I own a Weatherby Vangaurd in 300 WBY Mag. and it is my understanding the rifles are actually made by Howa and sold under the Weatherby brand name. I have been extremely pleased with this very well made rifle and would highly recommend anything produced by Howa.
From what I've been told, the actions on the Howa and Weatherby rifles are the same, but the barrel, trigger and stocks are what makes the two different. The Howa rifles I've seen have been nice looking rifles and shot well for the owners.