Weatherby vanguard submoa?

[Greg Nolan]

My vanguard shoots sub MOA in 257 Wby. .53 in. It was not a "sub MOA" version. But--- The trigger was terrible. Rough, creepy and hard. A new Timney fixed that problem but there's a $100 spent. I went ahead and put a Boyd's pepper laminate, thumbhole stock on it and had it glass bedded. It shot the .53 in. group before I did any of that though. It's a real nice rifle but I wish they made it in a 26" or at least a 25" version.
Would I buy another Vanguard?
That would be a caliber sensative decision. It's a real nice, accurate rifle but I believe Wby should of demanded a better trigger from Howa if the Wby. name was going on the rifle. As far as the sub MOA rifle. I believe it is way overpriced. Especially since you get the same "junk" trigger.
Good Hunting
Elkhunt :grin:

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I just got a vangard in .300 WBY and the thing shoots awesome with 180g NBT's and RL-22. My load work up produced a .7" 3 shot group at 100 yards so I figured for a back up rifle/load this would be plenty accurate, even with that shitty trigger...Well I got a timney from a real nice guy who sent it to me free of charge. After I installed the trigger, my next 2 groups at 100 yards were .250"-.350" for 3 shots. I am very surprised to say the least! For a $400 rifle, the thing shoots pretty good. About that 24" tube though... Only getting 3075fps from the 180g bullet. Guess I can live with it since the rifle is averaging .5" MOA.

Dont know if I would pay the extra money for the sub moa version. Hell I cant think of any rifle besides 1 savage that I owned that I couldn't get 3/4" group at 100 yards with its preferred reloads.

 

[Guest]

How is the stock? does it feel soft in the forend section?

 

[stephenj]

forgot to mention that yes, the factory triggers were TERRIBLE. both of my vanguards are also sporting new & wonderful timney triggers. this bumps the price of a vanguard up another hundred bucks, which for the money, puts you at another price point altogether. for the extra cash, the vanguard isn't quite the same value. i agee entirely that weatherby should have a better trigger if they're putting their trademark on it.