RE: Remington 700 vs Weatherby Vanguard
Sure I can take a pic. I don't have a digital camera so I will have to develope the film first and put it on a CD.
You are right in that more rifles are based on a Remington action. The differance is that they modify them to improve upon their weak spots.
Take an Ed brown rifle. It is basically a Remington style action that he makes in house but he uses an m-16 extractor, welded on bolt handle rather than silver soldered, a Winchester style safety, and a much thicker recoil lug.
Again, don't take this as Remingtons being bad rifles cause they are not. Just originally giving the differances between the two rifles mentioned.