Its funny that alot of guys yell BROWNING BROWNING BROWNING and curse the Vanguards like the plague when in actuality BOTH rifles are built by the same people in Japan (Miruko/Howa). Even the actions are very similar. Dont get me wrong, the Brownings are great guns and I have several of them. But the Vanguard is a better value (more for the money) than the beloved Abolt. Its your money, if you just want to have the buckmark on your gun then get the Browning. If you can only have one rifle and arent worried about the "name" then look at the Vanguard.
Truths a bytch sometimes,
RA
Bolts totally different on the a-bolt. First browning bolt is 60degrees, I think vanguard is 90. I don't believe the vanguard has three lugs like the A-Bolt which I really like. But whats really funny is people who have never worked in a outsourcing enviroment thinking that if a place makes two different products then quality or design is the same. These people really make me laugh. If you have any experience with a outsourcing company, then its all about the specs, and how much QA you are willing to put into the product. For example, I have bought lenses from an Austrian manfacturer, that quality is lets say not near as good as the best at a Japanese manufacturer. Reason was we spec'd the lenses for certain values and only willing to pay for these specs as thats all that was needed. But the Austrian company could have done alot better if we paid them twice as much.
Goodness, is there anything simular to a A-Bolt reciever and a Vanguard? Maybe the extractor.