What does the future hold?

[USMCM16A2]

Folks,



This cant wait http://www.weatherby.com/vanguardr-sporter.html A2

[kenl]

Looks like a very nice future

[NorCalFocus]

[Jimmy's]

It's been around for a long time.

[USMCM16A2]

Jim,


Got it for $647 from Buds, put it on lay a way. A2 30-06

[waygeekierthanu]

Hmm, I can get the S2 but I don't see an A2?

[hambam105]

JC Penny, Harley Davidson, and Weatherby have great top side seating arrangements aboard the HMS Titanic.

The 'traditional' rifle shooters that were hard for Weatherbys in the late 1970s leave them in the Safe today and shoot the Winchesters and Mausers of the 30s 40s and 50s.

It isn't so much that the rifles change, it is that we change.

[LynnJr]

The 'traditional' rifle shooters that were hard for Weatherbys in the late 1970s leave them in the Safe today and shoot the Winchesters and Mausers of the 30s 40s and 50s.

Weren't the Weatherby's made on Mauser surplus actions for years? And didn't Weatherby get away from that and into their own actions?

[Bigtwin]

I was of the understanding that the Vanguard Series was made by Howa. Has that changed?

[LynnJr]

My post was in response to hambam105

[sealocan]

[hambam105]

Pre 64 & Vanguard similarities?

If someone can see significant similarities between a Weatherby Mark 5, popular in the 70's, Action and a Mauser 98, well, that's a new one on me.

Roy Weatherby's original rifles of the 1940s I'm sure must have had strong Mauser origins. But the pictures I saw in this post had little to do with Mauser. Not sure how the new Weatherby's are equipped, but the 70s rifles that I'm familiar with had a 60 degree bolt lift and a lot, maybe 9, locking lugs.

A modern day Vangaurd is in a league of its own when compared to a decent Winchester Pre-64. And a lot of rifle shooters are not aware of this difference so that is why I posted on this topic. If or should someone else wish to compare the rifles in question then fine. It is still America.

[sigstroker]

Vanguard is a lot closer to an old Sako.

[hambam105]

That was the other brand I was thinking of. Thanks. Great guns for sure.

[2761377]

and of course the Vanguard is just a fancy Howa 1500.

not that there's anything wrong with Howas. actually there's a lot of good about them.