I've owned a number of Weatherby's - real ones, Mark V, not the Howa made Vanguard - and will always have at least a couple of them in my cabinet.
When I finally get enough money together to buy a Weatherby Mark V Deluxe, it will likely be chambered in .257 Weatherby, unless the 270 Weatherby bug hits me again. The 257 Weatherby is a good flat shooting cartridge, and the Mark V Weatherby rifle is a very good rifle to shoot it from.
Now, before the Vanguard fans come after me, let me say, Howa has always made good serviceable rifles. I like them now, liked them when they were stamped Smith and Wesson, and liked them when stamped Howa. They copy the Remington 700 action well and, when made for Weatherby, tend to be a tad more accurate than when marketed under other names. The actions use opposing dual locking lugs, which are easier to mate to the receiver on lock-up than 9 or 6 locking lugs, and as a result can be made to shoot more accurate than the Mark V action for less money. They are a good rifle, just like a Ruger 77 and Remington 700s are good rifles. But for me, when I buy my Weatherby Deluxe, it better be a Mark V.
In the mean time, I've also been tempted, because of price and accuracy, to buy a Vanguard in .257 Weatherby. What the heck, a knock around rifle that will shoot sub-minute and deliver the goods way beyond any range that I can shoot can't be all that bad.
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