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Daveyboy Member
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: Weatherby rifles |
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Dear all
Talking to a gun shop today and he advises to get a Weatherby Vanguard instead of a Sako. Cheaper and better.
Never held one, never seen one in the flesh. Any comments?
Put this as a new post as if it went in the Sako one, you probably wouldn't have read it!
D
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Dawgdad Super Member
Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 1065 Location: On the Prairie
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 10:16 am Post subject: Re: Weatherby rifles |
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My bro-in-law has two Vanguards in 30-06 and in 22-250. Both are tack drivers. Nice looking well balanced good shooting tools for the money.
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roklok Super Member
Joined: Aug 11, 2005 Posts: 608 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Weatherby rifles |
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There is also the Sub-MOA version of the Vanguard guaranteed to shoot in a minute of angle at 100 yards. All of them are test fired and they pick the most accurate and sell them as such. Personally I would choose one of these .after all if they are all test fired it stands to reason that the standard Vanguard is not as likely to be a tack-driver. The Sub-MOA version is available in .308 the last I checked.
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george20042007 Super Member
Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 568 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:03 am Post subject: Re: Weatherby rifles |
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I just picked one up in 300 Weatherby Magnum. I bore sited it & took it to the desert & picked out a dark spot at some ridiculous distance. I had some factory ammo along with some I handloaded. I was impressed with the accuracy although the handloaded ammo seemed more accurate. I'm ready to take it to the range for some MOA work. I'm familiar with Sako but it's the Weatherby Vangaurd that gets the vote here. Did you know that Howa makes the Vangaurd? Mine is the synthetic version. I bought it from where Handloader works, new.
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Daveyboy Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 143
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:17 am Post subject: Re: Weatherby rifles |
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Hi George
And the rest of you...
I've just heard that Howa make the vanguard and they are considerably cheaper! There is a bloke who sells them in England so I'll go and have a look.
I'll get back to you all
Many thanks
David
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Daveyboy Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 143
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:58 am Post subject: Re: Weatherby rifles |
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And in case you lot didn't know...
How can be found here - www.legacysports.com/p...wa_std.htm if you want to see them retail.
They look pretty good. I shall go and find one to get touchy feely with and report back.
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Handloader Super Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2005 Posts: 1032 Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Weatherby rifles |
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Opinion: Vanguards are superb dollar values and deliver the goods. The standard Vanguard can be brought to subMOA simply by floating and bedding, otherwise, there is no magic to the subMOA, simply a lot more dollars for that nice floorplate. The Vanguard series uses a Sako style extractor that is viewed as more reliable than the Remington style extractor. For these reasons, the Vanguard has outsold the Remington basic series for several years where I work, however, after about mid-year the supply begins to dry up.
The cost of three Vanguards = the cost of one Sako. There are differences enough to persuade buyers to get the Sako. Workmanship, for one, and quality of materials for another. Too, Sakos are slightly lighter in weight per caliber. For those that appreciate higher grade rifles, the Sako is well worth the extra dollars.
Another superb choice comes to mind that fits between the Vanguard and the Sako, the Tikka. Tikka is a Sako product and has an avid following due to light weight, excellent workmanship and great out of the box accuracy. Here the problem is supply and customers will often wait sixty to ninety days this time of year to get the Tikka of their choice.
Individual priorities of purchase may indicate one of these three as the better choice, however, game will know no difference. Some buyers are looking for top dollar value, some look for balance and handling, some are willing to spend more for added value and features. But, soliciting recommendations and opinions from a group as diverse as ours is far less revealing than handling each of these three. Therein lies the best solution, IMO.
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george20042007 Super Member
Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 568 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Weatherby rifles |
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Let's not leave out Savage, definetly worth the money.
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