Weatherby O/U's

Daniel in Ak · Post by **Daniel in Ak** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:41 pm

Ive read the post here for a little bit and have noticed the lack of the Weatherby line of O/U's mentioned.

Does anyone here use one or know much about them? As I just bought a Weatherby Athena O/U in 12ga.Cant wait to use it on those Kansas Pheasants next year

highcotton · Post by **highcotton** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:50 pm

Daniel,

If it is one of the SKB guns I can vouch for it. I have been shooting them for years and love them.

Weatherby recently discontinued their association with SKB and now contract their work to an Italian gun maker. I have no knowledge of the quality of the Italian guns.

Charles

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:07 pm

Daniel in Ak wrote:Ive read the post here for a little bit and have noticed the lack of the Weatherby line of O/U's mentioned.

Does anyone here use one or know much about them? As I just bought a Weatherby Athena O/U in 12ga.Cant wait to use it on those Kansas Pheasants next year

Heck, There ain't no way I could buy a new gun and wait till next YEAR to shoot it.

Daniel in Ak · Post by **Daniel in Ak** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:47 am

highcotton,I have no clue about the skb gun portion,tell me more.Or If I go into town I'll ask my guy I purchased it from.

And hey whitedogone hahahaaha! Its not that bad brother,I did buy the gun and waited 6 months before I shot it,and I may have put a box of shells thru it now,but heck its almost 9 months old now.Daniel

Neanderthal · Post by **Neanderthal** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:44 am

6 months before shooting your new shotgun? Man, I can never wait 6 hours! But I live in a rural area. Get it home, clean it thoroughly, and out the door I go!

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:48 am

I do believe that they switched over to Italian guns here very recently. If you got you're bought it used, it will be a SKB gun. I have an Ithaca (also SKB) that was built in the 70's. My gun has somewhere around 100,000 rounds thru it. I had my smith replace the firing pin springs and some other related parts a couple of years ago. They are of a leaf design, not a coil like most other quality O/U's. Nothing wrong with that, they just need maintenance ever couple of decades. WDO

Daniel in Ak · Post by **Daniel in Ak** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:06 pm

Cool! Im headed into town today and I'll stop by where I did get it new and what a pretty penny that cost.I settled for the gun versus a fly in sheep hunt

momma was happy,and I was torn but happy.I'll find ot what I can and let you know.Thanks again.Daniel

Don · Post by **Don** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:15 pm

Somewhere it will say what country it's made in. It will be stamped in the steel somewhere. SKB's were very good guns.

Daniel in Ak · Post by **Daniel in Ak** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:53 pm

My gun dealer said it is an SKB made in Japan.We lloked it up in a coupe of books and in one I found it cheaper than what I paid for it,and I asked for my money back to make up the difference and we had a laugh over that,but I never did get the money

Daniel

AT2 · Post by **AT2** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:12 pm

I am curious about the Italian made ones. I am in the market for a nice quality O/U that wont break my bank. They have some at Academy Sports fo r 999.99, I may get one next year. They also have some cheaper O/U's from YILDIZ. Not sure about these. Anyone have experience with either of these?

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:53 pm

AT2 wrote:I am curious about the Italian made ones. I am in the market for a nice quality O/U that wont break my bank. They have some at Academy Sports fo r 999.99, I may get one next year. They also have some cheaper O/U's from YILDIZ. Not sure about these. Anyone have experience with either of these?

Do not ....I repeat...do not get a cheapy O/U. Stay with a Browning, Beretta or SKB. WDO

AT2 · Post by **AT2** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:21 pm

whitedogone wrote:
AT2 wrote:I am curious about the Italian made ones. I am in the market for a nice quality O/U that wont break my bank. They have some at Academy Sports fo r 999.99, I may get one next year. They also have some cheaper O/U's from YILDIZ. Not sure about these. Anyone have experience with either of these?
Do not ....I repeat...do not get a cheapy O/U. Stay with a Browning, Beretta or SKB. WDO

Well do these brands have something in the 1000$ range?

highcotton · Post by **highcotton** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:33 pm

AT2,

You can get a used SKB 600 for under $1,000. I am not familiar with this particular gun but just as an example.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... m=87111536

If I just had to have a new o/u in that price range I would get the CZ.

Charles

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:04 pm

AT2 wrote:
whitedogone wrote:
AT2 wrote:I am curious about the Italian made ones. I am in the market for a nice quality O/U that wont break my bank. They have some at Academy Sports fo r 999.99, I may get one next year. They also have some cheaper O/U's from YILDIZ. Not sure about these. Anyone have experience with either of these?
Do not ....I repeat...do not get a cheapy O/U. Stay with a Browning, Beretta or SKB. WDO
Well do these brands have something in the 1000$ range?

Yes you can buy one in the $1000 range. It might be used. You can find a SKB near new for that. I know that you can get a new Beretta Onyx for around $1200-1300. For an extra 2 or 3 hundred you will get a gun that your children's children will be shooting.
I have a Ithaca (SKB) that has over 80,000 rounds thru it. My Beretta has just over 100,000 rounds down the tubes. I did have the Ithaca fireing pin springs replaced a couple of years ago. It was made in the 70's and my smith said that I was good to go for another 30 years or so. The Beretta has never failed to fire and the action is still tight. The Beretta has never had a screw turned on it. WDO

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:08 pm

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=126533

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:14 pm

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whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:16 pm

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whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:16 pm

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whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:19 pm

Here's a 20 gauge Onyx for $1000

http://www.pacificsportingarms.com/bere ... &type=used

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:21 pm

How about a Citori for $895?

http://www.colegun.com/used_guns.php#null

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:22 pm

http://www.lvsclays.com/default.aspx?pageid=41

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:48 pm

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=127720

AT2 · Post by **AT2** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:55 pm

thanks for all the help.You have linked a couple Weatherby's. I asked about the Italian made ones and thought you said to stay away from them? So I am a little confused. I had mentioned that Academy Sports had them for 999.99

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:18 pm

AT2 wrote:thanks for all the help.You have linked a couple Weatherby's. I asked about the Italian made ones and thought you said to stay away from them? So I am a little confused. I had mentioned that Academy Sports had them for 999.99

AT... A SKB made Weatherby is a great gun. I would shy away from the Italian ones. They may be just fine. But, they are unproven. The SKB (I.E.- SKB, Ithaca,Weatherby brands) have been around for decades. Parts are easy to get and will be for decades to come. When the maker of the Italian guns doesn't meet Weatherby's "price point" any longer they might just go somewhere else. That might lead to a model with a very limit production run in the marketplace. I.E. very few parts or places to get them down the road. i am sure that the switchover to the Italian guns is very resent. If your looking at new ones I make sure where it was made. There are still some NIB Japan (SKB) guns on the shelves. WDO

AT2 · Post by **AT2** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:56 am

Well we ended up with a Japan Weatherby 20 gauge for the wife. Of course when she isn't shooting it I can. I like it. I got a 12 gauge Franchi Renaissance Field. It shot nice the action doesn't seem quite right to me. At least with the auto safety. Its not quite as hard when I put the safety on after firing. Any way this particular gun is not as smooth as the Weatherby we brought home.

whitedogone · Post by **whitedogone** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:08 pm

AT2 wrote:Well we ended up with a Japan Weatherby 20 gauge for the wife. .

No pictures....didn't happen

AT2 · Post by **AT2** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:55 pm

whitedogone wrote:
AT2 wrote:Well we ended up with a Japan Weatherby 20 gauge for the wife. .
No pictures....didn't happen

Roger that. I will work on getting some pics tomorrow or the weekend.

Vman · Post by **Vman** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:21 pm

I have an Athena in 20ga. very nice gun and a real joy to shoot/carry. I am disapointed that Weatherby has left SKB for an Italian Manufacture. I ordered a Weatherby SxS in 20ga. and was very disappointed. I hope the O/Us are better than the sideby. For $2400 I thought it was a piece of junk. It is still on the shelf 18 months later, so I am not the only one. These Japanese Weatherbys will be worth something if this is all true.

AT2 · Post by **AT2** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:49 am

whitedogone wrote:
AT2 wrote:Well we ended up with a Japan Weatherby 20 gauge for the wife. .
No pictures....didn't happen

http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii98 ... s07007.jpg

highcotton · Post by **highcotton** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:22 pm

Vman wrote:I have an Athena in 20ga. very nice gun and a real joy to shoot/carry. I am disapointed that Weatherby has left SKB for an Italian Manufacture. I ordered a Weatherby SxS in 20ga. and was very disappointed. I hope the O/Us are better than the sideby. For $2400 I thought it was a piece of junk. It is still on the shelf 18 months later, so I am not the only one. These Japanese Weatherbys will be worth something if this is all true.

VMAN, The SKB's are no locger sleepers. Prices have already started going up and I expect they eill continue to do so. I found a nice 200E 20 gauge a couple of weeks ago for $800. and felt lucky to get it at that price.
I bought one exactly like it about 5 years ago for $450. The race is now on, people are snathing them up.
Charles

highcotton · Post by **highcotton** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:23 pm

AT2 wrote:
whitedogone wrote:
AT2 wrote:Well we ended up with a Japan Weatherby 20 gauge for the wife. .
No pictures....didn't happen
http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii98 ... s07007.jpg

AT2, Very attractive......the gun looks real nice too.

Charles

AT2 · Post by **AT2** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:25 pm

Well thanks I think.

I will pass the comment on.

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