RE: 7mm rem. mag
 

I have a SPS Stainless in 270 and justlove this gun....Have a Leupold VXIII in 4-10x40 and it shoots straight as can be. Great 1.5" groups at 100 with factory hornady 130 SP ammo. Great deer gun...

I think you are 6 one way half dozen the other on rifles from ruger, remington, savage, wetherby vangaurd, ect...very similar in features and quality...Any of which will last you a lifetime and then some with the proper care. Savage might have a neat stock trigger...but for $40 you can set a remington 700 down to 2lbs...

As some have mentioned above...i wouldnt want the 26" barrel...especially if i was only planning on shooting inside 200yrds...

Me personally if i was getting a Mag Round id be looking at the 7mm so I think you have a good choice. There are very fewrifles from 270 - 300win mag that really are not going to make much difference on a whitetail when you pull the trigger...Other than meat loss.

RE: 7mm rem. mag
 

does anyone on here have any experience with a weatherby vanguard sporter it is their low gloss walnut stock?

RE: 7mm rem. mag
 

i would save up and get a true Weatherby i have a 300 Weatherby Mag MarkVand it is above all kicks like a mule though

RE: 7mm rem. mag
 

A true Weatherby?Oh you mean that rifle made by the contractor SACO,and formerly by other contactors.I actually prefer the Howa made Vanguard.If Weatherby ever builds a rifle themselves again,I will call it a true Weatherby.

RE: 7mm rem. mag
 

no find an old weatherby mine is made by weatherby not sako i have a tikka made by sako

RE: 7mm rem. mag
 

SACO not Sako.SACO and ATEK are both US contractors that built Mark Vs.


But I doubt that your rifle was manufactured by Weatherby.Weatherby did actually build some rifles of their own,but that was prior to the Mark V.The Mark V has been built buy contractors,just like the Vanguard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weatherby

From that link