Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: Sharon]
#7588519
05/22/22 07:51 AM
05/22/22 07:51 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 2,716 PA
w side rd 151
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 2,716
PA
|
Nothing in this world as a Weatherby.
I just have the 300 Mag, MV. Not the Vanguard.
They all are first class firearms. About 30 years ago I passed up the chance to buy a MV in Weatherby 257 mag .I am still kicking myself in the rear end Every on T man knows Sharon has a nice Weatherby and she has proven she knows how to shoot it also With todays modern firearms if you buy a good quality gun and take care of it ,they will last a lifetime and not lose value
|
|
|
Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: Wolfdog91]
#7588532
05/22/22 08:14 AM
05/22/22 08:14 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
"HOSS"
|
"HOSS"
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 20,337
The Hill Country of Texas
|
In wild hog country, the .270 or my beloved .25-06 are just about perfect. You will never feel under gunned and they both shoot very flat.
I suspect you will fall in love with that lil beauty
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
|
|
|
Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: Wolfdog91]
#7588595
05/22/22 09:26 AM
05/22/22 09:26 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 29,892 williamsburg ks
danny clifton
"Grumpy Old Man"
|
"Grumpy Old Man"
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 29,892
williamsburg ks
|
I suspect you will fall in love with that lil beauty If he will shoot it ten times I am sure of it. Hunt with it and he wont ever trade or sell it.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
|
|
|
Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: white17]
#7588787
05/22/22 02:33 PM
05/22/22 02:33 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 11,897 Amite county Mississippi
Wolfdog91
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 11,897
Amite county Mississippi
|
The Weatherby Vanguard is really the Howa 1500. I have one in 243 and it is a tack driver. Personally I wouldn't mess with it at all. Just shoot it I honestly do need a check rest for it lol. Gotta small face so most of my gun have to have one for me to shoot shoot comfortable
|
|
|
Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: BigBob]
#7588788
05/22/22 02:36 PM
05/22/22 02:36 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 11,897 Amite county Mississippi
Wolfdog91
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 11,897
Amite county Mississippi
|
Technically superior no doubt, but Yowza, I hate plastic stocks! I'll say this stock is .... different,it's not like these cheap hollow plastic ones. No flex WHATSOEVER
|
|
|
Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: Wolfdog91]
#7588792
05/22/22 02:39 PM
05/22/22 02:39 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,176 McGrath, AK
white17
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
|
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,176
McGrath, AK
|
Technically superior no doubt, but Yowza, I hate plastic stocks! I'll say this stock is .... different,it's not like these cheap hollow plastic ones. No flex WHATSOEVER Could be a Hogue over-molded. That's what I have. Really like it. A bit heavier than a wood stock
Mean As Nails
|
|
|
Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: Wolfdog91]
#7589027
05/22/22 09:18 PM
05/22/22 09:18 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,176 McGrath, AK
white17
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
|
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,176
McGrath, AK
|
I understand. Just hard to imagine improving on that gun by doing anything internally or even messing with the bedding. Maybe some bondo on your cheek ? Probably a nice leather on like this. Really going against my usual grain here so figured I might as well splurge a little. Also wait till I get a nice front rest and rear bag to shoot it. Probably gonna be another month or two Yeah that might work or like Ed says put the wood back on and shoot it. I encourage you to give the gun a chance before altering it. Those things are high end Japanese craftsmanship.
Mean As Nails
|
|
|
Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: Wolfdog91]
#7589039
05/22/22 09:34 PM
05/22/22 09:34 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 11,504 Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
Sharon
"American Honey"
|
"American Honey"
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 11,504
Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
|
I agree, Sir Ken.
It is like altering a Katana.
Well, he always gets plenty of sound advice....
The ONLY thing I did to my Weatherby , was to have a different recoil pad put onto it. It in no way changed the gun in any other way, and that pad was better, softer rubber, and the main point, was black , which now matches perfectly with my Leupold scope and other black bling.
A lightning bolt in hand, I call it.
Perfection should not be fiddled with, but appreciated the way it is.
|
|
|
Re: Weatherby Vanguard .270
[Re: 30/06]
#7589056
05/22/22 10:01 PM
05/22/22 10:01 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 11,897 Amite county Mississippi
Wolfdog91
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 11,897
Amite county Mississippi
|
I don't think you'll like it. You love tweeking rifles so much, and this one is darn-near perfect as is . Probably ought to send it down the road. If you keep it, you might as well sell most everything else you've got, you'll be forever disappointed in them. I see heartaches ahead. As I said this is going against my usual grain . Though I prefer to tweak I do have a love for good guns. I actually have a few that i never really modded or tweaked. Either I just bedded or added a check rest and that just it. They all have round load and put aside and I know if it comes down to me making a shot I can pick any of them and just get to work. Their on the wall for the most part though. No need to mess with them because they just plain work.
|
|
|
|
|