Weatherby Athena Shotgun Serial Numbers

Condition 96%. Serial number d007866. Weatherby model athena, vent rib mirror bore barrels with screw in cylinder and improved extended ported chokes, easy hit red florescent front sight, stock has light handling marks with 13 ¼’ l.o.p., scroll coin silver receiver is 97% with 97% factory blue on the barrels. Our new stock # d32150. Just bought a 1990 (DA000XXX) serial number and Weatherby says made in Japan in 1990. Nice looking shotgun, field grade but model V per Weatherby. Paid $1275 in Garder Mountain, Fl.

I called them yesterday, and they said that any Orion with modified or more open chokes should be fine. I also emailed SKB and they essentially said the same thing: Dungeon And Dragon 2nd Edition Character Generator more. 'If your Weatherby has interchangeable choke tubes, it should be okay to shoot steel. Do NOT use any choke tighter than a modified (Improved modified, full or extra full) with steel shot as it could cause barrel damage.'

I was referring to the factory in Japan. SKB manufactured the Japanese-made Orions (and probably Athena's), as well as many of Ithaca's O/U's and SxS's. Download Mks Toolkit For Windows 2008 more. I didn't realize that until I was shooting skeet with a guy who had an Orion that I initially thought was an Ithaca or an SKB. Before that, Weatherby's weren't even really on my radar in my search for my next shotgun.