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I have the chance to purchase a NIB Weatherby Orion O/U 12ga, 28” for under $800. The shotgun is nice and well made, trim, swings well, etc., nice gun. It’s not a Beretta or Benelli, but appears to be a well made shotgun for the money. Any opinions?


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It is a very well made shotgun. If the gun fits and swings well, it is a decent price. I would have no problem at all using one as my primary O/U shotgun.


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Is it a Weatherby Orion 1 made in Turkey or one of the older Orion made by SKB in Japan?
 
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If it's the SKB in Japan version jump on it.


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Can’t comment too much on the price value of the Weatherby Orion you are looking at (budsgunshop has them starting at $735) but I know it is made by ATA for Weatherby in Turkey. That’s not necessary a bad thing at this price point (after all, it’s not a $2000 shotgun) and Weatherby does enjoy a good reputation for standing behind its products and controlling quality out of Turkey. My son’s SA-08 is a fine little auto loader and is finished better than the budget beretta a300.

It may need some trigger work but it does not have automatic safeties like a beretta or browning and that is a good thing IMO. One of these days, I may get the auto safety disengaged on my 686 and citori.

Bottom line, the Weatherby Orion is probably a solid choice for an entry level O/U shotgun.


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I have a beater weatherby pa-08 that I’ve used for all sorts of stuff, it’s made in turkey and is a bit rough (dosent matter for my uses) but has worked well, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a Turkish shotgun.
 
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I have several Weatherby Mark V rifles, old and new, and feel the quality is fantastic.
When my Son started to want guns I bought him a handgun. I told him the next have to have gun is a 12ga shotgun.
I saw the Weatherby tactical shotgun on sale for about $300 (made in Turkey)and convinced him to order it (CDNN). I felt Weatherby would NOT put there name on a piece of crap and a good shotgun for $300 would be a good buy.
It came and I borrowed it a few times, I was impressed. I bought one for myself as a beater, added an extended magazine, and could not be happier. Everybody that shoots it loves it.
I now see them on sale at CDNN for $240, unbelievable bargain.
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Where on the Orion are the proof marks and "Made in" information? We looked all over and while there is a City and State on the side of the barrel for California, no where can I find where it was manufactured. Hoping it's Japan, but betting it is probably Turkey.


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Where on the Orion are the proof marks and "Made in" information? We looked all over and while there is a City and State on the side of the barrel for California, no where can I find where it was manufactured. Hoping it's Japan, but betting it is probably Turkey.


did you remove the barrels?

should be a manufacture mark or country on it somewhere,
sometimes they are under the handguard, or on the barrels where they are joined, and covered by the handguards and receiver



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Originally posted by armored:
I have several Weatherby Mark V rifles, old and new, and feel the quality is fantastic.
When my Son started to want guns I bought him a handgun. I told him the next have to have gun is a 12ga shotgun.
I saw the Weatherby tactical shotgun on sale for about $300 (made in Turkey)and convinced him to order it (CDNN). I felt Weatherby would NOT put there name on a piece of crap and a good shotgun for $300 would be a good buy.
It came and I borrowed it a few times, I was impressed. I bought one for myself as a beater, added an extended magazine, and could not be happier. Everybody that shoots it loves it.
I now see them on sale at CDNN for $240, unbelievable bargain.
It ain't my beater anymore.


Those weatherby pump guns were quite the bargain. Last year I went to cold bay for a week and we hunted all sorts of stuff eiders, brandts, sucks and geese. The weatherby pa08 hung right there with my wingmaster and didn’t have a hiccup.
 
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$800 is a good price on a new Orion, not much over current dealer cost. I'm not a huge fan of the lower/mid priced Turkish guns, but ATA seems to have a reputation as being one of the better mid priced Turkish guns.
 
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