Fun review. Just bought the non sporting 28” version and super excited about it. I like your attitude towards shooting and guns. It’s not what it costs that matters it’s all about what you can do with it!
Thank you SO MUCH for your review! I’ve been shooting a Stevens Model 311 side by side for 8 years now. I shoot it very well. After putting over 8000 rounds thru it I needed something new, but just cannot afford a Beretta upgrade on my income. After doing much research and your video, this is now the gun I’ll choose! 👍
Thanks a lot for your review & your time & effort. I am getting back into skeet shooting after 30 years absence. I thought about a Winchester 101 but the more I looked, this gun drew me in. I have never been one to care about frills & minor details. I just wanted something that was well built & reliable. This gun seems to be just what I want. I am picking one up this coming weekend. & Yes, it all about having fun my man! Thanks again & good shooting..
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
Great Review! I recently bought one of these in the 28" non-sporting version with the POW grip. I absolutely love it and it fits me like a glove. I also like the mechanical trigger, no inertia required for reset. Also the ejectors work great as well as the barrel selector. I also bought Carlson sporting chokes for mine. I shoot it well and it works, so to me, that is what really matters. Can't beat it for the money in my opinion and the triggers to me feel just fine even when checking it with snap caps. There is also that little fun element that sometimes happens when you outshoot someone who has a much higher price over/under.
Thanks for the video. My wife and I are just getting into skeet, and I am blown away by the prices on over/under shotguns. Glad to know there are more “affordable“ options for beginners like us.
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
I have a field version i just bought it today, and I bought it because I am apart of a trap and skeet club, I haven't shot it yet i was searching up videos, thank you so much for posting this video i see so many people bashing the rifle for not being like a Berretta and you truly gave a much better review
I agree with you 100%. I've been shooting for 6 or 7 years now and I'm thankful for my Beretta as400. I've always wanted an O/U, particularly the silver pigeon. However my wife doesn't believe it is worth it lol. As for my newest purchase, the Weatherby Orion, i think its amazing. It's fun to shoot and does the exact same thing as all the other O/U lol. Keep posting, and keep shooting!
Case in point, I had such an enjoyable time last Tuesday, breaking targets with mini shells through my Maverick 88 and its 20" barrel, that on Thursday I got in the car and drove an hour to handle some OU's. After holding a $4,000 Browning with all the fixings, I came home and went down the online rabbit hole. Happy to say my new Orion Sporting saved me almost $3,000 and I should have it this week😊 They ARE hard to find in 12ga. Can't wait Nicely done review. Thank You. PS - popping away at moving targets with the Mossburg is not gonna stop either, great practice
It is great for it... Hope you had fun shooting, that is what it is all about. A lot of people get into trying to show off what they can afford when it comes to the shooting sports. Do not let them intimidate you at all... the best thing to do is to have fun
I bought this gun and I’m left-handed I bought a right handed gun my family is all right hand but I ended up having a gunsmith remove springs because as you said it will eject those shells a long way and operates beautiful smooth 😂😂filled accurate I’ve let some competitive shooters use it for the price point they were extremely impressed with it
Great review! I picked up a Orion sporting today and also ordered the golden Carlson choke tubes. Can’t wait to bring it to league this week and try it out.
bought one las week from a local gun-shop and got a free hat with it.. 200 rds on the field trap with under barrel running modified choke and upper barrel with IM. broke clay sequence: 20, 20, 19, 23, 19,19, 24, 22...I love it thanks for your review
Wish I could find some shells. I thank you for making this video, I have been looking at this firestick for some time now, you have helped with my decision. God bless
very accurate information. I took a chance on one of these without much information available in July 2020 and have been completely satisfied. Shooting trap weekly and coming up on 2500 rounds fired. New trap shooter and consistently hitting 23-24 with occasional 25 mixed in. Shot doubles 1 day and put up a 37 and 44. My dad got me to start going to the trap club with him. When I decided I was hooked and wanted to get more serious than my 11-87 I set my budget at 2000$. This had the features I wanted and instead of buying a B gun I had money left over to buy 6 trulock chokes, a used Mec9000 and a bunch of reloading components.
I also added some chokes and lots of ammo... 2500 rounds... that is awesome to know. I should be there in a couple of months as well. Love these guns but I sure hope they add a 20g as well... if not I will end up getting some sub-gauge tubes
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
Great job. I love reviews that give honest reviews and don’t say for the money every other word. While you referred to the beretta quite a-bit. I rushed out and bought
True i did mention the Beretta alot but this was simply due to the common comparisons since the actions on the Weatherby and the 68x series Beretta are the same. Sure hope you enjoy the gun as much as I have enjoyed mine. Good Shooting
Very nice review. I liked the attitude of Mr. Redbeard here :). This gun resembles ATA SP or ATA sorter. that is sold here in UK for about £600. or £699 if you buy with an adjustable stock. Pretty descent gun, I tried it once and quit enjoyed shooting it. In my opinion it's one of better budget guns. Mr. Redbeard I really enjoyed you review keep em coming .
Loved the earnest nature of your review. I think Ill be buying this based on your review. I shoot trap at my club every sunday and send through usually 50-100 shells. I may even compete in the winter shoots and possibly do 200 a weekend with it. I hope this gun will do enough for me as it has for you.
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
Looks awesome and great review I hope to buy this next year for my first firearm! My dad has a very nice browning citori he uses for skeet so I hope to use my own next year!
Liked the comment, did you buy the gun? If so what are your thoughts on weight, point/shot and all around comfort, fit and fitment? I like the looks, wanting it for skeet. THX
Nice Review for the Weatherby Orion Sporting and I like the way you talk about this Shotgun! I have a Browning CXS O/U and this looks similar to the Weatherby as for the shiny coloring!
Fantastic Shotgun. I purchased one March of this year 2021. I did some patterning looks good. I did purchase a modified choke. It lighter then my browning cotori that’s the plus for upland hunting.
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
Honest review. THANKS!!! I had the opportunity to shoot a sporting clays course with that very same one and it was awesome. It feels good and honestly it swing great! I've been a Beretta Semiautomatic for years owning a few of them but as I said I tried this one O/U and love it. I'M GETTING ONE SOON!!!!
I have had a Beretta Tekneys Gold Target and it is the nicest Semi I have ever owned and love it... but I much prefer the O/U on the skeet range... No having to pick up shells...
Great review for what it is. I have the standard one and love it. Put a ton of rounds through with 0 issues. I was thinking of getting another over under for my son to use and I would absolutely buy another one and more specifically this one. Thanks for all the good information.
@@redbeardtn9727 I just saw that which made me start researching. In your opinion, do you think the ports make a difference? Hard to tell I guess unless you compare one with and one without. Oh yeah, I like the gold choke tubes on there. I just put the standard silver on mine but yours was a better choice.
@@killerb5726 I have no idea what difference they do or do not make... I would think they make some impact on the upward recoil of the gun and thus help in the ability to get on the second target but that is just theory as I do not have one without to compare it too...
Redbeard is spot on. The Orion Sporting is a smooth shooter that has a surprisingly low felt recoil. I don't think there is another $860 gun with the features of an adjustable comb, ported barrels, dual ribs and a knockoff B-686 action. I really like the beefy prince of Wales grip, forend swell and the highly varnished woodwork - specifically because it doesn't look like everyone else's gun at the club. I bought mine at Gallery of Guns so it came wth the Davidsons lifetime guarantee of free replacement (additional peace of mind). I like the look of the gold Carlsons chokes, but for the price of one tube, I will purchase a can of Durametl Van Golden and refinish the knurled extensions of the entire 5 tube choke set that came wth my gun. I could not be any more pleased with it.
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
Yep...there is another gun for that money....the ATA sp supersport....which is the same gun...built in Turkey,just like this Weatherby and the"German" Brenner BF20 supersport 😂😂😂all manufactured in Turkey😮
Great review, you keep it real. I have a Weatherby SA 08 & love it. I am looking at an O/U & the Orion is the ticket. Also the Turks make some pretty sweet guns.
I like my Orion Sporting in 20 gauge very much. I have heard some rumblings about the action being tight and claims that the machining is off. I think the problem if there even is one, is that the machining is very tight. When greased properly the action opens normally. In our 100 degree Texas heat, after 50 rounds the gun gets hot. I believe the metal is expanding from the heat and causing the action to be tight. Once the barrel has cooled off the problem goes away.
I bought my 1st whether be in 1972 a weatherby regency And it is a fine shotgun today I kept it in mint condition beautiful engraving 30" full and modified choke
I have been seriously considering having some engraving done on this gun. I am considering my initials in gold as I believe it would ascent it well. The gun has functioned great since new and I am incredibly pleased with it
Guess it's not a Beretta, then. Great gun for the money. For me it points better than my Browning. The barrel selector is a little too loose for my liking, but overall, I enjoy shooting mine. I also got a selection of Carlson ported extended choke tubes for mine as well and did notice that I have to take a wire bore brush and give the tubes a good cleaning after each round of clays cause debris builds up on them. An owner recently pointed out that the action has a design weakness. The lower face of the receiver is beveled away from the chamber a couple of degrees where the lower chamber mates to the receiver. The result is that only about 40% of the case head is supported against the receiver face and there is a gap between the face of the receiver and the lower portion of the shell base. When the lower chamber is fired, the gas pressure deforms the shell base, filling that gap and making it difficult to open the action as the bent portion of the shell base is dragged against receiver and over the bevel. Mine hasn't demonstrated this yet and isn't overly difficult to open after shooting the bottom chamber, but I've only been shooting light target loads so far.
I agree. I have owned two Browning's for 6 years and I love them, one of them being a 725. The other day shooting sporting clays I tried a friends Weatherby Orion, I couldn't miss a clay. I just could not believe how balanced and well it fit with the adjustable comb for 1/3 the price. Even though I don't need one I want one . I know many of you will agree there is nothing wrong with just having another gun.
adding additional guns is always fun and prudent. :) Glad you were able to get a chance to handle one and shoot it. It seems when people actually get to handle one and shoot one they generally end up wanting one... The first time I saw one was at the skeet field and that was what spurred me onto getting one as well. Enjoy and safe shooting
@@redbeardtn9727 Do you have the problem of difficulty or tightness in action opening? I am thinking of buying this but hear a lot about this action issue.
I just bought mine today. I realized my barrel selector has some play on it and it doesn't have a nice crisp click/lock feel to it like when switching the safety on and off. Is your selector the same and is this common on thses shotguns or is it just my gun?
Great review, made me laugh, I just picked up the gun today. I see you went with the carlson Gold chokes but what diameters did you go with ? Are you still shooting them and how do you like it now that you had about 5 months from the video.
Same way I feel about my TriStar upland hunter. It doesn't take away from what it is. It functions perfect and is dead on. Years ago trying to find an over and under for less than 1000$ was imposable. In fact I have no more desire to find a more expensive version.
Great review Sir and thank you. I have a question , the top lever once the action is locked, does it stay on the right side or it will stop on the center? I got mine today and while i was checking for issues before paper work I noticed that mine close well but top lever will not move all the way straight to center rather will stop above the 2 dots (over barrel indicator) on the right.
The lever should be to the right on a new gun (this is with almost any new O/U or SxS)... as a gun is shot more and more, it will become more centered. This is one way to also tell "wear" or usage on a gun as well. If the lever is to the right, less usage.... I hope you enjoy your new O/U
Appreciate the honest review! I'm very much a beginner and have a couple of questions for you. Which is easier for a beginner to learn, trap or skeet? Will this gun work well for either?
Honestly to me, either is easy to learn... which would you probably get higher scores at quicker.. Trap... however, do not let that guide you... One thing to keep in mind is that between the two there is more of a dedicated gun for trap... yes you can shoot any shotgun in trap but there are trap ribs on guns for a reason and that reason is the clays are rising and thus many trap guns are set up to shoot high for this reason... can you use a standard rib gun, yes but generally will need to cover up the clay when shooting. Skeet you do not have this issue and can see the clay through the whole flight of the clay... The Weatherby gun in its configuration is not set up to shoot high - for trap but can be used for it with adjustments in your sighting picture
I’ve been out shooting a few times with a close friend of mine. He had me shoulder his Remington pump and his Weatherby Orion 28” O/U and the O/U shouldered great. I just pulled the trigger and ordered an Orion for myself. I’m super stoked to get it and get out to the range. Can you give me more info on your choke tubes? Great review by the way!
They are Carlson choke tubes. They have a chart on their website that will tell you which ones fit the Orion... Very well made and I have not had any issues with them at all. I personally love the looks of them. I hope you enjoy your Orion as much as I do mine.
Does the Weatherby have a steel receiver or Aluminum? Appears to be solid as a tank. Gonna go grab one as soon as I can find one. Thanks for the review. I love the stock and fore end.
Thanks for the reply redbeard. One more question for you, what brand ammo do you use? A buddy of mine says he has had top barrel miss fires with his. He blames it on the cheap ammo he was using. Primers sunk to deep on random shells. I think I want one if thats all its was to his issue.
He might be right... I almost exclusively shoot winchester AA's as that is what I have settled on but did shoot some Top gun and some other federal loads early on...
Thank you for your review, I just purchased this over and under. I like your choke tubes where did you purchase them? Can you please provide a link to website? Thank you again Great review.
I appreciate the video-one of the guns I’m considering. When others have said they have “disdain” for over/unders that aren’t expensive, it makes me scratch my head. Is an $800 o/u more likely to malfunction or break than a $350 Rem 870 pump? The o/u has two barrels and more sophisticated ejectors and barrel selector device for trigger. But it costs more than double, so I would think they should be on par. Am I wrong on that?
a double gun (either side or O/U) have to be regulated to an extent... the barrels should shoot to the same spot per say... this adds to the overall cost of them.
I have an inexpensive Turkish made CZ shotgun and a really nice Browning. They're both o/u. The CZ has been back to CZ twice, but they have very good customer service. The Browning hasn't missed a beat. There is definitely a difference between the more expensive ones and cheap ones to a certain point. Just my .02
I now have shot probably around 1200-15-00 rounds through it both it skeet and sporting clays. With that said, I like it now as much or more than when I first purchased the gun. Not the first issue. My scores have steadily improved in both disciplines. The only thing I can say is that I am going to buy more external ported chokes for it for sporting clays but that is just a preference as the ones supplied are fine but I really do like to have "higher end" chokes on all my guns.
Hi Redbeard TN, I am looking for the Carlson Golden Choke tubes for 12 gauge choke tube for the Orion Sporting model. I was unable to choke tubes on the Carlson website for Weatherby. What are the exact choke tubes should I order? Regards, Tom Powers
www.choketube.com/product-category/12-gauge-choke-tubes/win-browning-inv-mossberg-500/winchester-browning-inv-moss-500-gold-competition-target-ported-sporting-clays-choke-tubes/... make sure they are the ones for your gun....
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
I know what i will be doing tomorrow morning.... :) I start a new skeet league shoot on Thursday so I might as well change this out and give it a try. Thank you for the information.
No. I have heard of some people saying this on other reviews so recently when i went to the range to shoot skeet, I switched and used the bottom barrel for all single shots just to see if this was happening with mine. I did not have any more difficulty opening it with just the bottom barrel fired as I do with the top barrel alone fired. I really have noticed no difference in any configuration... Also I wonder what people expect... obviously the more I have shot the gun the easier it is to open. However I do not just snap the gun open or closed. I use my hands to do this (never liked the thought of snapping one open or closed just like to do not slap a cylinder closed on a revolver).. Glad you got one... I am seriously considering one in 20 gauge. I saw one the other day at Buds and almost walked out with it but I had my eye on another gun instead.
@@redbeardtn9727 ok thank you for taking the time to reply back. And I am looking forward to mine and hopefully there will be no issues of the sort from the one I pick up tomorrow. Can't wait to take it out. Also I'll stop back by and let you know what I think of mine. Thanks again
I know this is an old video but how has this O/U held up since? I’m looking to get my first O/U but I don’t wanna spend Franchi, Browning, Beretta money so this one has really grabbed my interest.
not the first issue... It is still my main shotgun for skeet and i shoot a thousand or so a year through it... Still have not had the first failure or issue... I still highly recommend the orion... I have been tempted to get a 20g and or a SxS in the Orion but I just have not done it yet...
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
You got a good deal on this. I just bought my first o/u from a shop and man I am very happy with the purchase. I did shoot a Beretta same day and it feels about the same, except Beretta was on lighter end. I shot about 200 shots with the Orion 1 and love it so far. I do need the link for that gold choke and how to lossen the opening part? Thanks for the review.
@@redbeardtn9727 thank you buddy. I replayed the video last night and found your Carlson chokes reference and ordered 3 of them. I don't have the sporting Orion but Orion 1 is hella fun. Now I need to find a good cleaning kit, oil and solvent for it. Thanks for the review.
Honestly I do not know... It can only be pushed to the right as it comes, not sure if this is something you can change or not... I have not seen any info showing or stating it can... Sorry I could not help more.
I’m a clay targets coach on a youth team. Do you think this gun would hold up to a 4000 to 5000 a year shell count? Always looking for a shotgun to recommend to families looking for a Lee’s expensive way to get into an over and under for a youth shooter. Thanks!
I am almost to that point but not quit yet.... not a single issue so far. As far as the action is concerned, it is identical to the 68x series by Beretta... the steel is the only question... I see many say it is not the same but have yet have anyone show any proof at all... Some say the same about the Tristars but they have tested them to 100k rounds... However, for the price difference, you could by two of these for the price of Beretta or Browning new
all depends on what you are doing... Skeet shooting, I use two skeet chokes... trap a full... When dove hunting I have one more open and one more closed... I switch between barrels with the selector for which I want to shoot first. You can put any choke constriction in either barrel... and select which you want to shoot with the selector.
Hey - in West TN myself. I'm interested in this gun as well as actual ATA supersport. There is another video on the Weatherby that suggests there is an issue with action breaking open when the bottom barrel is shot. Something about the shell brass bulging and locking up the action. Have you had that experience with yours?
I only have a few thousand rounds through it.... but I have not had the first problem with it. Now keep in mind this is a newer production gun as well. They have been making the orion in different configurations for a long time
The breach face isn’t a true 90 degrees so the case is not fully supported. The only time I have had trouble (stiff opening) is when shooting the cheap Winchester ammo. Everything else (Federal, Rio, Estate, etc.) has been fine, even hunting loads (Federal #4 shot at 1550fps).
Yes, the receiver is forged steel... the porting holes are done very nicely on the gun. There are not as many as on some guns. The porting is 5 holes on top with 4 below. The porting holes themselves seem very consistent and even and done well. With this said, I am a person who is not recoil shy at all... I can shoot a 12 or 28 all day and not feel any different. So I am not one who would be good to comment on reduced recoil at all... as far as reducing the rise of the gun, I would assume in theory it does help but at the same time, I do not have an Orion without porting to shoot side by side to determine.
I cannot remember... if you go to the carlson website, they have a cross reference guide that will tell you which ones... somewhere below I liked the ones I have in mine... of course that is 12g
If you take off the butt stock to access the receiver innards, you will see the trigger has 2 holes to select trigger pull weight. Comes factory set at an average of 6.4lb trigger pull. If you poke out the trigger pin at factory setting which is the hole farthest away from trigger and re-insert pin to closest hole to trigger, you now have a 4.9lb trigger pull weight. The 2 trigger pin holes are only 1/8 inch apart.
Good looking gun I have a po8. Upland game 20 gauge pump. Weatherby with walnut stocks. The. Guns are made in Turkey. But a I found them to be real good guns holds a good tight pattern,,,,,,
The weatherby is a more polished version of the Ata sp, at that end of the market they are a good deal.They look nice and fit/finish outwardly is above average. People just need to realise they are cheap for a reason, double guns are expensive to make and these budget friendly guns look fine and shoot well, but as a dedicated clay gun longterm they won't last like the big names. Different quality of steels and tooling internally.
Typical reply (no offense)... it will not last like others. I will be lucky to put 1200 -1500 rounds a year through this gun with everything I like to do along with the use of other guns (2 Berettas for sporting clays and a dedicated trap gun). When someone looks at how much they do shoot, most of the time these type guns will last for the life time of the shooter for most shooters.
@@redbeardtn9727think you misunderstood mate, not really a typical reply as i meant a dedicated clay shooter can shoot 10xxx a year. And no they will not last against that. Which is why i said people need to realise as in it doesn't belong in a comparison to a gun 4x as much. So you can't expect that quality. It will last a casual user a lifetime. But you see so many saying it is just a beretta etc.
@@fullchoke01 I understand what you are saying... but one must also remember that when you compare the casual shooter to the hardcore shooter, there are far more casual shooters. It seems very very common for anyone posting a good review of something other than a gun deemed "Good enough" to shoot 100K plus rounds, that along comes a serious shooter to remind everyone why their guns are so much better. However, as an owner of Berettas, Brownings, Merkels, Winchesters, etc. I personally find these guns fill a very needed niche in the market for the person who wants to shoot clays but does not have the major dollars to spend on a gun deemed "appropriate" by many in the sport (notice I said many, I did not say you or you were saying this") One of the main reasons I did this review (only gun review I have done so far) was to encourage anyone looking at this gun that wanted to get involved with the sport of skeet or sporting clays was to let them know that they did not need a multi thousand gun to do so.
@@redbeardtn9727 all well and good mate. I did not comment to say it is a bad gun- i actually own an ata sp as a backup gun and for the money it is great, I simply am sharing my experience as i see many shooters expect too much from certain guns. It fills the market for entry level/ casual shooters and does so well
still doing great... still have not had a single issue. Never a misfire and the gun has smoothed up great... easy open and close... I could not be more happy with it
Well done video, but pass on those ported barrels as they add noise and have never been proven to reduce recoil. That said, Weatherby makes some excellent firearms. Still have a Patrician DU Edition shotgun (unfired collector) 1979 edition.
I believe ATA was the original manufature of the guns but Weatherby has now changed who makes them... but do not quote me on that as I might be wrong. I will have to go back and look. However, ATA is also another Turkish manufacture
Ah, the mystical steel quality question - bash on the gun... It seems to be the main thing everyone who does not like guns made in Turkey wants to throw out there... (not saying you are doing this at all). However, I keep hearing about this... "oh you need to do this and that because their steel is not hard enough". I have searched and search to try and find out where this is coming from and have not found any proof of it at all. I would hope if this were an issue there would be some actual research behind it instead of people saying this because the gun is not a Beretta or Merkel, etc... However, I have yet to see any proof or hear any proof that the steel is an issue, other than So and So said it was. (again, not saying you are saying this but I would guess you have heard someone say it)
I have not had the first problem with it... I did not shoot the winter league with it since the cold gets to me more but I am about to start back with the spring skeet league. Still going strong and no issues at all... I love the gun
Its a gun that works for you for someone at under a grand . Clones get a really bad name these days a lot of cloned guns are really good some not so much . You hit the nail on the head a lot of people wont give these guns even half a chance . There loss . Yildiz also do a real quality italian clone of a gun begining with a P . Fun is the key .
My boy has shot it for trap for three years. This thing has beat him up from day one. Multiple modifications to make it fit him nothing has worked. As far as reliability it's always gone bang when the trigger is pulled.
It’s not a silver pigeon it’s better not a Beretta fan I don’t own the Weatherby but my friend has the Orion it’s a very nice gun and if I was going to spend 2 k I’d pay a couple of hundred more and get a Browning it blows away Beretta
It might be something wrong with the receiver. When I selected lower barrels and pull the trigger multiple times then finally fired. It work well when I selected upper barrels to fire first.
@@papabear7875 Sounds like there could be some debris in the mechanics of the receiver... Please let us know how Weatherby handles the issue. Time to fix, responsiveness, etc...
@@redbeardtn9727 Problem since resolved. The root cause was lack of lubrication in the receiver. I use 10mm socket with 10 inches extension to remove stock and receiver. There was no debris and I added few drops Hoppe's no. 9 gun oil in the receiver. I tested dry fire with snap cap 20 times all work as expected. The firearm is a very personal taste and I like mine Weatherby Orion Sporting. I am going to test out on the field next weekend for skeet shooting.
