Weatherby Rifles...

[pikestabber]

VANGUARD SS 270 WIN VGS270NR4O... Anybody have one? Impressions? Just looking for a dependable bolt action for deer.

If you have other recommendations for bolt action .270s in the $700-$1k range, I'd like to hear those, too. I'm pretty stuck on .270s as that's all I've ever used and they've treated me well.

Thanks!

[Mr.Seaguar]

Cant tell you about Weatherby. But I love my How's 1500. I use the scope that came on the gun and it is super accurate, great trigger, love the stock which is a Vogue. Under your price range too.

[leechlake]

I'm a Remington 700 guy but if I were to get any other brand here is one of the factors you run into with different manufacturers.

Many bolts you have to take the gun off of safety to unload, I've never liked that concept. I used my buddies Browning one day and had to do that back at the truck. The trade off with the Remington is that most two position safety's don't allow the bolt to be lifted unless the safety is off, which means that the Remington's bolt could lift slightly without you knowing it and the gun won't fire. I've never had that happen but have had the bolt move out of position when walking through brush so it could happen.

In a perfect world a three position safety is best. I had one put on an older gun of mine. Position one bolt won't lift gun won't fire, position two bolt lifts so you can unload but safety is still on position three bolt lifts safety is off.

I guess there are probably other considerations that warrant more discussion but if safety is first then the above is worth considering.

[LightningBG]

For a 270, I'd look at a Savage 111 FCNS (sku 17790)

Accutrigger and Accustock. Can be had for under $600

My next rifle will most likely be a savage. I don't own any now but all the reviews are good. My daughter does have one that I bought for her to learn on.

[monstermoose78]

Browning A bolt Medallion and something to think about is getting one with the boss on it. It is a muzzle break and it helps stabilize the barrel and improve accuracy. It makes going to the range a blast. I know it is not needed but it makes shooting my 30-06 so much nicer.

[mainbutter]

For a 270, I'd look at a Savage 111 FCNS (sku 17790)

Accutrigger and Accustock. Can be had for under $600

My next rifle will most likely be a savage. I don't own any now but all the reviews are good. My daughter does have one that I bought for her to learn on.

Ditto! I have a savage 111 in 300 win mag.. bought it on sale about 4 years ago for under $400 with a soft case, mounted scope, other niceties. My model doesn't have the accutrigger, but it looks like a great feature.

It's the only rifle I've ever owned and I'm certainly not an expert who has been shooting for a couple decades, but it came well recommended and surpassed all the expectations I had.

[harvey lee]

I have a friend who has a Weatherby in a .270. Gun was not very accurate so he took it to a gunsmith and then another smith checked it out. Said the rifling in the barrel had some issues, Weatherby really was not to concerned as it shot a group within their specs. He was not happy at all for what he laid out for the rifle.

if you are looking for a good gun, lot's of choices out there. I own I believe 7-Remington 700's and as far as accuracy out of the box, don't believe they can be beat. Others may have nicer wood or this or that but these stock 700 rifles are so very accurate.

[Gordie]

Weatherby/Howa IMO have one of the smoothest actions out there. I have one in 30-06 that is from the second year Vanguard hit the market and I just re-barreled a .223 action into a 300 blackout and this is a fun little gun can wait to shoot deer with it. Put a Boyds stock on it and now getting ready to Dura coat it.

What even make this gun better is a Timney trigger I have put them in a few guns and I love how it makes this a whole new gun after they are installed.

I have grown tried of the Remington recall stuff and the latest is that all 700's are now recalled, good luck with that.

another great gun is the Tika.

[harvey lee]

I thought the only 700's were ones with the X Pro trigger and then that guns serial number would have to be checked per what I read on numerous websites. Remington's 700's are a very populare rifle. What company has sold the numbers of rifles in one or more models than the 700, very popular, well shooting gun with a trigger in some that need repair. They are not the only company that has had to have a recall in regards to an issue.

Remington Arms Company, LLC (“Remington”) is voluntarily recalling Remington Model 700™ and Model Seven™ rifles which were manufactured from May 1, 2006 through April 9, 2014 and which have an X-Mark Pro® (“XMP®”) trigger. Rifles manufactured after April 9, 2014 are not subject to recall.

Then, Remington did the big recall on the guns which was forced by the courts.

Yes, you can make a custom rifle but how can you compare a custom rifle to a stock production rifle, not apples to apples at all. nor is the price to get one.

I had my triggers checked and I was told I have no worries about the triggers in my rifles as they are ok by a gunsmith who has been in the smithing business for a long, long time. Just because a court says to recall them does not mean they are all bad.

If you r so tried of the Remington recall, don't work on the stuff then. No one says you have too if it is that hard for you. Not many rifle company's have made a model of a rifle that has had the success in sales that the 700 has enjoyed.

I will also say I am glad I did not end up with the Weatherby my friend did, a 50 yard .270 at best. Then Weatherby would not stand behind the bad barrel at all as they said, it fell within their spec for a rifle barrel for accuracy. Remington is not the only company with quality issue.

I would put my 700 .223 up against any stock production rifle out there on the market today for accuracy, even if someone says my trigger is bad.

[Mr.Seaguar]

Harvey I doubt your trigger is unsafe but I bet its pretty creepy unless its an aftermarket. I have one 700. .270 SPS DBM. Very accurate, terrible trigger, cheap stock. My Howa from my earlier post has a Hogue stock. Silly phone doesn't trust me

[harvey lee]

I can honestly say I have no issues with the triggers in any of my Remington 700's. I guess I could put an aftermarket Timney in them or have Remington replace them but they work fine, I have had them checked out by a gunsmith, he said they r safe and I also talked with Remington. They shoot well so I see no reason to change mine. With that said if I had the X Mark trigger trigger in them, I would probably have a Timney put in them. With any product that has sold the amount the Remington's have, bound to have a recall or two. R there better higher quality rifles on the market, why of course but for the money, the Remington rifle is a darn good rifle as their sales have shown.

[toddb]

Funny how all the Weatherby threads turn into a Remington 700 love affair. Usually it goes like this- my friends cousins uncle had a Weatherby and he couldnt get it to shoot no matter what he tried.. If the barrel was messed up I am pretty sure they woulda fixed it. If a Weatherby shot to spec it was shooting their guarantee of 1.5 at a 100. Lets see your Remington guarantee. Out of the millions they sell, how many used over MOA guns do you think get sold to some poor guy who gets told- yeah she will shoot...

If you've never owned one your hearsay and opinion are pretty useless... Weatherby's are great guns and the half a dozen I have had all shot pretty well. I say buy one and form your own opinion, I bet you will be happy

[harvey lee]

Well Todd, that is not the case her with a friend of mine's Weatherby whether you believe it or not.

if you want some real info on how Weatherby handled a very poor shooting rifle in .270 caliber, please PM me and I will give you the owners name and he can tell you what he was told by 2 different gunsmiths and Weatherby.

No worries for him anymore, re barreled the gun.

Or shoot me an e-mail @ [email protected] and I will send you all the proof you want about the warrant he received.

[toddb]

When you say he had a 50yd Weatherby at best, now I know you are full of it. There is no such thing. Weatherby is a little better company than that and it is openly communicated that they are a stand up company. If you got proof, post it for the world to see, I am sure there are others beside me that would like to see this, especially the OP who is/was looking at a Wby rifle. You publicly made claims that one gun was a POS but you only wanna tell me about it privately. Prove it publicly.

I dont care and personally I dont believe you, your uncle or the two gunsmiths you claim say this gun was messed up. I have formed my opinion on Weatherby rifles by actually owning a few and if I was the guy behind the trigger and my gun was a POS I would openly admit it...

[uffdapete]

Unfortunately Harvey I had a similar experience with Remington, albeit 25 years ago. I had a smooth bore slug barrel for my 1100 that shot 4" groups at 70 yds out of the box. Although it had been properly cleaned and never had 100 slugs through it, after 7-8 years it couldn't achieve 10" groups at 40 yds. One suggestion from a gun range manager was lead build up so I took it to an authorized Remington gunsmith who confirmed that wasn't the problem and advised me to send it to Remington. 6 weeks later Remington returned the barrel with a 7 shot 14" group at 40 yards and a note that said the performance was "within Remington factory specs".

I've never owned another Remington. Not saying they don't make good guns but blowing me off like that with no attempt at customer satisfaction was unacceptable.

Ironically I bought it because after shooting clays with a friend's 1100 I found it fit well, shot better for me than any previous bird gun and because of it's reputation.

[jay83196]

One thing to consider is most guns also have certain ammo they like and shoot better. I never believed that until I had a rifle (browning 30-06 bar) that I shot 20 rounds all over could not get sighted in at 50yds then a gunsmith recommended new ammo. I got in dialed in at 100 yds in 6 shots no problem. Also if barrel gets dirty before broken in it can make a difference I had that with another gun as I shot the bullets rose up on the target, I ran a snake through cleaning it and it was back down on the bullseye and after 3-4 shots did it again. I personally love my Weatherby (30-378) I do own a 270wsm in a browning x-bolt long range and it's great was about $1100 26" stainless barrel very nice synthetic rubber stock, took down nice buck last year 400 yds in its tracks not a lot of recoil gun is heavy that helps.

[jay83196]

Another gun to look at is Tika t3 lite I think they come in that caliber great guns for around $600-$700.