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That stock is fugly... You need to send it to me and get something else.
If you're fixin' to put a hole in something,
make it a hole to remember.
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Campfire Ranger
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I had never heard of the weak bolt stop either. My dad has had one of his Vanguards since 1977/78 and it has never failed, with very hard hunting conditions.
I think, all counted, my group of family and friends have about 35 Vanguards currently. Never had a problem with any of them. We hunt in Alaska every year (originally from there) and have been to the African continent 4 times now, all with Vanguards, and a couple MArk Vs.
Does Nosler beef up this bolt stop when building their custom rifles off the Howa action? A friend has one of theirs in .458 Win Mag and it's also a sweet gun.
I did a Google search about this bolt stop issue and it does seem as though some people have had issues with it. I wonder if this is something that could easily be addressed by Weatherby, so the new rifles come out of the factory 100% bullet-proof..?
It's a known issue and can be addressed for a little more then a C note by a competent gunsmith,just have a side receiver bolt stop installed, Nosler is not built off a Vanguard or Howa action. Design is similiar but they add the side bolt release on the reciever the way it should have been designed by Howa. They do that and there might not be a better action to build a rifle on except maybe a model 70
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Campfire Tracker
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One simply can't have enough 375s! here is the aforementioned MKV only made in 06. Points and shoots very well: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc437/jorgeIg/weatherby_zpsb4b81a22.jpg) Jorge I can image Fotis looking for his chequebook about now. John
When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.
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Campfire Kahuna
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huntin chic,
The Nosler action was designed by the same guy who helped design the Howa and has a strong resemblance, but the Nosler is made in Oregon. It's investment cast in a town near Portland, then the final machining is done at the Nosler factory.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Yep, ad the photo does not do it justice!
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Thanks, Mule Deer! I didn't know that.
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