If it' s anything like the Howa 1500 Varminter I just bought in .223 the bolt throw will be smoother than just about any other gun in your safe. I know mine is, I have several mausers that have some smooth working bolts and the Howa blows them away. Being the 30-06 you would need to use Remington 700 la bases just an FYI. I went through having to cross reference the Weaver and Leupold catalogs to find that out. Almost forgot, I believe the Vanguard series are all limited to standard pressures, so if you decide to work up a hot load keep that in mind.