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I hope you don't buy anything made in Germany either.

Probably hates all things Italian too.

Anyone else find the signature about slander ironic?

Pretty sure the invasion of Poland came before Pearl Harbour.

Heck he probably wouldn't want a H&H or Rigby because the Brits were impressing our sailors in 1812.

kinda what I was thinking

As a ww2 buff, I would argue that ww2 started with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria not the German invasion of Poland. Now I am the only person I know of that says this but... I like my own little world, they know me well here.

"The only thing I have against the Howa 1500/Weatherby Vanguard is it not being made in a left-handed version."


I second that emotion.

I almost said the same thing. Although I never could convince myself that it started there, and I always fall back to Sept. '39.

I'd likely go with the HowaGuard.

the s2 vanguard would be my first choice only because of their accuracy guarantee. i have a few ruger mk2s which have served me well for years. never owned a weatherby.

I own several Rugers. All are well-made, accurate rifles. In fact, my Rugers and my Pre-64 Winchesters are my favorite rifles.

I have owned a Vanguard S2 in 257Wby. It was a very good rifle, but heavy, and is now owned by a close friend. Personally, I would only purchase another Vanguard if I wanted another inexpensive rifle in a specific cartridge that other makers didn't offer.

Tikkas are as accurate(probably more accurate), lighter, and have a slicker action. They can be had at a similar price point to the Vanguard.

If you are only interested in accuracy, Marlin X rifles, Ruger Americans, and various Savages will get you there at a lower price point.

If the cartridge you want is available in the Ruger, that's the way I'd go.

My first rifle was a LH Ruger M77 Mk 2 bought new 20 yrs ago. I wanted a Weatherby then but couldn't afford it. I still hunt with it. Last fall I found a LH .257 WBY Lazermark in excellent condition and jumped on it. My Dad tells everybody "that Weatherby is so beautiful he'll never hunt with it". I beg to differ. It was built to hunt. I almost bought a new LH Accumark, but I really wanted wood. I was holding out for a Mark V deluxe and ended up with the Lazermark. I always felt like the Ruger was a perfect fit for me until I shouldered the Weatherby. Now I have a wonderful dilemma. Which rifle will be the backup? The best part of owning nice lefty rifles is nobody ever asks to use one!

Duck Butter...

I've heard through the grapevine that you two may not have much to complain about in the not super distant future...

I don't think I can justify another rifle purchase anytime soon, and at my age that may turn out to be ever.

But speaking of Howa, has anyone tried the 1500 howa hogue/Zeiss Terra combo? I saw several offered at the LGS listing at $830, I thought that was a very attractive set-up.

Still would rather have the wally world 700 with the cheap bubble pack scope and rings combo . (insert Sarcasm)

If that's true and they can come in at the same price point as their right-handed counterparts, I'll buy at least one.

I'm pretty confident the info is reliable. As far as the price, nothing was said. I'm in the same boat, if the price is same/similar my son will be getting two.

I would not buy a Hawkeye because I can't stand the safety design, although I like M70 design.

The Vanguards are my current favorite production rifle. I like the fluted bolt styling better than Howa rifles who make them.

I don't care if they are made in Japan, or if they are not "real" Weatherby because I like them better than a MkV.

Their extractors are similiar to modern military rifles, they are rugged and precision machined. Our forum's Mickey Coleman custom riflesmith remarked when he rebarrels a Vanguard they are almost already trued, better than M700's.

My Vanguard has a Timney trigger which is great. That rifle is like a Sako without the ribbed integral scope mounts.