buckstix
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RARE PROTOTYPE WEATHERBY- 340 WBY MAG- BREVEX #23
This is a prototype rifle for the development of the 340 Weatherby Mag caliber. It utilized a Brevex action. Weatherby used Brevex actions for many of their early Magnum calibers. Brevex serial numbers used by Weatherby were in the 200 to 300 serial number range. This rifle is Brevex number 294. The barrel on this rifle is late Timken Bearing Company barrel made in 1957 before Weatherby started using J.P. Sauer and Son barrels at the time they introduced their Mark V actions. Weatherby introduced their 340 Wby Mag caliber in response to Winchester's 338 Win Mag caliber. Although this rifle has the Weatherby script logo and caliber designation, it has no Company serial number, which indicates it was for "in house" development purposes only.
its a welcome addition to my Brevex rifle collection.
This is a prototype rifle for the development of the 340 Weatherby Mag caliber. It utilized a Brevex action. Weatherby used Brevex actions for many of their early Magnum calibers. Brevex serial numbers used by Weatherby were in the 200 to 300 serial number range. This rifle is Brevex number 294. The barrel on this rifle is late Timken Bearing Company barrel made in 1957 before Weatherby started using J.P. Sauer and Son barrels at the time they introduced their Mark V actions. Weatherby introduced their 340 Wby Mag caliber in response to Winchester's 338 Win Mag caliber. Although this rifle has the Weatherby script logo and caliber designation, it has no Company serial number, which indicates it was for "in house" development purposes only.
its a welcome addition to my Brevex rifle collection.
