Interesting purchase, Postman. Nice rundown on the gun's features.
What I've mostly despised about WTBY's(since the 70's), was actually Roy himself blowing off in that 1970's add about how a blown-up .257 WTBY 100gr. pill, killed the cape buffalo from it's hydrostatic shock.
In the picture on the add, Roy is pointing at the fairly large beer bottle shaped surface wound on the Buffalo's hip where the bullet detonated on impact, cutting out a gouge of flesh. What was also evident in the picture, was 2 holes in the shoulder from the PH's SxS .470 nitro rifle, also leaning against the leg of the buff. The PH was standing beside Roy.
It's -27C (-16.6F) here this morning. I know your pain with the cold.
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lol - forgot to add. Your post is changing my mind on them. Perhaps they aren't as bad as they seemed??