Yes. At $350 it's a whole different question
Back when weatherby came out with the S2 vanguard, the local SW cleared the leftover S1 vanguards for $350. I jumped all over a 3006, broke it in with a spare leupold vxll scope, grouping at sub moa.
To this day, I feel that rifle is as good a value as any rifle I've purchased.
With all due respect, by comparison, I dont think I could be excited about a ruger American.......and I own a lot of ruger firearms.....one being a 77 hawkeye.
And it's not just the ruger American.....savage, mossberg, marlin bolt guns have nothing I'm interested in. Win xp, browning A3, probably good guns, but I'm not moved.
