A gunsmith made me a 7mm Weatherby Magnum. The rifle is lighter than I expected, mostly due to the slightly thinner barrel than I thought I was getting. For accuracy, this thing is damn fine and for velocity it is a screamer. Put the two together and it is a fine hunting rifle. It likes my handloaded 150 grain Swift Scoricco IIs.
Bill Hober, owner of Swift Bullets, told me he thinks the 7mm Weatherby is the most underrated cartridge in North America and all the North American big game he has taken was with his 7mm Weatherby.
Dave Petzal of Field & Stream magazine likes it too.