I'm breaking down and buy a rifle. Been considering it for a while and decided to do it. I want one I cam use for chucks, coyotes and deer. I have decided on a .270. I'm stuck between the savage 111 and the weatherby vanguard. I have heard great things about both. Any experience with either rifle. Not buying a package will top it with either a nikon pro staff, leupold, or bushnell elite. Thanks
I own a weatherby vanguard and a savage 116 weather warrior. There won't be much difference in the 111 and 116. Both weatherby and savage rifles I own are very accurate... I don't have anything bad to say about the savage! The only complaint i have about the vanguard was the trigger! It had a ton of creep and had a pull that felt like it was a foot long. It was awful. I did some adjusting on the trigger and got it alot better. However my next move is to buy a timney trigger for it. I don't think you can go wrong with either rifle. But I'm now a huge savage fan and I love the accutrigger so it gets my vote!
Proud owner of Savage 16 FCSS weather warrior in .204.
Accutrigger & Accustock
Love it !!!
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Thanks I was already leaning towards the savage 111 with the accu trigger. Vanguards got the looks but all I have read is that savages are lights out shooters. With some good glass it sounds like it will be a tack driver and the deer and yotes don't care how pretty it is.
my dad has a Browning 270 that he's had for "18 years" (if you ask him; all his gear is 18 years old hahaha) but it's more like 20-25 years old and in MINT CONDITION. this thing shoots like a dream. I have a marlin 3030 and I love it but I love hunting with his rifle. It's perfect velocity, weight, size for hunting in the woods of the midwest.
Which rifle???
