Brian, you know your gonna get tha vanguard for $399. I'm sure I know the store you are talking about. I'm with the group that says keep the WSM & buy the 300 WBY. (if you can swing it)

If you find that you have completely fallen out of love with the WSM after shooting/hunting the wby then sell it.

You know I like my 300 WBY, of course mine might weigh a bit more than the vanguard� not sure, it would be close though. Vanguard has a lot of rise as well being a weatherby stock. I�m not sure that that does for recoil.

But I�ve handled your 300 WSM & I�ve handled the long action vanguards as well, I�d be willing to bet the vanguard is heavier than your 700. I don�t think recoil is going to be noticeable between the two.


Originally Posted by Brad

I can't fathom shooting MN deer in the woods with a 300 Wby, but that's just me.



Oh it works just fine, trust me grin

and yes of course so does the .308, I switch around quite a bit deer hunting in
MN, everything from .243 to 450 marlin. depending on how frustrated i am with the brown timber goats grin

.308 kills em, but the 300 WBY really, really kills em grin


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