Quistions about the weatherby vanguard in a 308?

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Quistions about the weatherby vanguard in a 308?

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Weatherby Vanguard 308

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Weatherby Vanguard Review

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If you're considering another rifle chambered in .308, I'd get the Weatherby in .308. There is no advantage whatsoever to .30-06 over .308 or .308 over .30-06. Both are equally capable. In fact, with bullets under 180 grains, the .308 slightly outperforms .30-06 with a 1/2" shorter package. The .30-06 will slightly outperform .308 with the big 180-220 grain bullets. There exists no living creature in the Americas that a .308 and .30-06 will not kill effectively. Elk, moose, bear of all types will drop in their tracks with a hit to the vitals from either caliber. As to the Weatherby...I highly recommend them. They are way UNDER priced for their capability. With the Vanguard II, you get a 1 MOA guarantee from the factory from a $500 rifle. Savage and Remington can't do that at that price point.

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Quistions about the weatherby vanguard in a 308?

Ok so i have decided to go with the weatherby vanguard in a 308 for deer hunting but i have a few quistions on it. First, How is the trigger pull on it? Second how bad is the recoil. Third do scope mounts come with it out of the box? And last but not least how is the accuracy?

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Ok - so tell me - how did you "Decide" on the Weatherby Vanguard if you have no clue how accurate it is, what the trigger is like, no idea how hard it is to find scope mounts, or the recoil?



The Vanguard comes in 10 different 308 Models...... why no clue on which one you choose? 8 are guaranteed 1.5 MOA and two versions are guaranteed sub MOA and come with a test target.



Worse - the Vanguard only comes in a blue gun. Nobody in their right mind buys a blue gun these days - because they no longer hold value. You want a stainless rifle. Scratch a blue rifle - you instantly loose money. Scratch a stainless one - you can buff it out with a green art eraser.



308 Win a great caliber. You got this right.



Here is a link to the ten 308 Models. Some are 22" barrel and some 24", some are 1:10 twist and others 1:12 twist for heavier bullets in the 180-200 grain area. You do not want that 1:12 twist barrel if all you are shooting is 150 to 168gr bullets. You want that slower twist for those - and 90% of the ammo on store shelves is for 1:10 twist - thrown from a 1:12 you can expect some horrible groups and accuracy will go down the frickn' tubes.



http://www.weatherby.com/product/selector/rifles



You got no shortage of homework left to do. Saying "Vanguard" is like saying "Jeep" - Jeeps comes in lots of different types and sizes.. You buy the wrong model - you are hosed. Guns do not get the 30 day return policy. You need to figure out the exact models that suit you. It's why these folks spent thousands sending cut sheets to gun shops and creating nice web sites.

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You decided or somebody talked you into it? You simply have to get out and shoot 'em before you can make an intelligent purchase decision.

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My cousin bought one of these in a Weatherby 300 magnum, when he first received it the trigger pull was very heavy, some where around 6.5 to 7.0 lbs of pull on the trigger, I took it a part and stoned and polished the trigger and the sear, but now he has to send it back to the factory because of the large amount of creep in the trigger (it was there before I worked on it) the work did not lighten the trigger pull very much, but made the creep more noticeable, and no it does not come with bases or rings,He had me put Weaver bases and rings on it and a Bushnell 6x18x50 adj-obj, as for accuracy that is something that you will have to find out for yourself over a bench rest and good sand bags one reason I like Ruger firearms they come with rings

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Cody:

I have 3 Weatherby Vanguards. They are fantastic rifles and a great bang for the buck. They all have a guaranteed accuracy of at least a 1.5" three- shot group at 100 yards --- even their least expensive $399 model. So that is the "easy" answer --- they are all guaranteed to shoot great, or you can return it to Weatherby, and they will replace it.



I have two that are the Sub-MOA stainless models ---guaranteed to shoot a 3 shot group under 1". All three of mine are stainless steel models. They shoot fantastic groups. Just this year, they are eliminating the stainless models, and just offering all blued models.



No scope mounts come with it. Go to the gunshop and get "Leupold Scope Mounts". It takes the same model of mounts that fits Remington 700's --- so everyone carries the mounts.



The recoil in a .308 should not be bad at all. I have mine in .300 Weatherby (2 guns) and in .270 WSM (one gun). It comes with a real nice upgraded Pachmyr recoil pad, so recoil should not be a problem --- especially in .308.



The TRIGGER:

All triggers on factory guns are usually heavy. Lawyers and the American legal system almost dictate this. If they don't put a heavy trigger on their rifle --- they would get sued into Bankruptcy. Trigger pull will be about 6 or 7 lbs on almost all factory rifles.



I usually either:

1) I have the gunsmith work on the trigger -- to get it down to 3 lbs or 3.5 lbs. ( about $50), or



2) Get a new Timney Trigger (about $120). You can order the trigger that is pre-set at 1.5 lbs, or 2 lbs, etc. -- up to about 3.5 lbs. I usually get my Timneys set at 2 lbs or so. I like the trigger set a bit light at 2 lbs.



My preference is to replace the original factory trigger with the upgraded Timney Trigger. Makes a big difference in accuracy. It makes an excellent shooting rifle even better, with an upgraded trigger.



If you want a stainless --- look at Gunbroker.com . There are some stainless Vanguards still available (last years model) on Gunbroker, but they will all be gone soon.

The Sub-MOA may run about $100 to $200 more than the standard model Vanguards.

The Timney Trigger is about $120, but well worth it



BTW --- Great decision on the Vanguard. No other company out there offers a 3 shot group guarantee of 1.5" or return the rifle. Especially on an inexpensive $399 rifle. Great company, great guarantee, and great rifle. Congratulations!