weatherby vanguard
 

I just purchased a 300 weatherby mag. vanguard. Does anyone else have one and if so how is it scoped and what dso you think of the gun?

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The vanguard is simply a howa rifle with the weatherby name stamped on it.They are good quality and offer a lot of value for the price.

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I had one in that same caliber. It was as good as most guns and a lot more accurate than most real Weatherby' s.
Someone that had more money than brains thought he needed it, or I would still own it.

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i have owned a wby 30-06 since 1970 and it has taken it' s share of deer.i thought i always wanted a 300 wby mag.i traded a 700 rem 30-06 for a new 300wby mag.i have a swift 4x12x40 on it and it is sighted in at 250 yds.the only complaints i have are terrible trigger pull , recoil and noise.i have used all the trigger adj and still have 10#pull [it seems like it].if i could get the trigger pull to 1.5-2# i would like it if it drops them in their tracks like everyone says.;)

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Loner-My earlier made howa was sold under the smith and wesson name and the trigger would adjust to 3 lbs.Newer howas only seem to adjust down to 5 lbs or so as I have adjusted a few.You would not want a trigger under 2 for safety reasons.As to the 300wby dropping in their tracks,it is a good cartridge but is in no way any type of magic cartridge that always drops any animal in it' s tracks.There is no cartridge built that will always do this especially since no shooter can always place his bullet exactly where he would like to every time.

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For the money,you can' t go wrong! I have one in a .300 Weatherby and after I tuned up the trigger,it' s a shooter...:D

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i got one in 300 wmag yesterday.
how are yours scoped?

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PaJack,were you able to ajust your trigger?i used all my adjustment and still have rough pull and seems like 4-5#.do you know if the sear adjustment at the rear of the trigger will help the pull tension?

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Do not adjust overtravel or sear adjustment.

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I have a Vanguard in a 7mm Rem. mag. and love it. I have a B&L 3000 3x9x50 mounted on it for about 5-6 years and it works fine. Since you are shooting a magnum, get a good quality scope. I would not hesitate to recommend a B&L 4200. They are clear, attract good light, take a pounding, and priced right.

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My .300 Weatherby Magnum Vanguard is by far the best rifle I have ever shot. Everyone says it' s not a Weatherby, but it is. It may be built else where but it' s built to Weatherby' s specs and covered under Weatherby' s warranty and garuntees. Weatherby would not put their name on the rifle if it wasn' t up to their standards.

Also, I shoot 1 1/2" to 2" groups at 300+ yards with mine. How many other rifles can say they do that? As of right now I have a Swift 4-14x50mm scope on it. I am taking it off next week and mounting a Sightron Tactical SII 4-16x42mm /w a Mil Dot reticle.

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Sounds like one of the Walmart guns , a weatherby name but bult by someone else to keep the price down,but they do shoot good, but remember it not a true Weatherby!!

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If my memory serves me right, at one time ALL Weatherby' s were made over-seas. The only difference between the " true" Weatherby' s (made in the USA) today is that they are all custom made. Go to Weatherby.com. " True" Weatherby' s are just custom from the wood, checkering, barrel length, etc. and you can not touch one for under $1,500.00. The Vanguard line are all pretty much a stock or standard Weatherby. They have the same basic features of the Weatherby Mark V line but not all of the luxery' s. The actions, barrels, etc. are the same as the American Made Weatherby' s. Weatherby specializes in custom rifles so they do not have time to " mass produce" rifles for Wal-Mart (which are under contract) so they have someone else (japan) do it for them under their specifications. Just because they are made over-seas does not mean the quality of the rifle is less and just because Wal-Mart sells them doesn' t mean the quality is less. Weatherby would not put their name on them if they were junk, remember...Weatherby has a name to uphold. So next time do some research before you lable firearms sold by Wal-Mart as " less quality" .

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All Weatherbys with the exception of their shotguns and the private label(Vanguard) are US made...the lightweight MK V' s are made in a separate facility than the regular MKV' s which are made in Maine. The Howa made Vanguard is a great dollar value and a very good shooting rifle. For those having a problem with the trigger and not getting satisfaction from their " Gunsmiths" Timney makes a replacement trigger for it that should work real well.

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At one time, their barrels were made overseas. And usually by a variety of makers. They had a lot of problems from that experience and eventually started making the barrels themselves.

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Camocop-The vanguards that I have seen recently in the stores do not have mark v actions.They have the howa action which is very different.

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THey also produce all their barrels in house with the exception of the lightweight MKv' s which use Krieger Criterion barrels. The Vanguard is entirely made in Japan by HOwa....

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I bought a Weatherby Vanguard in 30.06 and my buddy bought a 7mm. We are going to sight them in next week. I also bought hornady 150gr SST LM ammo for it. Hopefully it will do a good job for me. It will be my first time to hunt with a rifle.

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To all whom are interested in the Weatherby Vanguard rifles. Go to " www.chuckhawks.com " . This man has forgotton more about firearms than any one of us will ever know. Read his documentary and it will set you straight in reference to the Vanguard.

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Link didn' t work. :(

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Sorry for the link mix up. Go to " www.chuckhawks.com" . After the page pops up, goto (guns and shooting information), then (product review page) and last (The Weatherby Vanguard Rifle). I hope this clears up the misunderstanding.

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Even the weatherby site shows that the vanguard does not use the same action as the mark V.

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Oh, is that what' s on that site? No, the Vanguard DOES NOT have a mark five action. The Mark V bolt has 5 locking lugs (hence the Mark V designation). The Vanguard/Howa has 2 if I remember correctly, maybe 3 (it' s been awhile since I took one apart) but definately doesn' t have 5.

The only difference between the Howa and the Weatherby Vanguard is the rear bolt shroud. Period. How do I know this? Because I took one of each apart and had them side by side.

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AS I POSTED EARLIER,I HAD TRIGGER PULL PROBLEMS WITH MY VANGUARD 300 WBY MAG.WELL, I TOOK IT TO A GUNSMITH AND HE FOUND IT HAD OVER 9# TRIGGER PULL WITH DRAG.HE COULD NOT ADJUST IT BELOW 6# WITHOUT WORKING ON THE SEAR.AFTER TAKING IT OUT FILING AND POLISHING,MY PULL IS NOW 3.5#.HE WOULD NOT TAKE IT BELOW THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS.WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE!:)