Weatherby Vanguard Rifles Serial Numbers

Mark V rifles are currently made in Sheridan, Wyoming. The action for Vanguard is made by Howa in Japan. For many years, Weatherby shotguns were made in Japan or Italy. Current models are made in Turkey. The family-run firm is currently run by Adam Weatherby, the 3rd generation Weatherby at the helm. I finally got to talk to the historian at Weatherby, who is 75 years old and going to retire rather than move to Wyoming. Some of his records are not available currently due to preparation for the move, but he is certain that my rifle is a early 90's, (prior to 1994) Vanguard Classic I. Everything we discussed matched up with that model, and even the serial number with the VL prefix was used.

MONTE CARLO GRIPTONITE ® STOCK WITH INSERTSProvides lightweight and durable performance year after year. Combines modern synthetic materials with the legendary Weatherby® raised comb Monte Carlo design. Our special pistol and forend inserts provide a firm, non-slip grip, while a right side palm swell aids in control and shooter comfort (available on select Vanguard ® rifles).INTEGRAL RECOIL LUGOne-piece forged and machined receiver features integral recoil lug for the utmost in strength and structural integrity.COLD HAMMER FORGED BARRELMaximizes consistency and produces SUB-MOA Guaranteed Accuracy when used with premium factory ammunition. HINGED FLOORPLATEOne-piece trigger guard with hinged floorplate provides easy access to unfired cartridges in the magazine.FULLY ENCLOSED BOLT SLEEVERedirects high-pressure gases and brass particles in the event of a case rupture or pierced primer. Shorter bolt sleeve helps to reduce overall weightVANGUARD RECOIL PADAll Vanguard® rifles feature a specially-fit, low density recoil pad. This technologically superior material significantly reduces felt recoil.FLUTED BOLT BODYLongitudinal flutes reduce weight and bearing surface area, while eliminating binding for smooth action.

Three gas ports allow high-pressure gases to escape laterally in the event of an accidental case rupture.3-POSITION SAFETYMiddle position allows shooter to work the action while safety is still engaged.

DescriptionWhile other rifles may talk the talk, this one would prefer to walk the walk. For example, there are guns that tout being SUB-MOA, but this one will guarantee it from its Vanguard action, hammer-forged barrel, and match-grade trigger. Someone might expect to pay dearly for a guarantee like that, but we’re proud to say that this is the best value at Weatherby for that degree of accuracy. When taking the Vanguard Synthetic hunting, don’t think this one has to be babied because of the precision.

Here’s the deal; I bought the Vanguard Synthetic in 257 Weatherby Magnum. Followed the barrel break-in procedures, but figured, “Why not shoot for group during break-in?” Using Weatherby’s cheapest 100gr. Bullets, I had the scope roughly dialed in to hit 2.5″ high at 100 yards in 3 rounds and backed off to 300 yards. The remaining 7 shots were all within a 2 5/8″ group. This was after cleaning the barrel after each shot. That was as far as I got (Wife called me for supper). I wasn’t really being careful about my aim, and I’m not the greatest shot by any stretch, and I was shooting from sand bags.

When I continue with the break-in next weekend, I’ll use my rifle rest and be a little more careful about my aim, the results should be even better.The fit and finish of the gun is great. Nothing like you’d expect from a $600 rifle. I purchased this rifle in, you guessed it, 338 Win Mag. It has a smooth action, and was quick to sight in after barrel break-in. Even though the rifle was chambered in a magnum cartridge, the recoil was very manageable. I summed this up to Weatherby engineering the stock to minimize felt recoil.

The synthetic stock also feels like it will handle abuse and inclement weather. Even though its not as beautiful as a mark V, it still makes me smile every time I see it in my gun safe. My advice is to buy one and see for yourself. When I bought this rifle (22-250, Bull barrel) the salesmen said that the gun is capable of shooting more accurate then I can aim. In other words, any inconsistencies with my groupings will be the sole result of human error.

Thats what sold me on buying it and I must say it has definitely lived up to that claim! After sighting in and tuning my scope I am consistently getting 1 inch groups at 200yds (using nosler varmageddon 55g). I have ruled out that the only reason I am not getting 1/4″ groups at the 200 is purely the fault of my technique. After more practice and work on my technique, I am sure I can achieve 1/4″ groups or better at 200 yds consistently. Very good rifle at a very good price!.

After already owning a Mark V Accumark in.257 Weatherby Magnum and a Vanguard M.O.A. In.338 Winchester Magnum, I purchased a Vanguard S2 in.300 Weatherby Magnum as my third Weatherby product and couldn’t be happier. Comparing this rifle against the 700 Remington or 77 Ruger ( I have several of each) and the Weatherby comes out on top in every category. Function, price, accuracy, caliber choice, the synthetic stock and great looks, it’s a winner no matter what. You get a great product at a great price and I recommend the S2 to everyone in the market for a new rifle.Don’t buy elsewhereget you a Weatherby S2!.

I’d been wanting to buy a 30-06 hunting rifle for several years to provide a little more downrange energy on elk than my Howa Model 1500 in.270.After looking at quiet a few rifles in 30-06, I finally stumbled across the Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 and was pleasantly surprised at the feel and fit (for me) of this rifle. As the barrel and action are made by Howa (my.270 is a sub 3/4″ shooter), I believed that the shooting characteristics would be excellentand I wasn’t disappointed.I’m not a believer in “barrel break-in” as I’ve never done it on any rifle I’ve ever owned and have had great accuracy from all of them. That said, I took three sets of ammunition and my new Vanguard to the range. The ammunition included Federal 150g Sierra Game King BTSP, Federal 180g Vital Shok Nosler Accubonds, and my hand loaded 165g Nosler Accubonds.The Federal Sierra Game Kings produced a 5 shot group at 1.05″ with 3 rounds clover-leafed. The Federal Vital Shok had a 5 shot group at.905″. The handloaded 165g Nosler Accubonds (5 rounds) grouped at.82″ with a 3 shot cloverleaf. These were shot after an initial barrel cleaning, but with the gun being brand new and unfired to that point.I couldn’t be happier with my purchase and the experience only re-enforced my belief in any barrel/action made by Howa.

Buy this rifle. Fit, function and finish are great.

You will not be disappointed. What we have here is a rifle built the way a rifle should be built.

One piece bolt and handle machined from forged steel. One piece receiver and recoil lug machined from one piece of forged steel. An excellent trigger and accuracy guarantee to boot.

Compare it to the multiple piece bolts/receivers of the competition which cost more, in some cases much more, and judge for yourself. I have three Vanguard S2 (25-06, 30-06, and.338 Win) and am waiting for number four in.375 H&H. It’s just an excellent rifle–period.

I currently own these weatherby’s in the following calibers: 22-250, 240 weatherby mag, 257 weatherby mag, 7 mm 08, and 300 weatherby mag. I am hoping in the future they will bring out in the vanguard the 270 weatherby mag, the 7 mm weatherby mag, and the 340 weatherby mag, and maybe, just maybe the 375 weatherby. I’ve owned my first weatherby vanguard in the early 1980’s. I saved up monry and bought what would now be the weatherby vanguard deluxe in 300 win mag. Sadly, I lost it to a house fire, but I now have the ones I’ve purchased since then and they are better than ever!. I recently purchased a.223 Vanguard S2 in Synthetic Blued and I am stoked at how accurate this rifle is.

On paper I just get a ragged hole 3 or 5 shot 100yd group with others not knowing the difference or so they tell me. This gave me great confidence in the field and it has accounted for quite a few pests in its first outing. Feeding the rounds was smooth and trouble free. Not overly happy with the blueing as it marked easily however that’s a minor issue. I put a Zeiss Conquest HD5 5-25 x 50 on top and it is now my go to rifle.

The Ruger Win Mag stays in the safe. Thanks Weatherby. Very very happy. I own two Weatherby Vanguard rifles.

These rifles can’t be beat for the money. The quality and accuracy of a Vanguard is second to none.

I don’t see paying over 7-800$ for a gun unless it’s a 50 cal or something of that nature. However in today’s market you usually get what you pay for. Meaning if you buy a rifle for 600$ or less you might as well buy a sling shot. Well Weatherby broke the rules on the “you get what you pay for” deal. These rifles are of absolute great quality and the accuracy is something you would only expect out of a custom rifle.

If you have any doubts about buying one of these rifles because you think “you get what you pay for” I can tell you, you have no worries and you won’t be disappointed. There is a variety of calibers to fit any of your shooting needs. Let’s not forget the superb customer service you will get when you purchase a Weatherby product either. I know I sound like I work for Weatherby’s sales dept. But I assure you I am just a coal miner from KY that loves to hunt and shoot and wants the best quality for my hard earned money.

Have in 243, taken deer with older vanguard in 300 WSM. 243 shot hornady custom 100 grain boat tail unbelievable. Unfortunately hornady discontinued. Have federal premium 100 gr Sierra game king btsp I am anxious to try. If it shoots as good, will expect.5 inch groups or less at 100 yards, hornady groups typically touching. Best what we call $500.00 rifle on the market.

S2 seems to be better quality with a much better trigger than older models. Cannot go wrong. Will add 7mm Rem mag in the future. Bought a used Vanguard 7mm Rem Mag at a gun show approx. I replaced the marred synthetic stock with a wood thumb-hole custom stock and put a Redfield Revenge scope up top.

Using Winchester Ballistic Silvertip 150 gr ammo, I’ve taken down deer and hogs at distances varying between 100 and 400 yards. Each time, the animal dropped.

Anytime I can put meat on the table, that I didn’t have to track after I shot it, it’s a good day. Waiting for detachable mag kit for more firepower at longer ranges. I began a search for another rifle to bench shoot and hunt with. I have had the opportunity to shoot all sorts of rifles from friends and family. I had even considered rifles two to three times as much as what the vanguard is priced at.

I also was looking for a bolt action in 6.5 Creedmoor I did alot of home work one the cartridge and on the rifles. I decided on the vanguard because of weatherby reputation and it felt right in my hands and shouldered. And I was impressed I can shoot wholes through holes on hand loads and factory ammo at 100 yards and keep a grouping at.75″ at 210 yards and I’m sure it will be a real winner the 600yd shoot at my local range. I’ll be bying another one soon. Over the years I have owned many Weatherby rifles. Although for good reason, I sold them all but always wanted to re-own this brand.

I currently own 2 Vanguards; a Deluxe with an absolutely incredible wood stock in.270 Win and a current Series 2 in.300 Wby Mag. This most current gun is pleasing to hold; the palm swell is comforting. I have a slight issue with where the pistol grip and forend inserts meet the Griptonite stock, it is somewhat sharp on the hand.

But the accuracy, 1/2 MOA 5 shot groups with my handloads, balance of the rifle and trigger pull more than make up for that minor irritant. I will not hesitate to choose this rifle for deer, antelope, mulie or elk hunting. 5 stars easily earned!. I liked the rifle’s lines when I first saw it. Now that I have it, I like it even more.

Was concerned at first about the material used in the stock but it seems well made and I don’t expect any problems with it. Rifle shoots good, better than I can and I’m fine tuning my shooting to improve to be a better shot with it. I plan on deer hunting with it next year and expect some longer shots than I’m used to but I know the 7mm-08 will handle it. Thanks Weatherby for such a good product. Always liked the Weatherby, grew up hearing about them and wanted one. Now I have one!. Bought my Vanguard a couple years ago.

Put a Bushnell Elite scope on it. I was experimenting with long range shots at my gun club.

Have always been happy with its accuracy, but I didn’t know how good this Weatherby was until I put a Kenton Industries turret on it last week. My gun club rifle range has steel animal targets, chickens at 220 yards, pigs at 330 yards, turkeys at 440 yards and rams at 550.

My buddy was on range finder and called them out. I spun the Kenton turret and the chicken dropped.

He called it out again, I adjusted the turret, and down went the pig. Same for the turkey and ram. First shot each timeI felt like it was cheating! This gun has a smooth trigger and bolt right out of the box.

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These were shot after an initial barrel cleaning, but with the gun being brand new and unfired to that point.I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. Buy this rifle. Fit, function and finish are great and you will not be disappointed. I am very disappointed in my.300 Win Mag Vanguard. I don’t believe it is the company nor their quality of work.

I do believe I bought the lemon. I have taken this gun to two different shops and whether it’s me behind the trigger or them, we cannot get this thing to group. Since I was young I always dreamed of owning a Weatherby.300 sounds cliche, but it was the first gun I shot a deer with. I called Weatherby and switched factory ammo 4 different times & still no change.

The best was the Barnes Vor-Tx. I will continue to buy Weatherby rifles, just wish this story had a better outcome. I will update this review, should there be a change in its performance. Obviously I am not a professional but I am confident in my ability to group a rifle at 200 yards and this thing is just not cutting it. I own three Weatherby rifles, and I love them all – a Mark V Accumark.257 Weatherby Magnum, a Vanguard Synthetic.25-06, and a Vanguard Varmint.223.The Mark V Accumark is almost perfect, with a fluted stainless barrel, capable of MOA or better, which despite internet hype is an incredible measure for a belted magnum cartridge. But it isn’t perfect.The Vanguard Varmint in.223 is also almost perfect, I typically fire 50 – 100 rounds each time I take it to the range, and I can say I am the limiting factor, since I only get sub-MOA with Nosler Ballistic Tip 55gr bullets over Hodgdon H322, and I know it is capable of better.The Vanguard Synthetic is perfect – I have a.25-06, which is not known for incredible accuracy, but I get MOA with hunting ammunition.

I have no doubt these rifles could do better with even higher quality bullets, such as the Nosler Ballistic Tip or the Berger VLD, but the performance of the Sierra GameKing makes them my first choice in this caliber because of their low cost.This rifle is the best value that exists right now, in my opinion. The Vanguard Synthetic is capable of very good accuracy, with the best factory trigger available – two-stage trigger, light, and crisp, it makes all of the other attempts at a good trigger seem pathetic by comparison.As I said above, I own two Weatherby Vanguards, and one Mark V Accumark. If you have the money, get a Mark V Accumark, the trigger won’t be quite as good, but overall, the rifle will be better. If you want incredible value, get a Weatherby Vanguard, find the ammunition it likes best, and you’ll be set whether you punch holes in paper or bring down live game. I own a savage.30-06 16/116 trophy hunter XP, a Browning.30-06, and recently bought this.30-06.My father owns several.30-06 rifles also, and my grandfather also does.Out of all of the.30-06 rifles I own, and they own, this gun has the least recoil.

This gun also feels and sounds much more solid when you shoot it than any of the others. The Weatherby Vanguard S2 in more accurate, and when actually testing velocity with the digital readouts, SHOOTS an average of.25% faster than all if the other guns running the same ammunition. This means it has a tighter seal in the barrel, which also contributes to its incredible accuracy.Teardown if this gun is easy as pie, and this gun stays cleaner than the rest of mine with the same box of 20 rounds through it as the others.Weatherby claims.99″ at 100 yds, but I have had no less than.75″ at 100 yds, and as good as.60″ at 100 yds running high quality ammunition. Overall, this gun could easily be sold for $1000 and still hold its value strongly, for $700 or less, this gun is a steal. Amazingly accurate!!! I’m the type of person (a little OCD) that is always looking for the “Perfect Rifle”, dead accurate, weather resistant, not a shoulder killer, nice looking, and doesn’t drain the bank account.I own many guns from many different manufacturers.

(My 16 gun safe ran out of room and I had to buy another safe). With the Weatherby Vanguard in 257 WM I have finally found that “Perfect Rifle”. Out of the box, first time at the range, using hand loaded Nosler Accubonds, 100 yards, my 3rd group of 3 (different powders, different grains), I had found the right combo, “all 3 holes touching”.

In 30+ years of shooting, I’ve never done that before. Range time over, now hunting time. Hunting over a cut corn field, I had a doe come out at last light, my rangefinder had her at 248 yards.

After waiting patiently for a broadside shot and losing light, one last quick check with the rangefinder had her 244 yards and I had to take a shot with her facing me straight on. I settled the crosshairs dead center of a white spot on her chest, just under her chin. Slowly squeezed the trigger. She jumped straight up in the air, stumbled a couple yards and expired. 244 yards, the bullet hit 1 inch right of dead center. Perfect Rifle found!!!!

Thank you Weatherby. My son won the Vanguard S2 in Az Mule Deer raffle last year. Zoom for macbook pro. He lives in Cal.

So I got the gun a 6.5 creed with swarovski Z5 scope. Fantastic set, shot.24 in 3 shoot group with hornady 140 eld rounds first time out. Didn’t hunt with it this year. Plan to use it for mule deer and cow elk in 2017.

Gun is well balanced, adjusted trigger slightly lighter than factory setting. Of course the optics are the key with such an accurate round to barrel match.

Recoil is very modest, especially compared to the magnums I’ve been shooting. I purchased my Weatherby vanguard in 7mm remington mag in 1989.I have put hundreds maybe 1000 plus round thru it.Target shooting at 500 yds and hunting.Have taken to many white tail tyo count.Crows at 250 yrds shooting 100 gr hollow point.

Have shot squirrel’s at 200 yrds. It has never disappointed me,the shooter may have but not the rifle.I am about to purchase another hunting rifle.Want to guess which manufacture I will be choosing.Well with it being 300 weatherby mag I guess nits too obvious.Highest recommendations to anyone. You will be hard press to find rifle equal for twice the money much less at 600 to 700 bucks. My first year deer hunting ever. Little experience with more than a.22. My brother, an avid hunter, brought this gun. Never shot it before.

He says it’s on. He’s got an old Leupold on it. I’m not feeling that confident. Plus, we rode ATV’s with the gun must have got banged around a lot. The plan was get on the edge of the woods and wait for deer at 25 yards in the adjacent field.

Got there, and deer were already at other end of the long field. Must take LONG shot: 250-300 yards.

I kneeled and rested it on the arms of a camping chair and put the cross on the biggest of 3 doe (doe only season), which was laying down. The deer flailed a little but never got up. By the time we got there, it was dead as door nail.

I am getting one of these. Put the x on the target, and it hits that. Got this gun on sale in.223 at Bass Pro. I was looking to upgrade to a slightly heavier caliber than my.204 savage model 12. After testing 4 brands and weights of ammo, I found that the 223 favored 40 grain Nosler ballistic tips (7/8 inch for 5 shots).

Hornady superformance Vmax 53 grain ammo would have beat it, but it throws a flier an inch every 3 or 4 shots (1 inch for 5 shots). I assume this is because the Vmax bullets seem to have trouble fitting. When clambering the Hornady ammo, some chamber fine, but 40% of the time I have to use a good deal of force (this could be the fault of Hornady, but their SP bullets work fine).I opted to coyote hunt with the 53 grain bullets despite the fliers, because I wanted the extra energy and better ballistics. First hunt I called in a double. The first shot dropped a big female running left-to-right at 30 yards.

The second shot was free handed at the male at 210 yards, dropped him as well.Overy all, this gun is the best factory rifle I’ve seen in a while. Accuracy is quite good. The action is smooth, the trigger is amazing, and the stock fits good and is comfortable.My only real complaint (if you can call it a complaint) is the internal magazine. Sometimes the top round wedges against the bolt when the floor plate is dropped. This makes unloading a hassle if you’re in a hurry, but is no problem as long as you are safe with your gun. Super simple fix as all you have to do it reach in and tap the round to make it fall out.Great rifle overall!. I purchased the weapon in September 2016 on sale from Bass Pro shops in 308 caliber as a replacement for my 20-year-old Remington 700 that I gifted to my son.

I mated it with a 6-24-50 Vortex Viper scope. The rear scope mount of the Viper needed a.003 inch shim to have adequate elevation for the longshot. The weapon produced a 5 inch pattern at 600 yards. Absolutely phenomenal! The ammunition employed was custom hand loaded 168 grain Hornady BTHP Match using Winchester 748 at 43.5 grains and a CCI 250 magnum large rifle primer achieving a muzzle velocity of 2550 fps. Cartridge overall length was 2.810 inches. My Remington 700 never shot as well.

The design of the bolt with its extremely smooth action, its AR type extractor, and its beefy two lug bolt is impressive. I predict I will have and enjoy this weapon for many years.

Thanks for making a great product Weatherby!. I am now at the age of 61 and have been hunting shotgun since I was 15. Now it was time to try out something new. Bought this rifle three month ago in 308 win, had it mounted with a picatinny rail, a Nikon Prostaff 7 reddot 2,5-10×50 and a good quality silencer.I am stunned over the accuracy of this rifle. I have now shot around 400 rounds and even though it is my first hunting rifle, I make consistenly MOA groups or better with the cheapest factoryloaded training ammo I kan get. (Sellier and Bellot) I have of course tried a lot of more expensive training and hunting ammo, and this rifle shoots just as well with them all.

Barnes copperbullet TTSX for example shoots hole in hole. Cant wait to get a opportunity to bag my first deer.The mecanics is working smooth and easy, never problems with cartridge feeding from the magasine and the stock fits me like hand in glove.

Nice and soft shoulderpad too.I will not hesitate strongly recommending this weapon to any first buyer like me, and others for that matter.Super bang for the buck!!!Greetings from Denmark. I bought what is probably considered the first generation of the Vanguard Synthetic with the all black stock.

I purchased the 7mm Remington magnum at a steep discount at a mega monopoly store, else I would have purchased the 270 Winchester version. From what I have read, the Weatherby 257 is very deserving as best in long range class, but I’m cheap and wanted to purchase $1.20 a cartridge ammo in bulk. I get 1 inch groups at a hundred yards with Remington classic ammo in 175 grain.

I’m value vs performance conscience, so I mounted the Nikon Buckmaster 3-9x 40mm scope. The action is smooth and the whole rifle is solid. I put a limb saver on the butt end and can shot a 20 count box without flinching. I can’t add more then the other reviews, but to say you can’t do better than the Weatherby Vanguard. Weatherby claims MOA or better at 100 yards, but boy, they do better than that.

I have the stainless version in.257 Weatherby, and when using their factory loaded 115 grain ballistic tip cartridges, touching holes are achievable, and about.75-1″ groups at 200 is my average. The rifle has an extremely comfortable stock and the two stage trigger is the best I’ve ever squeezed on a production rifle. Feeding cartridges from the magazine is so smooth it doesn’t feel like I’m chambering anything. The gun has a little bit of extra weight to it compared to rifles of some other big names, but I think that contributes to the quality feel that it has. A second Vanguard rifle in a.30-06 is in my near future.

I bought my first VG 2 in 308 win. Shot it at the range and hunted with it. Followed up with VG 2 s in.223 and 7mm Remington magnum.

All very accurate, consistent sub moa performers with factory ammo. The 7mm being amazingly accurate out to 200 meters, likely much further, limited only by the range distances at my club. Accuracy dropped off due to loose bolts, re-torqued the mounting bolts and accuracy returned to original performance. I have not found an equal in other makes in this price range. Excellent value.

First off I own a lot of High Powered RiflesOut of these I own 2 series 2 Rifles and the most accurate270 and a new 2431st trip to the range with this rifleTopped with a 4x16x40 mm Bushnell BannerAfter zeroing at 100 yard 3 shot group you could cover with a DimeUsed Federal Fusion 95grWhat I’m trying to say these Rifles are a solid platform,barrel isn’t free floated,but with this accuracy it doesn’t need to be the harmonics are excellentThe Vanguard series 2 Rifles are super nice Rifles,always have a place in my home. Let’s start off saying I have a lot of rifles but these are specialSolid feeling and highly accurate,granted barrel isn’t free floated,doesn’t hinder the accuracy,if you don’t heat up the barrel to muchI shoot paper and don’t hunt,either case I have 3 Vanguard’s and they shoot under 1 moa all day long with over the counter ammo243 cal 3 shot group you can cover with a dime at 100 yardsBeen considering a Mark V but I can’t get over theses VanguardsIf I only had 1 high power rifle,it’ll be one of these. I bought the Weatherby Vanguard in 300 Weatherby Magnum the week it hit stores. I was impressed with the accuracy claims and features.

To say the least I was blown away! I own several Mark V Weatherby rifles in 300 Weatherby Magnum and 270 Weatherby Magnum. The Synthetic Vanguard out shoots them all! In a vise shooting factory 165 grain ballistic tips the gun shoots the same hole every time!

I’m now buying a Synthetic Vanguard in 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum. What gun in this price range shoots a guaranteed.99” group has a 3 position safety and a 2 stage adjustable trigger? All my other Weatherbys have to have the saftey in the fire position to unbolt a round. The new Synthetic Vanguard has three positions safe, fire and safety on unload. I really like this added saftey feature! Thanks Weatherby for delivering yet another AWESOME rifle to your line up!. I needed another rifle like another hole in the head.

BUT, it was a Weatherby, ON SALE! Would have gotten the Vangard Deluxe Sporter, but it would have never seen the gun safe. It would be hanging on the wall in a glass case, just to look at These rifles make the other guy’s look like dog food. I already have a 4 x 16 x 40 Bushnell scope (another sale item, I might use someday). Can’t wait to dial it in @ 100 yards.

The fellow next in line behind me was purchasing the VDS in.308 for his 12 yo grandson for Elk Hunting in November. He owns 4 Weatherby’s himself! The kid is already shooting sub 1″ moa’s with Gramp’s rifles (He is currently enrolled in a gun/hunting safety course.).

Just bought a 308W Vanguard S2. The machined bolt body had to my surprise some surface rusting/corrosion, which I only noticed when I brought the rifle home from the dealer (xxl.no). As I was not able to remove the rust by polishing with gun oil, I brought the rifle back to the dealer. Their in-house gunsmith immediately machine polished away the corroded areas, resulting in smoother bolt action.Later at the shooting range I have extensively compared the new Vanguard to my trusted 30-06 Sako 75 Hunter, and to my surprise I liked the less than half price Vanguard better! Consistent trigger and nice feeling of the rifle made me more confident and relaxed on the range.The Vanguard range have a strong following here in Norway, next step is possibly modifying the synthetic stock to make the barrel free floating.Great buy and service from dealer!.

Not nearly the most expensive rifle I own but the best value and rifle I own.Always been a.270 fan.Was my go to rifle for hunting as it was inexpensive and carrying on the quad can be damaging.Then I found it shot better than my more expensive ones at the range.The trigger has zero creap and is light and crisp.Changed the internal magazine to an external. That works really well.Tried multi ammo and handloads.Federal is the least accurate in this rifle. Sako hammerhead 156 grain is very good out of the box ammo. Too heavy for deer.Hornady is great all round.DoubleTap is very good.All round after some exploring this is the best rifle I own. It treats me far better than I treat it. Bought 2 vanguards a few months back,1 grey synthetic.7mm-08 from a dealer and select model from wally world in.270.

I agree with previous post that both guns shoot hornady ammo better,at least my 2 do.the 7mm-08 once sighted put 3 shots in bullseye 100yds with 2 touching and the 270 put 2 out of 3 in bullseye. I am by no means a shooter so I used a lead sled to help sight-in. I’d say that’s pretty good for guns right out of box with factory ammo, hornady American whitetail. Good job weatherby. I had the Vanguard in 300WBY Magnum & I love it it is the flattest shooting big magnum rifle there is I have taken several deer with my beloved Weatherby VANGUARD Buy the rifle you WILL NOT BE SORRY best rifle I have ever owned I made a handload that when used on a deer they have yet to ever take a step & they will not.The Weatherby Vanguard Series is the only choice a person to hunt The Vanguard will perform in any weather also I know for a fact that no one would be sorry because of buying one of these Works OF Art.