Dear Mr. Lhedrick1
I would dearly like to say a few things....
#1) Your Post made me feel a desire to help but, I try to stop being helpful in Gun's
#2) Whilst I never jumped in on #1, many highly knowledgeable and experienced men did...and..Fast I might note.
#3) You seem to have a DESIRE and everyone here will give you their shirt to help, but..
#4) In #3 I spoke truth. However, in a Movie an Actor shouted aloud in Military Courtroom: "You Can't Handle The Truth".
#5) I need to suggest, with my most fond and kindness manner to ask that you Place the old Weatherby in a closet and leave it there. No more ammo needs to be fired through it and, Certainly, now, NOT BY YOU. No Offense intended.
#6) Find a manner to buy every issue of Precision Shooter Magazine and read every page. Then reread all of them.
#7) Locate a Shooting Range (any State) where there is a BENCH-REST Match. Go there with "NO RIFLE" and simply talk to the Shooters.
#8) If you can go to a Gun Shop or Gun Store or use the Internet, Seek, then Buy an Old Savage 110 Lever Action Rifle and use it for Deer shy of 500 Yards until you have done #6 & #7. I suggest the Chambering be 250-3000 (My Families Favorite) or heck, 300 Savage or whatever you desire. Hunt with this Lever Action until you are Old and Gray.
I could run list #'s far more but I must contain myself.
Insofar as Roy Weatherby's Rifle (I did know Roy then later, his Son..but that does not matter here)... Allow that Rifle to lean in the Closet until you have AT LEAST, 10 Years of Reloading Experience or, even if you never improve your Rifle IQ, don't touch it for 10 Years.
My Post here is meant to give YOU RESPECT and also, the Rifles New owner (YOU)... a chance to bond together in a Respectful Manner so later, you'll have your Dream Come true.
You will not achieve such now by buying factory ammo and Blasting away in a heated pursuit.
Hugs
Jagerdad