As it stands it’s already a lightweight, smooth-swinging double.
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It’s actually quite comfortable and I suspect shaving down the wood might increase the odds of cracked forearms, but trimming a bit of forearm would make this a very svelte upland hunting shotgun. Like other Orion guns, this one features a forearm with a bit of a sagging belly. It’s also a very convenient and reliable design. I’ve grown up shooting guns with Deeley release levers built into the forearm, but the push-button design of the Weatherby (which is similar in layout to guns from Caesar Guerini, Boss, and Purdey) offers a cleaner look. There are several features on the Orion’s stock that I like, particularly the rounded Prince of Wales grip with clean texturing and the Anson-style forend release. The Orion Matte Blue’s stock is made of Turkish walnut which is well-featured but not extravagant. The Weatherby Orion 20-gauge is a lightweight gun that's comfortable to carry all day in the field. The balance point is located just under the chambers and between the shooter’s hands. I could easily wrap my hand around the receiver to carry the Weatherby, which weighs in at just six pounds with a steel receiver. The major advantage of having the lugs on the side of the action is space savings, and the 20-gauge Orion’s action measures a mere 2 ¼-inches deep. The design is similar to the one used on guns like the Beretta 686 and has proven reliable over several decades and thousands of fired rounds. The locking lugs are located on the sides of the action: dual lugs extend forward into channels built into the shoulders that ride on both sides of the barrel.
Like other Orion guns the new Matte Blue 20-gauge comes with a boxlock action, mechanical triggers, and a sliding tang safety/barrel selector. It’s a field gun in the most classical sense, putting on no heirs but performing dutifully on the hunt. Which brings us to the new Orion Matte Blue, a rather austere gun (certainly by Weatherby standards) that doesn’t grab attention in the gun store the way Weatherby rifles and shotguns of yore did.
Since its early days, Weatherby guns have been known for their style and showiness. I had the opportunity to test the new Orion Matte Blue in 20-gauge, and I must say it’s quite a departure from the Weatherby guns I grew up shooting.
Recently, Weatherby released two 20-gauge versions of the Orion I, which are available with the gloss blue finish or a new matte blue. Orion nameplate, but the current iteration, which hails from Turkey, was released in 2015 as the Orion Grade I in 12-gauge with a glossy Turkish walnut stock and gloss blue finish.
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