Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

on Veterans day last year the barrel on my weatherby Orion ruptured. I contacted weatherby and was told to take the shotgun to the closest gander mountain. Gander held the gun till 16 Jan then shipped it for repair somewhere in fla. I made several trips and called Gander starting end of apr. finally on the 22nd of June I am informed Weatherby does not warranty their guns and it would cost me $1100 to have barrel replaced. I only paided $1050 for the gun new. I am now stopping at gunshops and gunshow looking for a new barrrel. Has anyone else had any problems with Weatherby.

I am informed Weatherby does not warranty their guns

Quite true
http://www.weatherby.com/support/faq/item/view/44318

If it landed at one of their dealers/repair shops that might be the cost to do the job. I'd try re-contacting the main office and see if there is any give on the pricing.

If not I wouldn't be looking for another barrel, I'd be looking for another gun make and be putting weatherby products on my never again list.

i stopped by the ace hardware and gun shop in Lynchburg this weekend an purchased a Stoeger uplander side by side to replace it. i really would like to get it fixed it is just one of those guns that fit me well. Boittom line is that i will never by another Weatherby but i will miss my Orion.

Google sez the Orion is a shotgun - what gauge is yours, and where's the rupture? If it's not in the chamber area you could just cut it back behind the rupture, or sell it to someone who will. This is reasonably popular way of making lemonade from lemons, particularly with older shotguns.

it's a 12 guage and i could get barrel cut back i would lose about 8 inchs off barrel. but still hoping to find barrel to shoot clays with.