Arguably the most interesting option is the new 6.5mm Weatherby RPM. Additional chamberings include many of Weatherby’s own proprietary magnum cartridges like the 7mm Weatherby Magnum and 30-378 Weatherby Magnum. An oversized and extended bolt knob makes rapid bolt manipulation a breeze. The Accubrake ST reduces recoil by more than 50-percent, according to Weatherby, and definitely seemed effective on the 7.6-pound Creedmoor. It features a fluted 24-inch #3 Contour 1:8-inch twist barrel and wore Weatherby’s Accubrake ST. The rifle I shot was chambered for the now ubiquitous 6.5 Creedmoor. I don’t consider myself a rifle snob, but I know what I like and what’s important. If what I saw at the Rendezvous is an indication then Weatherby has turned a corner and begun a new era of offering high-end contemporary rifles with a focus on serious features for serious hunters and tasteful practical aesthetics.
Kevin Wilkerson, Marketing Director for Weatherby, assured me the company made big changes, with more cool stuff coming. Weatherby has moved its headquarters from California to Wyoming and is now under the third-generation leadership of Adam Weatherby. I realize Weatherby has been making more modern rifles that are somewhat less gaudy, but nothing that really moved the needle for me until now. To say that polished gloss blue metal, high-gloss rollover montecarlo stocks, white-line rosewood forend and grip caps, and all the other overly garish finishes found on Weatherby rifles of the past are not my thing would be a huge understatement. For sure, a big part of the reason for this is the perspective of Weatherby I’d developed over the years. Weatherby Flees California for Wyoming to Escape 2A Persecution Weatherby Mark V Accumark EliteĮver walk face first into a glass door you didn’t see coming only to take two steps back and realize you’ve just had your eyes opened in a pretty stunning manor? That’s what I felt like as I examined the new rifles Weatherby brought to the rendezvous this year.
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