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Manufacturer: Weatherby Model: Weatherby Athen/Orion Serial Number: 242 Bore: 3 Condition: New Metal Condition: New Wood Condition: Mew Bore Condition: New Barrels: Over/Under Barrel Type: 26' barrel Gauge Info: 20 guage Engraving: Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Shotgun Case: Hard case combination lock Item Location: Englewood, FL. Weatherby - Orion - 12 ga - Item Number: WEA86-DU623 Shotgun type: O&U Action: Boxlock Ejectors: Yes Trigger. Area Code: 973. Weatherby Orion Grade 1 Over & Under, 12 Gauge NIB. GI#: 101244052. New in Box Weatherby Orion Grade 1 Over & Under Shotgun, 12 gauge, 3' Chamber, 26' barrels, Full, Modified and Improved Cylinder choke. Comsol for mac. Bulk mailer 8 2 keygen crack software. https://legacytorrent.mystrikingly.com/blog/winrar-32-or-64-bit-download. Adobe premiere cs4 mac keygen.
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Manufacturer: Weatherby Model: Weatherby Athen/Orion Serial Number: 242 Bore: 3 Condition: New Metal Condition: New Wood Condition: Mew Bore Condition: New Barrels: Over/Under Barrel Type: 26' barrel Gauge Info: 20 guage Engraving: Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Shotgun Case: Hard case combination lock Item Location: Englewood, FL. Weatherby - Orion - 12 ga - Item Number: WEA86-DU623 Shotgun type: O&U Action: Boxlock Ejectors: Yes Trigger. Area Code: 973. Weatherby Orion Grade 1 Over & Under, 12 Gauge NIB. GI#: 101244052. New in Box Weatherby Orion Grade 1 Over & Under Shotgun, 12 gauge, 3' Chamber, 26' barrels, Full, Modified and Improved Cylinder choke. Comsol for mac. Bulk mailer 8 2 keygen crack software. https://legacytorrent.mystrikingly.com/blog/winrar-32-or-64-bit-download. Adobe premiere cs4 mac keygen.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:47 pm 
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Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:59 pm
Posts: 5 First off-please forgive me if this is a repeat.
I did search this site and Googled to no avail.
Came across a used Weatherby Orion 20 Gauge at Cabelas in Oregon and would like to know a little information about it. 
 Weatherby Orion 20 Gauge
 Chamber: 3' 
 Barrel: 26' Vent rib 
 Choke: M/IC 
 S/N G000XXX
Don't have much more to go on at this point.
Pondering my son's admiration of its heft/balance, how well it fit etc has driven me to ask them to transfer it up here so don't have it in my.err ahhh. I mean .his. hands yet.
In the mean time I would like to learn of any limitations ahead of time as it will be my sons first shotgun. 
Hope to learn where it was made- what year, ascertained by the S/N prefix with out going to Weatherby.
Are replacement barrels available or any option for newer barrels with changeable chokes? 
Also question if using steel shot would be ill advised.
Is there a way to determine if original barrels are installed?
Hopefully this isn't 'the one model year' shunned for problems.
Thank you very much for any information.


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Post subject: Re: Weatherby Orion 20 Gauge question
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Joined: Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:16 pm
Posts: 3321
Location: New England The only thing I know about the Orion is that, being an SKB (Japan) prettied-up & branded for Weatherby, it's hell-for-stout - and very decent quality for the $$$$.
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Post subject: Re: Weatherby Orion 20 Gauge question
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Joined: Sun Jul 27, 2003 3:37 pm
Posts: 19274 Welcome to Shotgunworld. 
It's very likely, IMO, that the gun was made by SKB. In fact, I don't know of any Weatherby Orions that were made by any other company.
It's probably at least 25 years old.
I would say there's about a 99% (or greater) chance that these are the original barrels. I don't know of any replacement barrels that are available.
Don't know about steel shot. Probably OK to use, but I'd rather know the age of the gun first. 
You could have the gun barrels threaded to accept choke tubes. Mike Orlen is highly recommended for this job. His prices are very reasonable and his turnaround time is quick. 

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Post subject: Re: Weatherby Orion 20 Gauge question
Crown Grade

Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:52 pm
Posts: 3832
Location: Atlanta, GA Good, solid gun, backed by a company with outstanding customer service.
Call Weatherby with the serial number and they'll give you exact date of manufacture. 


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Post subject: Re: Weatherby Orion 20 Gauge question
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Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:59 pm
Posts: 5 Thank you all very much for the information.
25 years old you think.those were the good old days ehh.
But so are these I guess as long as we can continue the legacy with more time on the range and in the field. 
I will go ahead and contact Weatherby for details- 
My son is excited and counting the minutes till we can pick it up and head to the range. 


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Post subject: Re: Weatherby Orion 20 Gauge question
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Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:59 pm
Posts: 5 Today my search results provided more information- 
Duplicated here in case others wondered .
Weatherby's FAQ page 3
When was my over/under shotgun made?
Over/Under Shotguns...............Series # Pre-fix
Regency® (Italy) Over/Under (1967 – 1982)...........R
Olympian® (Japan) Over/Under (1977 – 1981)..........K-R-W
Athena® (Japan) Over/Under (Version I) (1982 – 1990).......D-F-FF
Athena® III, IV, V (Japan) Over/Under (1990 – 2007)........DA-DF
Orion® (Japan) Over/Under (Version I) (1982 – 1990)........E-G-EE-GG
Orion® I II III (Japan) Over/Under (1990 – 2007).........EN-ER-GN-GR
Side-by-Sides 
Athena® SxS (Italy) (2005 - )...............FS
Orion® SxS (Italy) (2005 - )................FS
Athena® D'Italia III, IV, V (Italy) Over/Under (2007 - ).......L
Orion ® D'Italia I, II, III, SC. (Italy) Over/Under (2007 - ).......B - L


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Post subject: Weatherby Athena serial number location
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Joined: Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:40 pm
Posts: 1 I recently bought three Weatherby Athena grade 3 o/u shotguns. They are as new, never fired. They have 'Made in Japan' on the Barrell. The sides have gold inlays and beautiful carving on them. They are a 12,20 and 28 gauge. Where can I locate the serial numbers on these guns. Thanks


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Post subject: Re: Weatherby Athena serial number location
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Joined: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:02 am
Posts: 1724 There's a recess on the bottom of the receiver just behind where the barrels attach where you can find them. Then go to http://www.weatherby.com/support/faqs.html and scroll down to the shotgun section and click on 'when was it made' and you'll be able to see exactly what you got and roughly when it was made.
btw, nice find! 


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