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Birth of the magnum: Roy Weatherby knew velocity mattered.(The Sports Afield Almanac: news, tips, facts, and lore)(Brief Article)(Biography)
Roy Weatherby read an article in a 1945 issue of Sports Afield about bullet speed that he didn't agree with, so he wrote a rebuttal letter to the magazine about his experience with velocity. His letter was printed in a subsequent issue. Weatherby began receiving letters from readers wanting magnum rifles and ammunition that offered the velocity that he championed, and Weatherby's Inc. was soon founded. Roy first began building magnum rifles in his garage and eventually quit his job as an insurance salesman. Weatherby's first developed round was the .220 Weatherby Rocket.
Among Weatherby's early customers were many movie stars and dignitaries. By 1949, Weatherby's reputation and sleek firearms earned him much recognition and national television coverage. During a three-week East Coast trip, he met ...
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- ROY WEATHERBY -- The Man Behind The Name.
- Magazine article from: Guns Magazine Anderson, Dave September 1, 2001 700+ words
...prove more effective. The hunter was Roy Weatherby, and his influence would profoundly...06 and the .300 H&H Magnum. Weatherby at the time was just one of many. In...their designs were as good as those of Weatherby. Yet today they are remembered mostly...
- THE CARTRIDGES OF WEATHERBY.
- Magazine article from: Guns Magazine Anderson, Dave September 1, 2001 700+ words
.228 Weatherby Based on the belted Holland & Holland...never part of the commercial line. .224 Weatherby A high-speed .22 with a case featuring...was offered in a special version of the Weatherby rifle called the Varmintmaster. As currently...