I don't see pointing out shortfalls and dropping the ball in quality control is bashing, they're two totally different things in my opinion.  Maybe I'm far less sensitive than many people are these days but if you're in business you have to expect the good and bad.  How you deal with it is what makes the difference between great businessmen and the mediocre businessmen.  You need to appease all the customers and charm the potential customers which is a delicate balancing act and isn't accomplished by censoring either of them because at the end of the day they provide the money to keep you in business by buying your stuff.  Get them mad and it costs you money in the form of lost sales but if you learn from the criticism, accept the fact criticism is part of being in business, learn not to take each and everything personally, make things right, and respect them you're business will flourish and gain new customers. 

Some may look at these topics as an opportunity to bash while others see them as people venting and bringing attention to having issues with guns they spend their hard earned money on.  I don't know about anyone else but I know when I spend my money I want whatever I buy to be right and have the quality I expect it to have.  I also understand that Weatherby moved and there are some bugs to be worked out and things happen from time to time when you outsource parts but that's where the quality control inspectors come in.  Knowing that they should be checking and double checking everything before it leaves and even more so for the outsourced parts because that company's quality standards can be far different than your company's.  As for only ten gunsmiths moving with the company Adam said all the gunsmiths moved with them and I believe him and have no reason not to.  Hopefully the issues people have been talking about recently and any others that we haven't heard of get resolved sooner than later because each damage the company's reputation and you can rest assured the real Weatherby haters and bashers will spread these topics like wildfire.  As for the owners being mad and venting I can totally understand that and don't blame them a bit, I know I'd be really mad if I spend $1,000 or more on a rifle that wasn't right from the factory.  I'd be livid if I spent a couple thousand dollars and got a rifle with a mag that rattles like a bunch of cans tied to the back of a wedding car going down a bumpy road. 

Danno I respectfully totally and completely disagree with your thought the problem is the guy can't shoot off sandbags, I don't think that's being fair to the guy.  First off sandbags are far more stable than a bipod because they have more of a contact point and secondly the pressure on the stock covers a larger area rather than being centralized at the contact point of the bipod, which normally attach via a sling stud.  Also he could be just using the sandbags under the fore-end and shooting like he does with the bipod.  We don't know if that's the case or not because he hasn't told us if he's using sandbags in just the front or both the front and back. 

There are several good barrel makers who if you call them they could make you a replacement barrel.  I'd give them a call and talk to them and see what they have to say.  That would be your best bet in my opinion and what I would do if I were you.  Please let us know how you make out.

Here's a few of them:

Krieger rifle barrels:  https://kriegerbarrels.com/

Douglas rifle barrel makers:  https://www.douglasbarrels.net/

McGowen Precision Barrels: http://mcgowenbarrel.com/

Shilen Rifles Inc. http://www.shilen.com/contact.html

Shaw Barrels: https://www.shawcustombarrels.com/contact

Lilja Barrels: https://riflebarrels.com/

That's a sweet looking set up.  Good luck with it.

Brett I'm glad you're happy with Weatherby's response and promise to make it right.  You obviously either have a lot more money than some of us or are far more forgiving either way I commend you on your patients and understanding.  I however work hard for my money and for me to shell out that kind of money for a rifle that's sub-par quality would have me livid.  I do give Adam credit for trying to down play the issue however the fact remains it's not to the Weatherby standard we all know and come to expect so regardless of if it's, "One guy has one rifle with one magazine issue" or numerous guys with numerous guns someone dropped the ball big time.  If I was the guy who bought it you can be sure my thought would be it's one too many regardless of how many rifles came out that way.  It shouldn't have happened and quality control should've caught it.  Who knows maybe that inspector was gone to lunch when it came through or was taking a nap.  Whatever the cause was it happened and obviously they're going to make it right but it's definitely a black eye for the company.  Things like this is exactly why I never ever buy a gun without seeing it if if it's factory new. 

Sadly you're right about that and it won't change even when the majority of Democrats are voted out of office. 

There are lots of magazines that fit perfectly and don't rattle like that, just look at the Remington 740, 760, 7400, 7600, Winchester 88, Sako Finwolf, and even Savage 99's which had a detachable magazine to name just a few.  Someone screwed up royally when they decided to allow that garbage to be attached to a Weatherby rifle.  The big question here how big of a black eye is Weatherby going to have over this?  I'm sure the Weatherby haters are absolutely loving this and spreading the word about it as fast as they can to anyone and everyone who will even remotely listen to them.