Thank you for the info, greatly appreciated.
I had previously read the review on the Vanguard vs Tikka, the reason I'm still leaning towards the Tikka is the free-floated barrel. Perhaps I'll just wait a few months and buy a Tikka that's been built recently and not affected. Or, maybe Weatherby will get Howa to build theirs with a free-floated barrel and I can just buy that instead.