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Weatherby Orion

Name: Weatherby Orion
Brand: Weatherby

Break action · 12 Gauge · introduced 1982

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About the Weatherby Orion

The Weatherby Orion is a 12-gauge boxlock over/under field and sporting shotgun built on a solid steel receiver. It pairs a single selective mechanical trigger with automatic ejectors, chrome-lined ventilated-rib barrels threaded for screw-in choke tubes, and an 'A' grade walnut stock with a high-gloss finish. Light and well balanced, the Orion is aimed at upland hunters and clay shooters seeking a quality double gun at a competitive price.

The Orion name has anchored Weatherby's over/under shotgun line for decades, bringing the company's reputation for premium hunting arms to an affordable double gun. Its multiple generations span Japanese, Italian, and Turkish production while staying true to the same classic boxlock O/U formula.

Weatherby Orion specifications

General

Type: Shotgun
Action: Break action
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Single stage
Trigger pull: 2.9 kg (6.3 lb)
Calibres: 12 Gauge
Magazine capacity: 2 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 711 mm (28.0 in)
Overall length: 1162 mm (45.7 in)
Weight (empty): 3.26 kg (7.19 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Smoothbore

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Wood
Finish: high_gloss_blued

Performance

Effective range: 40 m

History

Introduced: 1982
Production status: In production
Country of origin: US

Features

Over under barrels
Single selective trigger
Screw in chokes
Ventilated rib
Automatic ejectors
Tang safety
Chrome lined barrels
Walnut stock

Safety

Tang safety
Barrel selector

The original Orion over/under was introduced in the early 1980s and built by SKB Arms in Japan (production ran into the 2000s), with a short-lived Italian-made run by Fausti Stefano thereafter. The current Orion line was reintroduced around 2015-2019, manufactured for Weatherby by ATA Arms in Turkey but assembled and marketed by U.S.-based Weatherby, Inc. Orion I: 26" or 28" barrels, ~7 lb (3260 g), high-gloss A-grade walnut, single mechanical trigger (~6.31 lb / 28 N pull), ships with IC/M chokes plus a Full tube; MSRP ~$1,099. Orion Sporting: 30" ported barrels, ~7.5 lb, four-way adjustable comb, five extended choke tubes (SK, IC, M, IM, F). Orion Upland: field-oriented variant. Also offered in 20 gauge. Dimensions given are for the 12-gauge 28" Orion I (overall length 45.75").