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The original production rifles by Roy Weatherby were built on commercial Mauser actions manufactured by FN, Brevex (magnum), and Mathieu (left hand). Weatherby would build a custom rifle from a customer's specifications for bespoke rifles, using any action the customer requested - provided the action was strong enough to tolerate the pressures for their desired cartridge.
The .30-378 Weatherby Magnum is a .30 caliber, belted, bottle-necked rifle cartridge. [2] The cartridge was developed in response to a US Army military contract in 1959. While still unreleased to the public, the cartridge went on to set world records for accuracy including the first ten 10X in 1,000 yards (910 m) benchrest shooting. [ 3 ]
The Weatherby Varmintmaster is a lighter quicker-handling version of the Weatherby Mark V. It was first offered for sale in 1963 in two barrel lengths: a 24-inch standard weight and 26-inch heavy weight. The price then was $295, same as the Mark V. Compared with the Mark V it weighs 40% less with most parts being reduced in size by 20%.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges. It includes cartridges that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. The main article for this category is Weatherby Magnum rifle cartridges .
Weatherby rifle ammunition for the .257 Weatherby Magnum is manufactured by Norma of Sweden. Conley Precision Cartridge Company manufactures several premium lines of .257 Weatherby ammunition using Barnes, Nosler, Speer, Swift and Trophy Bonded bullets. Double Tap ammunition also offers loaded ammunition for sale.
The Weatherby was first introduced in 1944, and the .300 Winchester Magnum was introduced in 1963. [ 2 ] In recent years, Remington, Winchester and Ruger have produced rifles in this caliber, and most major ammunition manufacturers now supply factory loads.
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The .378 Weatherby generates considerable free recoil with full-power loads, for an average of 72 ft·lbf from a 9 lb rifle. This compares to 23 ft·lbf from a rifle chambered for .30-06 Springfield or 44 ft·lbf for the .375 H&H Magnum. However, the .458 Winchester Magnum generates 78 ft·lbf and the .458 Lott produces 86 ft·lbf of free ...