To celebrate Weatherby’s 80th Anniversary, we’ve brought back the classic box art from the 1950s and 60s in a limited run of three legendary cartridges. These collectible boxes honor our heritage while holding the same precision ammunition trusted by hunters and shooters today. Once they’re gone, they’re gone—each box is a one-time release.
Pushing the boundaries of velocity, energy, and performance
For eight decades, Weatherby has pushed the boundaries of velocity, energy, and performance. Alongside that innovation came iconic packaging—bold colors and clean design that represented the cutting edge of the 1950s and 60s.
To mark our 80th year, we’ve reissued a limited run of retro-style ammunition boxes in three of Roy Weatherby’s most defining cartridges:
• .300 Weatherby Magnum – Introduced in 1945, this ultra-versatile .30 caliber round was said to be fifty years ahead of its time and remains a gold standard for big game hunting.
• .257 Weatherby Magnum – Roy’s personal favorite, this flat-shooting speedster became one of Weatherby’s most beloved cartridges, balancing long-range accuracy with big game capability.
• .224 Weatherby Magnum – Launched in 1964, this ground-up design pushed .22 caliber performance to new heights, delivering blistering velocity for varmints and predators alike.
These boxes aren’t just ammunition—they’re a piece of Weatherby history. Once this run is sold out, production will return to our modern packaging, and the retro boxes will live on only in the hands of collectors and hunters who secured them.
Steve Estis –
I happen to be lucky enough to actually own, through inheritance from my father in law,
2 W. German Mark V’s from the mid 60’s chambered in .257 & .300 cal. Along with these 2 amazing rifles came 6 original boxes for each rifle. About 1/2 of each cal. In the original boxes Is empty brass with the balance live ammo as aaaawell. The .300 is 180 gr spire pt and the .257 is 100 gr. Spire pt. All original circa mid 60’s ammo.
Price stickers still on the .257 are $6.95 per box and the .300 is $9.95 per box. I hand load knowing the limitations of the original 1:12 twist
as this 60 year old ammo understandably is not patterning 100%. I will hold onto them and probably pull the heads, reuse the original brass and reload fresh. The rifles themselves with fresh hand loads are tack drivers still!
Daniel McLennan –
I grew up with these ammo boxes and when the change was made it seemed like no different and anyone else and this made me sad. Remember when i was a teenager, sending letters to the Firestone address, and when the reply came, I was so overwhelmed with the cool gold logo on the letter head. Then reading the reply and signed by Roy Weatherby. Later in life I became an FFL Dealer and got to finally meet Mr. Roy Weatherby and Ed Weatherby at one of the Shot shows in Dallas, Texas and finding they were fine individuals.
What caught my eye and sold me on Weatherby was the Weatherby Guide which I still have today and some just fall apart. I was 16 at the time and family was not well off so i was required to ride the bus into downtown Houston on a daily basis. Between my stops i made an effort to visit the Oshmans store there on Main Street and the main guy behind the counter name was Cherry, at least that’s what he was called. I remember putting my first Weatherby in 300WM on layaway like for 350.00 bucks in left hand.
Reason I shoot left hand was because of a shooting accident losing my right eye when I was 16 and there were no left-handed gins out that i knew of at the time and thanks to Weatherby i was able to get me a left-handed rifle. I actually ordered it through Oshmans with the 2.5 to 10 imperial scope with a dot reticle. I have owned several Weatherby’s which I shot so much at Carter Country the barrel burned out.
Today I own a 30-378 which I love and a 387 WM that i have not hunted with just yet.
I have so many stories i could write here using my 300 to duplicate the power just as Roy did in the pictures shown in the Weatherby Guide splitting trees and blowing up water filled cans. Funny thing is I my name is Daniel and have a son names Adam.
I like the synthetic stocks, but the wood stock is my favorite.
Thanks for listening. Love your Guys for all you do.