Weatherby riflescopes
Does anybody have any opinions about Weatherby riflescopes? When were they made?
J. Patrick Tatum
J. Patrick Tatum
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JP,
I can't remember when they were made. If memory
serves me well, there were several models made in
several countries over the years.
The one I bought was a 2X7 and had an orange and red stripe
around it and was made in Japan. This was a really nice scope
and I eventually sold it to a friend in need of a good 2X7.
He still has it after many years of use and considers it his
best scope. He plans on leaving the rifle and the scope to
his son!
Other Weatherby scopes looked funny and had both adjustments
on the top and were made in Germany and/or other European
places. I never liked the looks and European scopes were
famous for high quality optics....BUT NOT being waterproof!
Sorry I can't help more.0 -
They were first offered in 1953 and were still in production after 1995. Imperial line ran from 1953 to 1973, being replaced in 1974 by the Premier Series. In 1984 the Supreme series replaced the Premier Series. Values range from about $125 to over $300. With a model number, I can give you more specific info. This comes from Stroebel's book; I have never used one and can offer no opinion on quality. From prices and Strobel's comments probably pretty good scopes for their time and price range. No information on who built them for Weatherby 0 -
I have no experience with the Japanese models, but have had 2 German ones. The 4x I sold about 1983. The 6x I still have, but my brother took it hunting and when he came back the front bell was snapped off- something about being attacked by a tree limb. The alloy seemed quite thin. Optically they were very good, but the 6x previously had been on a 257 MkV, and when it fogged during a hunting trip, it was replaced by a Leupold. No problems with the Leupold, so the Wby never went back on the 257, even though the company said it was repaired. I don't recall if the 6x had centered reticles or not, the 4x was not. As the adjustments were made, the cross hairs location in the view also moved. The two caps on the top were actually quite thoughtful. Removing one cap showed a small slot that was centered, with another dial that was a ring around the slot. One was the elevation, the other was windage. Under the other cap was one dial it was an adjustment of scope focus/parallax. My opinion is that they were well engineered scopes that had good optics and advanced features, but at least as far as the 6x was concerned, it wasn't as fog-proof or as rugged as would be desired. 0 -
the older german models were supposedly made by pecar for weatherby and at least some of the jap's , if not all , were manufactured by tasco 0
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