founded in 1945
California, Wyoming
- 1945 founded by Roy Weatherby in Huntington Park, California
– Weatherby’s Sporting Goods - original rifles built on commercial Mauser actions
- 1956 contracted Sako to build firearms
- 1958 introduced the Mark V bolt action
- 1964 .22 rimfire Mark XXII
- 1967 first Weatherby over/under shotgun
- April 4, 1988 Roy E. Weatherby passed
- 1988 Weatherby Foundation International created
– formed to“to educate youth and the non-hunting public on the beneficial role of ethical sport hunting and its contribution to wildlife conservation, and to protect our constitutional right to do so”
https://www.weatherbyfoundation.com/
- January, 2018 relocated from Paso Robles, California to Sheridan, Wyoming
high-powered magnum cartridges
- .257 Weatherby Magnum
- .270 Weatherby Magnum
- .300 Weatherby Magnum
- .340 Weatherby Magnum
- .460 Weatherby Magnum.
Weatherby, Inc.
1550 Yellowtail Dr
Sheridan, WY 82801
307.675.7840
weatherby.com
About Weatherby
Weatherby, Inc. was founded in 1945 by Roy Weatherby in Southern California and became synonymous with high-velocity magnum rifle cartridges and distinctive, high-gloss sporting rifles. The company’s line of belted magnum cartridges runs from the .257 and .300 Weatherby Magnums to the .460 Weatherby Magnum, along with the more recent 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum. Early rifles were built on Mauser-type actions, and in 1956 Weatherby contracted with Sako to build rifles before introducing the company’s own design, the Mark V bolt action, in 1958.
The Mark V, with its strong multi-lug action, has been built over the years by J.P. Sauer in West Germany, Howa in Japan and contract makers in the United States, and is now assembled in Wyoming using barreled actions made in Minnesota. The more affordable Vanguard, based on the Howa 1500 action, followed in 1970. In January 2018 the company announced it would leave Paso Robles, California, for Sheridan, Wyoming, backed by a state and local grant package and a planned 100,000-square-foot facility; CEO Adam Weatherby, the founder’s grandson, cited workforce retention and growth opportunities. The company has continued to add new products in Sheridan, including the 6.5 Weatherby RPM cartridge in 2019 and the Model 307 rifle, which entered production in 2023.
Key Facts
- 1945: Roy Weatherby founds the company in Southern California.
- 1956: Contracts with Sako to build Weatherby rifles.
- 1958: Introduces the Mark V bolt action, the company’s first in-house action design.
- 1970: Introduces the Vanguard rifle, built on the Howa 1500 action.
- January 2018: Announces relocation from Paso Robles, California, to Sheridan, Wyoming.
- 2023: Begins production of the Model 307 rifle.
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