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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5641958" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Totally agree.</p><p>And <strong>the founding of Weatherby by Roy Weatherby is as <em>"American"</em> as any American success story can be.</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://weatherby.com/company/origins/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Roy Weatherby created one of the finest sporting goods (for the time) ever, called <em>"Weatherby's Sporting Goods"</em>. </p><p></p><p>For those who can remember the 1970's <em>"Uncle Lee's"</em> (Paris, TN), Roy's sporting goods store was very similar, just bigger & better than even "Uncle Lee's". Wouldn't surprise me if in fact founder Lee Fauntleroy modeled his "Uncle Lee's" after "Weatherby's Sporting Goods".</p><p>(Mr. Fauntleroy also founded Kentucky's famous "Wing Supply".)</p><p></p><p>Years later, Roy Weatherby personally created the legendary Weatherby Mark V rifles and proprietary cartridges.</p><p></p><p>Wanting a rifle that was a true extension of the shooter, Roy identified shortcomings in other bolt-action stocks. So he designed his own for exceptional fit, balance and identifiable style.</p><p></p><p>With Weatherby's hot cartridges, there came a need for a bolt-action capable of handling the magnum power. Behold, the Mark V action. With nine locking lugs and "overbuilt" craftsmanship, the Mark V design remains the strongest bolt-action rifle today.</p><p></p><p>Weatherby also created (and patented) the short-throw bolt for which is now also a feature on Browning bolt action rifles. IMO, a very great feature.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5641958, member: 1409"] Totally agree. And [B]the founding of Weatherby by Roy Weatherby is as [I]"American"[/I] as any American success story can be.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://weatherby.com/company/origins/[/URL] Roy Weatherby created one of the finest sporting goods (for the time) ever, called [I]"Weatherby's Sporting Goods"[/I]. For those who can remember the 1970's [I]"Uncle Lee's"[/I] (Paris, TN), Roy's sporting goods store was very similar, just bigger & better than even "Uncle Lee's". Wouldn't surprise me if in fact founder Lee Fauntleroy modeled his "Uncle Lee's" after "Weatherby's Sporting Goods". (Mr. Fauntleroy also founded Kentucky's famous "Wing Supply".) Years later, Roy Weatherby personally created the legendary Weatherby Mark V rifles and proprietary cartridges. Wanting a rifle that was a true extension of the shooter, Roy identified shortcomings in other bolt-action stocks. So he designed his own for exceptional fit, balance and identifiable style. With Weatherby's hot cartridges, there came a need for a bolt-action capable of handling the magnum power. Behold, the Mark V action. With nine locking lugs and "overbuilt" craftsmanship, the Mark V design remains the strongest bolt-action rifle today. Weatherby also created (and patented) the short-throw bolt for which is now also a feature on Browning bolt action rifles. IMO, a very great feature. [/QUOTE]
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