Roy Weatherby

Roy E. Weatherby
Born(1910-09-04)September 4, 1910
Kansas, US
DiedApril 4, 1988(1988-04-04) (aged 77)
Newport Beach, California, US
Occupation(s)Inventor, businessman

Roy Edward Weatherby [1] (4 September 1910 – 4 April 1988),[2] was the founder and owner of Weatherby, Inc., an American rifle, shotgun and cartridge manufacturing company founded 1945. Weatherby created an entire line of custom cartridges, and was one of the people responsible for the industry interest in high-speed cartridges. He created a custom rifle action to accommodate his high-pressure cartridges.

  1. ^ "Roy E. Weatherby Sr., Firearms Innovator, 77". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "A Short History of Weatherby". Guns and Ammo. May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2021.