A little non BE history and fond memories.

From my archives:

Dad and I were really into hunting and the rifles for that. But most of our shooting was off the bench. In a period probably less than 10 years we shot through two 100 pound kegs of surplus 4831 in our magnums and 270Win. I love how my 7 mag shot flatter than Dad's 300Wby.
When I was 9-10 years old Dad and I went to the Weatherby Southgate store very often. This was late 50s into 60s. I met Roy Weatherby more than once via the store worker named Max. We got the shop tour more than once. At a stockmakers shop not at Weatherby’s, I saw and even polished on the blue stock that was going to be on a rifle presented to Walter O’Malley.
Dad had a 300Wby but had it rebarreled to Douglas by a barrel fitter named Shook (I think). Also had a 378Wby. One other was a Mk V action with a standard bolt face that he made into a 270 Win. Come to think of it the stockmaker was named Shaw. Don’t hold me to that. It has been a long time.
And here is the stock I polished on at the stockmaker shop.



The lady is Betty Noonan, legend in the Weatherby company, with the "Dodger Blue" Mark V that was made for Walter O'Malley, owner of the LA Dodgers.

Nice thread, Thanks for the info.

My father knew weatherby some how, my brother has it now but my father got one of his first builds in the garage

My understanding is weatherby started building rifles in a garage