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Weatherby Regency O/U
#17082 12/27/06 11:11 PM
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I recently examined a striking looking Weatherby Regency O/U. This is the older Italian-made model with fixed chokes. I think I have heard that these guns were made by Angelo Zoli. If this is correct, how is their quality? The gun looked nice, but I have heard that Angelo Zoli is not as good as Antonio Zoli, and that neither of course is as good as a Beretta. Is that a fair assessment?

If anybody has any experience with these guns, I would love to hear about it.
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riflecat #17218 12/28/06 09:34 PM
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OK. Does anybody have any experience with or comments about the Weatherby Olympians?
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riflecat #17294 12/29/06 11:31 AM
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Weatherby Olympians were built by Nikko, the same company that built the Winchester 101 and 96. The Olympian is a lightly engraved version of the Winchester 96, with much nicer wood. They seem to sell for $750 or less at most of the auction sites. I haven't used one, but they should be very reliable based on their Winchester heritage.

This link has some commentary and an exploded parts view.
http://web.archive.org/web/20050901081345/wisnersinc.com/explodedviews/WBY_Olympian_parts.htm
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oganza #17296 12/29/06 11:32 AM
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oganza #17344 12/29/06 05:54 PM
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My son has an Italian Weatherby. I believe it is an Athena and is a 20 ga.. He doesn't do a lot of high volume shooting but it has held up ok for upland hunting. He did have to have the ejectors repaired. It's an attractive gun with a highly figured stock and he shoots it very well. I've shot targets with it a couple of times and liked the way it handled except that the barrels are stacked the wrong way.(wink)
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riflecat #17390 12/30/06 12:17 AM
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Oganza, thank you for the links. It looks like not many people have experience with the Regency because not many were made.

I did not have an Olympian model to examine, so I was surprised that it was a totally different gun. I had figured that the Regency was just a cosmetically upgraded version of the Olympian. I actually wish that was the case, because I once had a Nikko Golden Eagle which was a very nice gun.

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