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Originally Posted by prostreetC-10
LOL.......do you feel better? BTW, Mine's not this new crap. Have a German and a Southgate. I also reload so the ammo expense is minimized too. When my Dad handed it down to me, what was I supposed to say?
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If it had been me, I think would have said "Thank you very much Dad, these are very nice rifles and valuable on the market. I much appreciate your generosity".
However, I would not have felt compelled to use them. After reloading for 45 years and shooting many different cartridges, I well know the performance capabilities of various cartitridges in whatever bore they might happen to be - and also know their "smackdown" capabilities. Most Weatherby cartridges do not perform at optimum efficiency/effectiveness for their caliber.
On a more serious note, I have read cases and talked with some experts about lug stresses and failures of that bolt design - not a joking matter. Weatherby was somewhat ingenuous but his forte was marketing, and he sold the dickens out of his unique rifles. All to the good, unless a guy winds up with the bolt blown back - as have some.