Weatherby: Why Things Had to Change
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2024
- Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Adam Weatherby and talk about bullets and cartridges, and we discuss his experience running the family business.
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Who is Ron Spomer
For 44 years I’ve had the good fortune to photograph and write about my passion - the outdoor life. Wild creatures and wild places have always stirred me - from the first flushing pheasant that frightened me out of my socks in grandpa’s cornfield to the last whitetail that dismissed me with a wag of its tail. In my attempts to connect with this natural wonder, to become an integral part of our ecosystem and capture a bit of its mystery, I’ve photographed, hiked, hunted, birded, and fished across much of this planet. I've seen the beauty that everyone should see, survived adventures that everyone should experience. I may not have climbed the highest mountains, canoed the wildest rivers, caught the largest fish or shot the biggest bucks, but I’ve tried. Perhaps you have, too. And that’s the essential thing. Being out there, an active participant in our outdoor world.
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After listening to this video, I want to purchase a 307 Weatherby just to support Adam's all American company.
That sounds like a great plan. Thanks for watching!
That was a great interview with two solid, ethical, family men and hunters who each do extraordinary work.
I have been hooked on Weatherby's ever since my grandfather gave me his South Gate California 300 Wetherby when I was 14. I now have a few different Weatherby rifles but I am missing the 307, that might be my next purchase.
I feel the same way. In fact my dad had a nice Weatherby bolt action with a glossy stock and bluing that I spent a lot of time with. It always performed and looks amazing and well made. I always thought that I would need to buy me a Weatherby to celebrate that era in my childhood as to celebrate and support as well this great American company that still pushing for the best, and for the fastest Made in America!
Consider a vanguard, they are VERY well made.
Ron, I was hoping you guys would of discuss the relationship, partnership, history and, differences between Weatherby and Howa?@@RonSpomerOutdoors-Podcast
Congratulations to the Weatherby family, by blood and the extended family of employees, friends, and customers. May God continue to bless you in all you do.
I like weatherby but after seeing this i like it even more thanks ron
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
I've always looked at Weatherby as the top shelf. Looks like it's in great hands with a down to earth CEO like Adam.
Couldn't agree more. Adam is a great guy. Thanks for watching!
This is far & away the most interesting guest you've ever had on. Great video !!❤👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it. We had a lot of fun having Adam on!
I need a weatherby . The fact that it’s a family owned American company appeals to me . I think I’d go with Roy’s favourite . The 257
Worked doing ranch work all summer in 1977 as a kid, saved everything, bought a 7mm rem mag vanguard at the end of the season, it is still my go to gun today nearly 50 years later, it has tallied an unknown number of mule deer and elk for me, thanks to your family and all your technicians for providing me with such a magnificent, accurate, and totally dependable firearm
I had a 7mm Remington Magnum in a Parker Hale with that Weatherby style stock.
Good choice lol!
Well one thing is for sure Adam is a class act
Couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching!
Super video. Thank you Ron for bringing Adam Weatherby to your channel. Fantastic interview of a fantastic company and CEO. Love Weatherby!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
A great American company! So glad Adam had the vision to move from CA to WY. If they'd stayed in CA, who know what might have happened to the company. CA is such an unfriendly state with ridiculous firearms laws and insane cost of living. Pretty awesome for the governor of WY to work with Weatherby on this move.
Ron, I loved this video interview! Adam Weatherby laughing at the 6.5 Creampuff,,,, Priceless!!!!
One of the things that I recently noticed is that for decades, Weatherby has specified a tighter max bullet diameter tolerance than most cartridges. This is because the chambers of most Weatherby cartridges use sections of very snug freebore to make certain the bullet is held in line with the bore as the rifling is engraved. This helps with accuracy and usually reduces dispersion (which is why modern precision cartridges like the Creedmoor and PRC series do it too). It also allows them to get higher velocities without going overpressure.
The SAAMI specifications, for example, of most 30 cal cartridges like the 30-30 or 308 Winchester allow ammunition to use bullets up to .309" diameter. Allowing that extra slop in the spec puts limitations on some dimensions critical for accuracy. This can be a problem if someone has a tight match chamber since ammo loaded to the SAAMI spec can have bullets slightly too large for their chambers. The 300 Weatherby Mag, on the other hand specifies a max bullet dia of 0.3083", which allows them to use a freebore of only .3084" in production chambers. Only recently have some other cartridges like the 300 PRC and 300 Norma Magnum adopted the tighter bullet spec.
Thanks for a great interview, Ron. The values that Adam discussed, while somewhat old-fashioned, are timeless. Thanks to Weatherby for making fine American-made products.
I got a stainless Vanguard 30 06 with an awesome black stock from my reloding mentor. RIP Mr. Earl.
I ABSOLOUTLY LOVED the 8 or 9 years that my wife and I hunted together. We could never afford Africa, Or even out of state hunting. But it was DEFINITLY a very special time together. Guys, IF you can convince your girl to go out, and hunt with you, it will create a bond like no other. Hunting was never the same after she had to quit. I still enjoyed it, but it just lacked, well, her. Now, we are both disabled, and can no longer can hunt. But we will always have those great times together.
Thinking back to the 1940s-1950s many hunters were still packing lever-action rifles conceived in the 19th century. Into that environment, Weatherby brought modern high performance rifles and ammo.
Ron, What a great interview. Adam, like you, is very bright and articulate. Thank you for doing this. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks for listening, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Well, Ron's not that bright, LOL.
This is AWESOME Ron, THANK YOU for this one, Adam is cool & really down to Earth, Great video for Us Weatherby Lovers, this is why you’re No.1 !!
You're very kind. We had a lot of fun, having Adam on, and I'm glad you enjoyed the conversation. Thanks for watching!
I could on and on about what a great episode, thank you Ron and thank you Adam , great video
I'm glad you liked it! I really enjoyed my conversation with Adam. Thanks for watching!
Ok, I really enjoyed this! Adam’s such a humble man, love his company!
Great video Ron and Adam, I grew up in Africa and ended up as a PH using a 375 Weatherby and a Rigby 416 as my main rifles. That 375 shot everything from steenbok to jumbo, I now live in Australia where they get excited about water buffalo lol
You must have had a great childhood dreamt of African safari and built a 585 nation for it but sadly never went over
Love Weatherby and this is one of the best interviews out there. Keep up the good work!!
I mostly hunt with a Weatherby Mark V in .270 Weatherby Mag. It is my all-time favorite hunting rifle. The interview with Adam confirms why their rifles are so good. In my opinion, Weatherby rifles are the best you can buy short of having a bespoke rifle built.
Great show Ron, Adam is very interesting to listen to.
A lot of great information .
Thank you for doing this one.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Good Interview With Adam! 👍😃
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Tis might of changed my opinion of Weatherby products.
In the 80's I watched hunters show up in camp with 7mm, .300 or larger Weatherby rifles and chamberings.
Some, told me their rifle did not need precautions before the hunt...like checking zero, it was sighted in at the factory, nonsense.
They had drank the Weatherby coolaid. These were client hunters.
It soured me on the glossy mark v. I would take along an old ,battered /06, for insurance .
This was refreshing talk Thanks, Ron
Got out of the Navy in 1981 and bought a Mark V with German barrel, just sent it back for a new stock on it. My back up is a Vanguard 25 06 love ,them both thanks !!
I love my 257 Weatherby and my 338-378 Weatherby. I wish they made a 35 Whelen! I would buy one in a heartbeat or the Weatherby version of it. I can only dream.
Very good points. Accuracy is the main thang.
Very true. Thanks for watching!
I really love these interviews, good job Ron and Adam
Thanks for watching!
I was fortunate to purchase a left handed Mark 5 Deluxe in .30-06 last year. It is a West German build, great rifle. Will stick with my walnut stock
Wow, I'm very impressed, this guy knows his stuff, don't see that often these days in many businesses that the owner know so much about their products. Was already a devout weatherby owner/shooter, keep up the great work guys
Thank you Ron for a fantastic interview. Weatherby has always been a “halo” brand in my books. Perhaps one day, but for now I am just wishing on a star.
Again, thank you for your great work.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for listening.
Great show 💯💯😁💯😁💪💪👍👍👍👌👌👌
After having to pass up a shot while hunting Elk in Colorado when I had a 300WSM but the animal was standing in a thick brush with only the top of his head showing, he was 375 yards away and a real monster. After a bit of investigation I settled on a 340 Weatherby used, after I received it I put a Vortex scope on it. When Barns was making the MRX it had become my favorite bullet. With 250 gr bullets the accuracy at 600 yards was unbelievable.
I listened to this 3 times. Great stuff, great interview. Autonomic plexus is the nerve bundle that gives center-chest drops. Solid aiming point and results in instant or nearly-instant incapacitation.
Great interview Ron. Still use my Mark V 300 that I bought in 1978. Lovely products, and great presentation Adam.
Wow that's about the same year my dad bought his mark v 300 as well, lol loved it so much he bought everyone from the 224 all the way up to the 460!!!! He,,,my mom lol bought him a custom 300 mark v as well!!!! My mom actually talked with Roy himself because he wanted to make sure he heard right because the gun has lots of gold,,,carving etc!!! I wish I had a picture because it's something to behold
When I listen to Adam I hear ‘hard work.’ Ron this has been one of the most insightful and inspiring interview videos you have made. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks oncall. Adam is an easy interview!
I hear a salesman.
He mentioned the vanguard in 7 rem, which is my only Weatherby I have. Got the meat eaters edition and it’s been a pleasure. I do wish the matching muzzle break matched the barrel contour better, but as someone much more interested in the performance of my tools I have no real complaints lol
Very good video, really enjoyed this ron.
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
Dear Ron,
What a wonder interview! I’m a big Weatherby fan and I just went pig hunting in Florida with my Weatherby Vanguard .30-06. I love their products and I was thrilled to meet the man behind the company (and he’s seems like a great guy!). My wife and I run our 95-year-old family hardware business (third generation), so Adam’s story is especially relevant to me. Thank you so much for providing this content! I listen to you all the time so keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
Nate Smith
Worth W. Smith Co.
Olean, NY
Ron awesome interview with Adam 👍🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸👍
God bless all American Sportsman and Women 👍
The Vermonter
thanks for everything ron. great work.
I remember when they were on Firestone Blvd. As a kid it was like going to Disneyland, hell as a young adult it was like going on safari they had that giant Polar Bear incased in glass and all sorts of trophy animals. Im 68 now and I still get excited thinking about it. I was devastated when they moved. I purchased a .458 #1 Tropical from them.
Excellent interview! 👍👍
Great conversation Ron and Adam , thanks for this ... #Weatherby
Hearing your talk of the old days reminded me that as a young guy just getting into firearms, I thought that Weatherby was a fancy British gun company like Holland & Holland, etc. They had the beautiful stocks and their own line of magnum cartridges. Very exotic in the day.
Good video. I bought a 340WBY back in 1991. Its a cannon. Trajectory of a 7mm Mag with the Energy of a 375 H&H with a 250 gr. bullet!
Love all the models. MARK V, VANGUARD, AND 307. 257 AND 300 wby, well what else would one need, right?😊
luv my wood-stocked Vanguard .270 !
I liked hearing the "keeping QUALITY" that's the key phrase. Anyone I knew who had a Weatherby 300 years ago was admired because everyone knew the price. Now that I'm older I will pay extra if the quality is there and gives me more confidence as well. I tell young guys buy quality you'll never regret it. Great interview
Good interview and discussion.
I have to say that I love the Mark V they built as a tribute to U of Wyo. Go Pokes!
I strongly identified with Adam's description of California during his grandfather's life and his decision to move the company to Wyoming. I grew up farming, hunting and fishing in Southern California, left in 1964 to go to college in Virginia and when I returned in 1971 I didn't recognize the state. Physically it was the same, but culturally it had changed immensely. I left for Colorado a year later and never returned.
Ron, great interview.
Thanks for this one Ron, Adam seems very down to earth. Very interesting! Boy I need a Weatherby!!😅
What an interesting interview Ron. Learned alot about Weatherby. Outstanding!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Great video, great guest! Love Weatherby!
One of the best interviews I have seen in a long time.i just picked up a weatherby mark v weather tech lt in .257 weatherby mag.good job weatherby and good job on interview mr.spooner.
Thanks, Ron, and thanks Adam! Great interview, great rifles…still hunt with my Mark V I bought in 1974, on my 3rd barrel
My 257-Weatherby, 300-Weatherby and 340-Weatherby rifles have never let me down.
Great video! I have had nothing but good luck with the few Weatherby rifles I own both vanguard and mk5.
Great podcast!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Adam Weatherby is a good man in a good company and he is articulate and intelligent obviously.
I just bought a Weatherby mark v chambered in 7mm Weatherby mag it the deluxe model made it 1976. Absolutely the best rifle I’ve ever owned
My uncle bought one of Roys guns before the mark 5 even came out and my dad hunted with it because my uncle couldn’t handle the recoil! Being a 60+ year gun collector and having owned well over a hundred Weatherbys through the years I dreamed about buying a Mark 5 and when I did in the deluxe model it was not only a gorgeous rifle but surpassed anything on the market! 6 decades later and the still are what dreams are made of for a lot of young hunters! I have owned every model and just about every cartridge except the 460 which I have never had a desire or need for and their guns have always performed as good or better then anything on the market! Their Vanguard is one of if not the best gun on the market in their price range that being said the Mark 5 is a fine gun but for their price has slipped over the years for their price point and has lost a lot of sales to the foreign market the last few years. I think their newer belt less cartridges could get a lot of that market back if they keep developing those cartridges and keep a close eye on what the public is wanting out of their rifles today which has changed a lot compared to say 20 years ago. The general public today don’t feel the way about guns the way they used too and so it’s going to be a lot of work and effort to get a more favorable attitude towards rifles but it can be done by the way we treat peoples perception of hunting and keep it a sport that fathers and sons and grandsons can be proud of and enjoy in a ever changing world!
Great video, Ron. Very interesting and educational. I wish they could bring back the .338-'06, both as factory ammunition, and in their excellent and affordable Vanguard rifle. Thank you for this one. I really enjoyed it. He REALLY knows his stuff!
Great interview
Great interview!
Weatherby, please offer 30” barrels in the full length cartridges like 6.5-300, 300, 340, 30-378. It’s free speed. If the stock folds, a couple more inches of barrel doesn’t hurt.
Great video Ron!
Great interview with a great topic. I believe Weatherby has the right business focus as primarily a hunters firearm. We grew up as hunters versus target shooters. Never needed more than a box of ammunition at one time because you could find what you needed at any store.
Take care and keep your focus.
Well Done Well Said.. Enjoyed this one very much..
Now dont be like everyone else n forget to get send me to tests out.. Ok 😂
God Bless All
What a great interview! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Adam is so unlike a typical grandson who inherits a great and established manufacturing company. The 2nd generation often grows the company with an emphasis on quality, and the turd generation either sells out or takes the company to the grave with a spoiled style of foolishness and selfish mismanagement. G*d Bless you Adam. G*d bless that you keep the torch and prove what the USA is as intended! Thanks Ron for his interview!
Just bought a 307 custom builders action exited for it. I have a 257 weatherby and have really liked it. The biggest knock on Weatherby is there ammo they need to make their own brass. I bought once fired 257 several cracked necks.
Great interview, I've owned a Mark V - 7MM for close to 40 years now. Heard pros and cons on that cartridge. Good to hear that we have American Companies doing great things.
Weatherby has always been on my radar. They do make some very nice rifles and shotguns as my Brother has both and they serve him well. I do keep an eye on there rifles and I can see one in my future someday.
Thanks Ron and thank you Adam for taking the time to do this. I love my 3 Weatherby rifles and my son loves his too. I think I'll be shopping for another now.
Glad you enjoyed the show!
My O/U is a Weatherby Orion Classic Grade 3 in 12 gauge. It was an anniversary present from my wife (I got to pick the shotgun), Mine was made by SKB and has been great. Great company, great products.
Always been a Weatherby super fan! I love all the innovation and appreciate what Adam has done since moving the company to Wyoming. I value the long-standing tradition that Weatherby has had but if you don't innovate you die! Glad to see they continue to push the envelope!
Best guest ever Ron, I enjoy all Adams hunting videos and podcasts, solid guy building amazing rifles and new cartridges. I hope you have Adam on again, maybe you 2 could go on a hunt, try out a new weatherby rifle/cartridge. 😊
My late 80's Vanguard is still the queen of my collection which includes 700's and a Waypoint along with newer Vanguards. I would like to see a 307 on the Peak stock and a CF barrel
Great video Ron! Really impressed with Adam and Weatherby as a company… We need to support American companies as much as we can! I’ll be purchasing a Weatherby as my next gun…maybe in a future 7mm-378 to celebrate their 80th year in business?…. I can dream
Each to his own but I have a weatherby and I still appreciate it's beauty over its chambering. I hope weatherby still continues to make beautiful (wood stocked) rifles.
I have a .243 Mark V Hunter and it has a fantastic barrel. This gun shoots .3s and .4s with a handload that I was lucky enough to develop with the first bullet and first powder I tested. I'm a Weatherby fan.
I'm currently in my mid 60s and Weatherby has been known to me for many years, but I never put one in my ownership until lately. With lots of pleasure, I currently have a Mark V Backcountry 2.0 in a 280 AI . I like where Weatherby is heading and wish them the best in a very changing industry.
I owned a custom maark V in .300 Weatherby back in the eighties, and that is one rifle I still wish I had not sold. It was rediculously accurate and that always makes a rifle fun to shoot. :-)
I have several Weatherbys both rifles and shotguns. I have never ever been let down by them and their customer service. I took the Vanguard Meateater in -06 to Africa last year and had excellent results on 12 animals out to 700yds. I now have the new Meat Eater in 6.5RPM which I'm taking to New Zealand in May for Red Stagg. I'll, as always, be using my 300 Weeatherby Mag for free range Audad in TX next year in the Mark V action. I'm a true Weatherby fanboy as rhey would say, bit results, quality, and customer service are top tier..and most importantly they are a God fearing family and put that 1st and forward. I'll continue to support them.
307 weatherby is on my list..I grew up in the late fifties early sixties my father was one of a handful to have a 300 weatherby east of the Mississippi back in the early days of weatherby.. I remember around Christmas he’d received a weatherby company catalog..Roy’s office and big game mounts, as a young kid that was it.. now at 70 I’m still weatherby all the way.. When Weatherby came back to mark v’s being made in the U.S. I bought one with a very low serial number and it’s dead nuts on.. great interview Ron!
Super great video interview with the future of Weatherby.
Had a 308 Vanguard, wood. Never forgot the day at the range I was smoking a 2000 buck set up 700 Rem in 308. It lived 165 btips and packed full of H380. Loved my "nise busting" 300 Wby Mag!!!! Lol
Hydrostatic shock, very important. Killed a groundhog once and never hit him, 308 125gr bullet. Blood out his ears and nose at 85 yards.
I am a speed lover too. Amazing what a 75gr bullet running very fast made heart and lungs mush on a deer.
Enhance your Vanguard line with the traditional high speed cartridges like the 220 Swifter. I have dies for 257 Mag but afraid I would get carried away and smoke the barrel!!! Lol
Great to see dedication to the industry, honoring the great name of Weatherby and another generation with confidence of longevity.
This is a a very very good video…..👍✌️
I worked for The Dukes best friend and John loved him Weatherbys and was proud to own them and let others know that! It’s about putting your product in the public’s face and keeping it there! It’s about making hunting honorable in the public’s view not just to hunters! It’s funny Adam mentioned about the stock splitting! I had that happen with the first deluxe I got and Weatherby replaced it at no charge. I bought my father one of Weatherbys first Accumarks in the new cartridge 30-378 and he was always a big fan of Weatherbys but he just loved that gun and took many elk with it! California has turned into a gun hating state and was a smart idea to move out of there and into a place where people love hunting and guns too. If I can make a small suggestion it would be to try and make ammo a little easier to get in your cartridges because I see it holding back sales because of availability of Weatherby cartridges! I know it has for me over the last few years !
Ron, I had an interesting conversation at the range today I thought you and the listeners would enjoy.
I was at the range today staying sharp after I found out I drew my elk tag here in Arizona. Anyways, I’m there shooting my 6.5 PRC and 300 Win Mag and there’s a gentleman a couple benches down shooting a 7 Rem Mag with the 162 ELDX. The two of us start chatting a bit discussing our upcoming tags. He asked what I was shooting there and I told him it was a 6.5 PRC. (That’s the rifle I had on the bench at the time) he kind of rolled his eyes and I laughed and said “I know I know but hey, you’d be surprised how close that 6.5 with the 156 Berger EOL comes to the 7 with a lot of classic loadings like a 160 Partition, accubonds, even the 162 ELDX, on paper” he then gave me a bit of a lecture about how there’s “no replacement for displacement, frontal diameter, on paper ballistics is one thing but on game is another” etc etc. I kind of laughingly said “man I agree that’s why I shoot my 300 win mag with 200 accubonds for elk” to which then he started “educating me” on how his 7 actually is a little better due to ballistic coefficient and sectional density, etc. 😂😂 I just found it funny that he automatically discounted the 6.5 simply for being a 6.5, then used the same arguments folks do for the 6.5, for his 7 vs the 300. I didn’t say much, just kind of laughed along and parted as friends. Anyways, just thought that was pretty funny.
Interesting video, thank you. Unfortunately, warranty concerns take far too long to resolve at Weatherby.
I have a weatherby vanguard 257w. Bought it for under 500 bucks. Threw a free floated bell and carlson stock on it and i have a rifle that shoots 1/2” groups on the regular with choice ammo 101lrx’s and 110 gr accubonds. Its about 3/4” gun with the regular weatherby hornady interlocks. Its the number one we all grab when we go hunting. My wife has a custom camilla in 308 and i have 2 weatherby compact vanguards for younger kids. My son has a 375hh custom dgr. All are very accurate and easily sub moa. The mark 5 is just great to work the bolt on and a true top tier gun. Great rifles!
Your absolutely right, it happens. Maybe not in half but lots of scratches and dings if you really hunt.
Outstanding interview.
I had to subscribe to your channel again.
Glad you enjoyed it, sir.
Always wanted a Weatherby and finally got my hands on a .257 in the early 70's. Unfortunately I fell on hard times and had to sell it a little later.....broke my heart.
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