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Did Weatherby ever offer the vanguard as a stainless 25-06?
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Yes they did, it was discontinued in 2009.
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Howa still makes a stainless .25-06. Would be nearly identical to the Vanguard, I should think.
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Howa still makes a stainless .25-06. Would be nearly identical to the Vanguard, I should think. better I think,....the Howa won't have the ugly Weatherby bolt shroud... Swap out the trigger for the old style without the cheap looking stamped metal safety lever and you'll have something.
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Howa still makes a stainless .25-06. Would be nearly identical to the Vanguard, I should think. better I think,....the Howa won't have the ugly Weatherby bolt shroud... Swap out the trigger for the old style without the cheap looking stamped metal safety lever and you'll have something. Better yet--back up a decade or so, get a Vanguard Back Country (SS) in .270win, wrapped in a B&C, hone,and polish the trigger, replace the trigger spring, and you will have a rifle that will make most of the "media hyped" custom rigs ashamed of them selves. Just saying. G
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Howa still makes a stainless .25-06. Would be nearly identical to the Vanguard, I should think. better I think,....the Howa won't have the ugly Weatherby bolt shroud... Swap out the trigger for the old style without the cheap looking stamped metal safety lever and you'll have something. Better yet--back up a decade or so, get a Vanguard Back Country (SS) in .270win, wrapped in a B&C, hone,and polish the trigger, replace the trigger spring, and you will have a rifle that will make most of the "media hyped" custom rigs ashamed of them selves. Just saying. G I hear ya....:-)..agree one hundred percent.
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Howa still makes a stainless .25-06. Would be nearly identical to the Vanguard, I should think. better I think,....the Howa won't have the ugly Weatherby bolt shroud... Swap out the trigger for the old style without the cheap looking stamped metal safety lever and you'll have something. The Vanguard will have a 24" barrel the Howa will have a 22"...the stainless 25-06 old style Vanguard was built out of better steel 410 vs 416 for starters
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