Trigger for a Weatherby Vanguard

What is wrong with your stock trigger? I recently (6 months ago) went over a trigger unit for a Howa (same as a vangaurd) and with a little stoning I was able to get a nice crisp, creep free pull at about 2 lbs. A decent 'smith should be able to straighten things out for U. If you are looking for a stock replacement I believe Armco has one for $20.
 
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357Maximum said:
Howa and Vanguard Triggers differ, 3 adjustment screws for the Howa, 2 adjustment screws on the Vanguard.

When you adjust the Vanguard trigger to reduce pull and remove the creep the safety will not function.
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Only if you fail to read the instructions and/or go too far with it. Two to three pound pull should be easy to get.
 
You are correct about the safety, but this can be remedied if you know where to remove a bit of material - it has been a while since I did this job and I have to have a trigger unit in front of me to give further details. The trigger unti on the Howa that I worked on only had 2 adjustment screws, it was the .308 heavy barrel thumbhole varmiter.
 
Yeah, I've done a couple of them, about 3 years between. Both times I did some research, and both times I found a lot of missinformation. Yankee message boards are full of horror stories about being unable to get the pull below several pounds, and problems with the safety. However there are always a few comments from the real world, and of course the Weatherby folks actually will explain how to do it properly.
The Vanguard trigger is not as good as the Remington perhaps, but as far as I'm concerned is about the easiest of all to get down to a reasonable level without risk, and way better than those on the M70.
The last one I did was for a guy who has hunted and shot all his life with Brno set triggers and a couple of Ruger #1s with aftermarket triggers. He's a very happy camper, and it wasn't necessary to remove any metal or do anything other than to read and follow the directions.
Maybe I've just been lucky. As I said above there are lots of stories about the problems...real or imagined. However there are tales and myths about almost every aspect of shooting, and my admittedly limited experience suggests that this is another of those situations.
 
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