Weatherby Vanguard

[pzbike]

Hi All,
Any opinions on the Weatherby Vanguard series? Any Calguns information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Pzbike

[Jimmy's]

My favorite sub $600 rifle. Decades of shooting under my belt.

[Sutcliffe]

Good guns with a solid reputation

For an entry level rifle they are quite good. Pretty sure they are made by Howa in Japan.

[Varg Vikernes]

They seem like an entry level hunting gun

[Jimmy's]

They are far more than entry level they are on par with Remington and in my book a better rifle. Oh you could claim the BS Remington after market parts plethora but you need those parts to FIX the Remington so there's that!

[pacrat]

Hi All,
Any opinions on the Weatherby Vanguard series? Any Calguns information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Pzbike

For an entry level rifle they are quite good. Pretty sure they are made by Howa in Japan.

Yes the Vanguard and the Howa 1500 are the same rifle different branding.

Very well made with tight tolerances. Any accuracy drawback can be attributed to "flexy tupperware" stock. Inexpensive epoxy bedding of the action and they are sub MOA capable with proper load.

JM2c

[save2Acali]

I love em!! Get one!

[Divernhunter]

1st just how many different places are you going to post this?
It is a Howa with a weatherby designed stock.
Unless you are getting a Mag cartridge get a Tikka T-3 Lite.
If you are getting a mag cartridge then maybe ok but there are Savage, Ruger ,Rem and others to consider. I have owned a Vanguard. I own Savage, Tikka, Rem, Ruger and others.

[juanito]

I have one in 6.5 Creed..Wood stock and very accurate.Pet Load is 42.0 H4350 140grn Amax.For a Hunter style barrel I can fit 3 inside a nickel at 100 yards, 4th starts to sway as barrel heats up.

[tankton]

Yes the Vanguard and the Howa 1500 are the same rifle different branding.

Very well made with tight tolerances. Any accuracy drawback can be attributed to "flexy tupperware" stock. Inexpensive epoxy bedding of the action and they are sub MOA capable with proper load.

JM2c

They fixed the flexy stock with the Vanguard S2 release.

[Jimmy's]

The S2 plastic stock is still a POS. Get the wood or B&C stock.

[code_blue]

The best route would be to wait for a deal on the barreled action from maybe Brownell's to go on sale ($350-450) then choose a stock of your choice.

[sigstroker]

They are far more than entry level they are on par with Remington and in my book a better rifle. Oh you could claim the BS Remington after market parts plethora but you need those parts to FIX the Remington so there's that!

Not so nice to say it's on par with Remington then, is it? It more resembles the Winchester Model 70 to me.

Yes the Vanguard and the Howa 1500 are the same rifle different branding.

Very well made with tight tolerances. Any accuracy drawback can be attributed to "flexy tupperware" stock. Inexpensive epoxy bedding of the action and they are sub MOA capable with proper load.

JM2c

They are NOT the same rifle. The action comes from Howa, possibly even the barrel, but the rifle is made by Weatherby. The bolt is not even the same. Yes, I have a Howa and had a Vanguard.

Vanguard is a screaming bargain, imo.

[sigstroker]

The best route would be to wait for a deal on the barreled action from maybe Brownell's to go on sale ($350-450) then choose a stock of your choice.

Never seen the Vanguard barreled action on Brownell's.

[Tere_Hanges]

Get a Tikka T3 lite or Winchester XPR, better value. The XPR has the same trigger as the model 70. Both have silky smooth actions, detachable box magazines, and extremely accurate out of the box.

I had a Vanguard series 2. There was nothing wrong with it but the Tikka and XPR are much "better" rifles for the money and can be found at bargain prices, $500-$600.

http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/sportsmans/mobile/Tikka-T3-Lite-Rifle/productDetail/Rifles/prod99999041852/cat100003

http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/sportsmans/mobile/Winchester-XPR-Hunter-Vias-Rifle/productDetail/Rifles/prod99999047468/cat100003