OE, I’m in the Japan made Vanguard Camp. I’ve owned two Mark 5’s and one Vanguard. I had issues with both Mark 5’s...The Vanguard was just a nice looking and shooting summabitch out of the box...I think aside from bolt appearances, safety and I believe minus 2 lugs on a Vanguard compared to a M5, they’re virtually the same rifle....I would buy a Range Certifide (RC) Japan made Vanguard over a Mark 5 even if it was a USA or Belgium made Weatherby. 😎
