct. You used to see a lot of these years ago, I suppose in the 60's. They were FN's with an ugly stock IMO. I like the FN actions, although I own one Mk V a .257 that is a great shooter in a neat mulie and antelope caliber.
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22 March 2006, 05:59
drm-hpI have a Weatherby action (FN Supreme) that was a 378 originaly, it's going to be a 416 Rigby someday.
Doug
22 March 2006, 06:50
OhiosamA cousin had one that was his fathers. A semi custom 257 Roberts. He also had letters for his dads corespondence with Roy Weatherby when he had the rifle built. Not sure when the rifle was built but his dad died in the late 50's
22 March 2006, 07:30
sierra2Yes, Roy Weatherby made his rifles on FN Mauser actions up and thru the mid 1950s, I just sold one with complete provenance from Weatherby. You can see the FN action Weatherby's in the old Weatherby catalogs, including John Wayne with one in his hands, also the Shah of Iran.
LLS
22 March 2006, 08:07
mehulkamdarI recently saw a particularly nice one at Mike Schrank's Smoke N Gun in Waukegan IL. It was a 300 Wby.
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30 March 2006, 01:26
jørgenWhat other actions Roy used, i dont know.
But he did som eksperimenting with actions from Mattheu arms, and mutch of dhe development of the real Weatherbycalibers was done on Schultz & Larsen m54 actions, before he bourght a testorder of appx. 500pcs of SchultZ & Larsen m56A actions marked Weatherby. But ther was some disagrements between the two companies, so there was onely delivered appx. 150pcs. Some 100pcs is still in stock by the Danish producer
Shortly after Roy started buying markV actions from Sauer
30 March 2006, 01:33
jeffeossoroy used some FN98, and some belguim magnum mausers... in fact, that's where the domulin (sp) mag mausers came from
jeffe
23 April 2006, 18:41
jens poulsenquote:
Originally posted by jørgen:
What other actions Roy used, i dont know.
But he did som eksperimenting with actions from Mattheu arms, and mutch of dhe development of the real Weatherbycalibers was done on Schultz & Larsen m54 actions, before he bourght a testorder of appx. 500pcs of SchultZ & Larsen m56A actions marked Weatherby. But ther was some disagrements between the two companies, so there was onely delivered appx. 150pcs. Some 100pcs is still in stock by the Danish producer
Shortly after Roy started buying markV actions from Sauer
Weatherby stopped taking orders from S&L because the german actions were much better
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23 April 2006, 22:14
fla3006Approximately 9700 Weatherbys were made with commerical Belgium FN Mauser actions between 1949-1963, in Finland and Southgate,CA.
About 185 left hand rifles were built between 1955-1959 on Mathieu actions.
Approximately 2200 378s were made on Schultz & Larson actions between 1955-1962.
A few 378s & 460s were made on Brevex magnum Mauser actions prior to the Mark V which was introduced in 1958.
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