Experience with Weatherby Rifles?????

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Hey :D ,

I'm looking into buying my first big game rifle. I will mainly be hunting moose and deer in BC possibly the occasional bear. Don't want to spend a tun of money but realize you get wut you pay for. I am looking at specifically the Weatherby Vanguard Synthetic in .270 or .308. Has a 24" barrel and 1 in 10 twsit rate.
Wondering if anyone has any experience with these rifles and cal hunting big game. Bullet weights, successes, pros/cons, rifle scope caliber combos that work. Most of all is this a good accurate rifle at a reasonable price? If not does anyone have another suggestion to fit my needs?

Thanx guys,
 
I have a weatherby rifle that I had rechambered when I bought it, was .340 wtb, changed it to a .375 H&H..... I got to tell you the weatherby's are very smooth rifles and the action is crisp. my gunsmith said that compared to remingtons and other mid grade hunting rifles that the weatherby had a far better it and finish on the parts.

I love .375 so I had my eye on this rifle in the rack that was on consignment and made an offer of $800 and walked away with it...... then it went 10 feet to my gunsmith and he did the rebarreling and tune ups. ( I am left handed, so have to jump at them when money is available)
 
The basic synopsis on Vanguards from people on this site is: They're great rifles at a great price. Personally i'd choose (and did) .30-06 over .308 though. Top it with a fixed power of 4 or 6x(Leupold or Weaver) or a variable with a power no higher than 10 (Bushy Elites, Leupy VXI and up)and you're good to go. DON'T SKIMP ON OPTICS!!!
 
I just bought a Vnaguard in 243...synthetic and blued....overall pretty good for a $500 rig......fit and finish is decent,better than I expected...trigger is easily adjusted to whichever you like,both for weight and creep........I am seriously thinking about going back and getting a 30/06 or a 300win mag tomorrow....my 243 will shoot into an inch give or take a bit with handloads,and my shooting ability that day...still working on a few loads,but so far it has been great :wink:
 
I think that the vanguard is a great product for the price.However I was very disappointed with the two mark V's that I owned.Neither was as accurate as my 700s which cost half as much.Be aware that weatherby does not manufacture rifles,they only market them.Howa in Japan builds the vanguard and SACO in maine builds the mark V.They are totally different designs made by different companies.
 
Consider a Savage bolt action.

Great price, good reputation.

Go to Reliable in Vancouver and talk to them about your budget and your intentions.
 
vangards are good rifles and there is nuthing realy wrong with them but.....
you can go and buy a savage stainless for about the same price or cheeper.
talk to ya all later
Riley
 
stubblejumper said:
I think that the vanguard is a great product for the price.However I was very disappointed with the two mark V's that I owned.Neither was as accurate as my 700s which cost half as much.Be aware that weatherby does not manufacture rifles,they only market them.Howa in Japan builds the vanguard and SACO in maine builds the mark V.They are totally different designs made by different companies.
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Point of interest...Mark Vs in the WBY magnums have a long throat (1.5 times bullet dia.) to alleviate pressure. That tends to cause less consistency in bullet placement. They also use forend pressure to bed the rifles. I intend on getting a Mark V as soon as I feasibly can. Before I ever shoot it though, it will be bedded from the rear of the receiver to the end of the barrel channel ...or free floated depending on how I feel at the time I do it...
 
Point of interest...Mark Vs in the WBY magnums have a long throat (1.5 times bullet dia.) to alleviate pressure. That tends to cause less consistency in bullet placement. They also use forend pressure to bed the rifles. I intend on getting a Mark V as soon as I feasibly can. Before I ever shoot it though, it will be bedded from the rear of the receiver to the end of the barrel channel ...or free floated depending on how I feel at the time I do
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Knowing that you are going to sacrifice some accuracy potential and having already decided that the rifle will need bedding,why would you spend that kind of money to buy amark V?
 
stubblejumper said:
Point of interest...Mark Vs in the WBY magnums have a long throat (1.5 times bullet dia.) to alleviate pressure. That tends to cause less consistency in bullet placement. They also use forend pressure to bed the rifles. I intend on getting a Mark V as soon as I feasibly can. Before I ever shoot it though, it will be bedded from the rear of the receiver to the end of the barrel channel ...or free floated depending on how I feel at the time I do
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Knowing that you are going to sacrifice some accuracy potential and having already decided that the rifle will need bedding,why would you spend that kind of money to buy amark V?
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1. Every rifle needs bedding to maximize it's potential!
2. It's not a benchrest rifle, I don't need benchrest accuracy.
3. I want to dammit!
4. Every Mark V fits me like a glove.
5. I want to
6. It's NOT a Remington, Winchester, Savage, or Ruger
7. I like the Bolt design and short bolt throw.
8. I don't give a #$^& what anyone thinks, I WANT ONE DAMMIT!!!
 
If you are going to buy a Weathery save your money & buy a real one MkV not acheap imatation. Also for those who like to change Weatherbys around & take out the throat better think long & hard old Roy knew a thing or two about building guns & calibres & if they tell you that they will shoot better with the throat taken out don't eat that Elmer you'll get oats in your teeth.(LOL)
 
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