224 WBY VARMINT MASTER

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Chapped Lips

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....anybody tote'n one of these?
and what did ya laydown for the cutie when purchased?
it certainly wasn't well received by most gun writers...at the time....
 
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Originally Posted By: Chapped Lips.......at the time....

Or now. I have never seen one in any place Ive shot, (meaning in the field in actual use) & thats from NY to CA.
 
I have one of these. I ordered it new in about 1973 if I remember correctly. Its in .22-250, is a great shooter, came with a hand honed action, and a single set trigger. It has the #2 barrel but is still pretty lite, gets hot fast in the colony varmint towns. I love it but don't shoot much. Has a 4X12 Leupold scope, glass bedded, and is in like new condition. I belive I paid about $450.00 as I got it for cost.
 
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sorry,hecktor....the 224 wby mag arrived in middle 60's...equiv to 225win roughly...belted case with venturi shoulder...special scaled down Mark V action...only WBY chambered it...22/250 came along in the 80's,i think,for Wby.
 
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Originally Posted By: 5spdOriginally Posted By: Chapped Lips.......at the time....
Or now. I have never seen one in any place Ive shot, (meaning in the field in actual use) & thats from NY to CA.
well,since they sell for $2300 to $3000 currently that would explain the lack of visibility...cute petite beauties....everyone keeps'em locked in safes...
 
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Weatherby had the 220 Rocket before the .224 Weatherby, which was a 220 swift Improved. Then they brought out the .224 Weatherby. It did not sell well so they started chambering the .22-250, not sure of the year. In 1973 I was working for Skyline Corp. and I got to be good friends with purchasing agent. He ordered my Weatherby .22-250 through Taylor Electric Company on 4th St. in Portland OR in 1973. They was a Weatherby Dealer at that time. The Serial No. is 3OXXXX. I got it for cost because I was an employee. It came with a 3X9 Weatherby Scope with Buehler Rings and Bases. I still have the rifle, the box it came in and the test target that came with all Weatherbys at the time. I am sure if I got up in my attic, I could find the original invoice. I have a good friend that ordered a .240 Weatherby Left Hand at the same time, but it had a #1 barrel as you could not get #2 barrels on left hand actions at that time. It also had a single set trigger. Weatherby also used the Varmint Master action to make a Pistol that was chambered in .22-250, for Varmints, and also .308 for siluouette shooting. Looked like a Rem. XP100 with fancy wood stock. I do not know a lot about Weatherby, but I do know when I bought this rifle. I am sure if you contacted Weatherby, they could tell you all you want to know. Hope this helps.
Merry Christmas
 
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Hecktor,
first off...my apology...i wasn't doubting your 1973 purchase date (you even said "...if i remember correctly...")so there's no need to crawl around in your attic.

i took a hiatus from shooting / hunting from 1972 thru 1986...well,really 1968 thru 1986 so i missed a lot of stuff...been reading and researching since to catch up...the 22/250 was released in 1973.

this may help both of us......and others
www.rifleshootermag.com/featured_rifles/varmintw_070607

a buddy of mine has one and it's a beaut...probably like yours...he bought it NIB in the 80's and paid $600 for it...he uses his but very carefully...still looks NIB.

this thread was about the 224 Wby mag but your 22/250 is in the same class because the early VarmintMasters are extremely special...i learned something.

you have a Merry Christmas as well and a pretty good New Year too.
CL

and then there's this.....

The very first cartridge designed by Roy Weatherby in the 1940's was the .220 Rocket, an improved version of the .220 Swift. The Rocket was not exactly a howling success, because even back then, shooters knew that very little velocity could be gained by burning more powder in a .224" caliber bore than was consumed by the .220 Swift. Roy's second high velocity twenty-two was the .228 Weatherby Magnum, made by shortening and necking down the .300 H & H case for the 70 grain, .284" bullets.

i passed on one of these at gunshow in the 90's....price was way more than i could afford.....
 
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and then there's this.....
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www.pugsguns.com/findItem.action?id=2003 · Cached page

note the chambering.....yeah,i think i would crawl into the attic to get receipt,box and all and put it all in a very very safe place....you have a gem.
 
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in an attempt to be accurate...the above quoted 228 Weatherby info is inaccurate...the bullet was .228 (same used in 22 hipower) ; not .284 as article stated...hornady may still make em...bought a box in case they go away.
 
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