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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #30 on: February 11, 2019, 04:44:54 PM »
Hey Rifleman8, I know some of the responses on this thread may have seemed a little bit less than understanding, especially from your point of view. I’d like to say thank you for coming back on and letting everyone know the resolution to the situation, and doing so in a respectful manner. Not that you haven’t always been, just seen these type of things go sideways before.

Sincerely hope you guys find another rifle for your dad that, while not being able to ever replace the old one’s personal value, hopefully he and you can make some new special memories with. Hope it’s another Weatherby too. Good luck sir!
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #31 on: February 11, 2019, 05:01:23 PM »
Thanks for the update Rifleman8, sorry your fathers Weatherby is not fixable.
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« Reply #32 on: February 11, 2019, 05:09:38 PM »
Bummer your dad's rifle was not fixable.  On the bright side, if it was another manufacturer's action, the result could have catastrophic, luckily he was shooting a Mark V.  Hopefully you'll become a regular member of the Nation, and share some of your dad's stories with his rifle.  Good luck to you sir finding your dad a new rifle.
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #33 on: February 11, 2019, 05:14:50 PM »
Hey Rifleman8, I know some of the responses on this thread may have seemed a little bit less than understanding, especially from your point of view. I’d like to say thank you for coming back on and letting everyone know the resolution to the situation, and doing so in a respectful manner. Not that you haven’t always been, just seen these type of things go sideways before.

Sincerely hope you guys find another rifle for your dad that, while not being able to ever replace the old one’s personal value, hopefully he and you can make some new special memories with. Hope it’s another Weatherby too. Good luck sir!




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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #34 on: February 11, 2019, 05:22:34 PM »
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #35 on: February 11, 2019, 05:36:29 PM »
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« Reply #36 on: February 11, 2019, 05:56:45 PM »
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #37 on: February 11, 2019, 06:14:03 PM »
+5. The bright side is everyone still has all their body parts. It would be worthwhile to determine how such a high pressure load was created, for future safety.

Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #38 on: February 11, 2019, 06:56:45 PM »
I truly am sorry that you're dad lost his favorite rifle. You may have lost the rifle as a shooting rifle but you have not lost it's sentimental value. Why don't you take some time and patch it back together and turn it into a wall hanger that you and your dad can look at and remember all the wonderful times you and he had with it. Stories will abound with every glance I'm sure.
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #39 on: February 12, 2019, 03:28:17 AM »
I originally came to this forum to find out some info on lead times and weatherby customer service practices. My comments were met with some animosity by a few, I want to clarify the weatherby brand has been served our family well and it's not personal. Moving on from that I have some more insight to the rifle blowing up. After talking over weatherbys findings with my Dad, he said mixed ammo and bad eyes could have been the culprit. I have not seen the removed case, but he said there was some 375 h&h mixed in with the 378w. I'll try to find out more, I have to tread lightly with a proud 83 yr old. Thanks again, for the positve comments and concerns.

Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #40 on: February 12, 2019, 07:35:37 AM »
I originally came to this forum to find out some info on lead times and weatherby customer service practices. My comments were met with some animosity by a few, I want to clarify the weatherby brand has been served our family well and it's not personal. Moving on from that I have some more insight to the rifle blowing up. After talking over weatherbys findings with my Dad, he said mixed ammo and bad eyes could have been the culprit. I have not seen the removed case, but he said there was some 375 h&h mixed in with the 378w. I'll try to find out more, I have to tread lightly with a proud 83 yr old. Thanks again, for the positve comments and concerns.

We'd Love to see a picture of your father with his rifle and or something he harvested with it! In the past there have been some trolls that have showed up here just to cause trouble, and the regulars here are very protective of the Weatherby name. Hopefully you'll hang around and join us?
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #41 on: February 12, 2019, 08:23:33 AM »
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #42 on: February 12, 2019, 11:08:53 AM »
+3  I'll be the first to admit I'm very protective of Weatherby and look at post like your's with a skeptical point of view because we've had more than a few trolls here who put up posts with a similar theme to start trouble and end up getting caught in the end.  That being said I feel bad your Dad lost his prized rifle but am thankful that no one got hurt and must say he must be one heck of a guy to shoot and hunt with a .378 at his age, my hat's off to him. 
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #43 on: February 12, 2019, 02:41:43 PM »
Yes I too would love to see some photos of your dad, his rifle and critters he has taken with it. He sounds like a real character with a lifetime of good yarns to tell.
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Re: Losing faith in weatherby
« Reply #44 on: February 12, 2019, 03:13:29 PM »
In this part of this topic  I dont understand anythings more. There is a post saying the case head was separated and in another post says that the case removed cannot be seen. I think it obeid to my poor english lenguage or not?
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