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Article: Weatherby moves; Mark Vs to be made in the USA. (Weatherby Inc.) (Outdoor Marketplace) (Column)
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- November 1, 1994
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There's big news afoot at Weatherby. Since the L.A. riots of a few years ago, which saw a lot of damage done to the firm's retail store and warehouse facilities, rumors have been circulating that the company would be moving to Wyoming or some other Rocky Mountain state. Now those rumors can be put to rest.
After 50 years at the original South Gate, Calif. site, Roy Weatherby Jr. is packing his show and moving four-hours north of Los Angeles to Atascadero, in the coastal foothills of the central part of the state.
The announcement came at Weatherby's Annual Writers Conference held the first week in August. I was not able to attend this one but I had a good ...