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Weatherby Vanguard Sporter rifle review

Weatherby Vanguard Sporter rifle: With its strong, reliable action and guaranteed accuracy, the Vanguard Sporter makes a great deer rifle for a good price.

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Time Well Spent February 21, 2011

Weatherby Vanguard Sporter rifle review.
The Vanguard?s action is made in Japan by the Howa rifle company, which also produces rifles in its own name and some for Browning.

The Vanguard is an entry-level rifle to the Weatherby dynasty, where the Mark V rifle is still king and a much sought-after firearm.

However, it is not cheap and cheerful, as it offers good value and guaranteed accuracy of 1.5in at 100 yards, so makes a practical sporting rifle.

></img> <br /> <br /> The stock is typical of Weatherby, with its flare for attractive and ergonomic design, and the range of cartridges runs from .223 Remington to .338 Winchester magnum. <br /> <br /> <strong><em>ACTION</em></strong> <br /> The Vanguard utilises a Howa clone action, which is good and has some nice features. <br /> <br /> There is a conventional twin locking lug bolt with a 90° lift, which is practical, if a little old-fashioned. <br /> <br /> It?s deceptively strong and there is the addition of three venting holes on the bolt body to take hot gases away from the shooter?s face if they should encounter a pierced primer. <br /> <br /> The large claw extractor ensures a positive and energetic extraction of the fired case. <br /> <br /> The twin locking lugs are suitably large and opposing in position, giving a good structural integrity to the unit. The so-called ?three rings of steel? encase the cartridge case head to maximise safety. <br /> <br /> This means that the cartridge case head is surrounded by the recessed bolt face, then the barrel and, finally, the receiver ring. <br /> <br /> There is no doubt that this is a strong, reliable design. The action also comes drilled and tapped to accept a variety of scope bases and mounts. <br /> <br /> <strong><em>TRIGGER AND SAFETY</em></strong> <br /> The Vanguard has a fully adjustable trigger that comes in a one-piece aluminium housing preset at the factory. <br /> <br /> <img width=

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