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Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/20/13 09:34 PM
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janie
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Looking to the masses for advice once again. Looking at the Weatherby Vanguard rifle in .223
Supposedly these shoot sub- MOA groups right out of the box. I also like the fact the trigger pull can be adjusted down to less than 3 pounds.
So, any known issues and if you own one please let me know if your happy with the performance and accuracy. Thanks fellas.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/20/13 09:54 PM
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red bluff
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I have a W.V. in 300wsm, trigger was super easy to adjust, It's a good hunting rifle but mine is not sub MOA kind.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/20/13 10:07 PM
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I have one in .270. I can put 5 rounds in a 2 inch circle at 200 yards with just sandbags. A real shooter could probably do much better.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/20/13 10:24 PM
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MB Wilson
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Great rifles. Own a couple of them and have had way more issues with my Remingtons than the vanguards.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/20/13 11:16 PM
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Dunno if this issue still exists like it did on all the V Mk I's I ever saw...but I'd look at floating the barrel and doing a glass bedding job while tuning the trigger. All of the 1st Gen barrel channels I've seen were tight as tree bark regardless of wood or synthetic stocks. Otherwise excellent accuracy is reportedly common. Ron
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 12:11 AM
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janie
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This helps a lot. Thank you fellas.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 12:49 AM
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I have one in .300 wby.
Shoots very well. I'm hoping to shoot it over 1k yards soon.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 01:08 AM
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My buddy has one in 25-06, the rifle can out shoot us any day. Definitely a great rifle for the money!
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 02:42 AM
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Just got one in 7mm08 for my son Shooting a .3" group first time out..
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 02:49 AM
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Bought one in .257 Wby. couple of years ago and it shoots great. Wish I had waited on the Series II now-Dave Petzal of Field and Stream raved about it on "Gun Nuts" last week.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 09:44 AM
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I bought one for my Grandson. It came with the target in the box. It shoots good but I had a heckuva time building a good load for it.
Last edited by Dave Davidson; 07/21/13 09:45 AM.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 02:15 PM
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I have a buddy that has one in .243 Win. and it is a tack driver with hand loads. Does VERY well with factory loads as well, will pull just under an inch with Remington 100 grain Core-Lokts.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 02:43 PM
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The lightweight barrels on the Vanguard II has a pressure point on the forearm. I usually want a free floated barrel but after speaking with Weatherby I decided not to mess with it unless I couldn't get it it to shoot well. I know I got luck with this one sample with the first load I tried but I will take it! TGR
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 02:46 PM
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 04:59 PM
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I need to do that with mine.. the furthest I've shot on paper is 425 yards. I would need a refrigerator box for a target tho.. that a long ways... I have one in .300 wby.
Shoots very well. I'm hoping to shoot it over 1k yards soon.
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07/21/13 05:23 PM
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Have one in 270 very accurate
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 07:09 PM
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Dunno if this issue still exists like it did on all the V Mk I's I ever saw...but I'd look at floating the barrel and doing a glass bedding job while tuning the trigger. All of the 1st Gen barrel channels I've seen were tight as tree bark regardless of wood or synthetic stocks. Otherwise excellent accuracy is reportedly common. Ron I wouldn't do anything to it before I shot it. Remember it is Guaranteed to shoot sub MOA. So before you go to making changes to the gun send it back. I can assure you Weatherby will either make it shoot sub Moa or replace it. Any modifications you do to a new gun will almost always void any warranties and relieve the manufacturer from any liability.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 07:17 PM
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My buddy has one in 25-06, the rifle can out shoot us any day. Definitely a great rifle for the money! Ditto. Bought my Vanguard in this caliber and it is a grouping machine.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 07:27 PM
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All kidding aside, after being in the gun bidnizz a long time ago...I Jist Luv to hear folks drink the Advertising Kool Aide . Lets me know that Madison Ave's Advertisng still works.
I feel certain that Garuunteee has been lawerized to the n'th degree and has more escape hatchs than you can imagine without a Harvard Law Degree ...Just sayin' BTDT on both sides of that he said/she said deal.
Good advice though about not jacking with something from NIB until you have a problem or it doan't work 'zactly as advertised.
But I am not only old ...I am old school enough that I start carving on the barrel channel of every thing that comes home with me...well almost everything ...as a matter of just the initial cleaning of a new shooter, and forget whatever them pointyheaded engineers theat built the dang thing had to say about it.
I'd really like to hear a series of range trip progress reports with PICTURES. Have Fun and takes lots of Range PICTURES! Ron
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/21/13 11:54 PM
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I have two S2's; one in 308 and one in 243. Both shoot great with factory ammo. My kids and I used the 243 last year and shot 4 deer with it using plain old Remington Core Lokt's.
If I needed another rifle, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one.
The only thing you may want to check is if the 223 version of the S2 has the right twist rate for the ammo you are looking to shoot.
Thanks, Rich
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/23/13 07:53 PM
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I have a Vanguard in 308 and it will shoot sub MOA with the cheap Federal soft points from Wal-Mart. The trigger out of the box was 3 lbs exactly when I measured it.
God Family Hunting
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/24/13 01:30 AM
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David G
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I've got the Vanguard S2 in .270. Technically my first real gun and pretty decent sub MOA at 100 yards with couple of strays. I had a 3-9x40 but now have 4.5-14x40 and hoping it will help keep me in sub MOA.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/24/13 03:55 PM
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I have had several of the older Vanguards, they were all shooters. I now have a 22-250 in the new S2, its lights out shooter. I will soon be getting a 243 as well.
For the money, you may not find a better shooting factory gun. I highly recommend them!
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/27/13 09:18 PM
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I don't have a .223, but do have one Vanguard in .308 and another in 30-06. Neither are my favorite rifles because they have synthetic stocks but I think both are excellent shooters and do not seems picky about ammo.
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Re: Weatherby Vanguard rifles
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07/27/13 10:19 PM
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Thanks fellas. Really appreciate all the feedback. I handled several Weatherby's today, including the youth model.
Unfortunately I didn't like it, but did find something else I fell in love with and bought it.
I'll start a new thread later.
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