Weatherby moa 30-06

[Bush Hunter]

After much reserch I am lookng to buy a weatherby MOA in 30-06. I shoulder fitted a few rifles but the weatherby fit better than the rest. one thing I noticed was the bell and carlson stock was a closer on the of the barrel oside than the other. being a machinist the qualiity of the trigger and trigger guard finish were less than what I would even consider giving as good workmanship.
I do have higher tolerances. Im a millwright as well. tight tolerances is my middle name.
what I really need to ask is, i hunt in thick bush.
most of my shots are 70 yrs.
I need a rifle to keep up with the guys at work at the camp but need to keep it functional for hunting as well as semi long range target. will this rifle do?

 

[1899]

No. Do you handload? There are some nice used rifles in that price range. And at 70 yards...you certainly don't even need 2" groups at 100 yards!

 

[Boomer]

Internal tolerances trump external ones, provided the barrel channel does not put pressure on one side of the barrel. If this is the case look at another example of the same make and model. A mass produced rifle is unlikely to meet your expectations, if you are going to check the stock thickness with a micrometer, but in a custom rifle the added attention to detail you demand will come at a high price.

The Weatherby (I assume you are talking about a Vanguard and not a Mk V) is a decent hunting rifle. Weatherby tends to put very light contour barrels on their rifles, so if your intention is to use the Weatherby to fill a dual purpose role as a hunting rifle and as a long range target rifle where you might be inclined to shoot long strings, it might let you down because of rapid barrel heating. If you are solely concerned with shots on game at short range, the Vanguard in .30/06 is many times more than you need to get the job done.

 

[Levi Garrett]

Internal tolerances trump external ones, provided the barrel channel does not put pressure on one side of the barrel. If this is the case look at another example of the same make and model. A mass produced rifle is unlikely to meet your expectations, if you are going to check the stock thickness with a micrometer, but in a custom rifle the added attention to detail you demand will come at a high price.

The Weatherby (I assume you are talking about a Vanguard and not a Mk V) is a decent hunting rifle. Weatherby tends to put very light contour barrels on their rifles, so if your intention is to use the Weatherby to fill a dual purpose role as a hunting rifle and as a long range target rifle where you might be inclined to shoot long strings, it might let you down because of rapid barrel heating. If you are solely concerned with shots on game at short range, the Vanguard in .30/06 is many times more than you need to get the job done.

I think its spelled steyr