For Sale: Weatherby Vanguard Synthetic - Various Calibers - £625

WeatherbyUK · Nov 30, 2024

Delivered to your dealer with no additional transfer fees etc for £625

Currently available in the U.K. IN .243 Win, .270 Win, .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7-08 Rem - description below picture.

The Vanguard Synthetic, with a Griptonite® stock and all surfaces is designed to repel the harshest conditions. Guaranteed sub-moa accuracy.

Adjustable Match Quality, Two-stage Trigger
Fluted Bolt Body
One-piece Machined Bolt Body
Fully Enclosed Bolt Sleeve
Vanguard Recoil Pad
3-Position Safety
Cold Hammer Forged Barrel
Integral Recoil Lug
Hinged Floorplate (mag conversion available)

Available in calibers 22-250 REM | .223 REM | .243 WIN | 25-06 REM | 257 WBY MAG | 270 WIN | 30-06 SPRG | 300 WBY MAG | 300 WIN | 308 WIN | 6.5 CREEDMOOR | 6.5 PRC | 7MM REM | 7MM-08 REM | 350 LEGEND

Drop-Box Magazine Models: .25-06 REM. / .270 WIN. / .30-06 SPRG.

Barrel length is 26” for magnum chamberings & 24” for non-magnum

SHIPPED TO YOUR LOCAL WEATHERBY DEALER FREE OF CHARGE - T&C’s APPLY

Tim1 · Nov 30, 2024

From personal experience, I can say that Vanguards/Howa 1500s are excellent rifles. However, without a stainless steel option they are no longer of interest to me.

Kind regards,

Tim

FlyBoy270 · Wednesday at 11:37 AM

Tim1 said:
From personal experience, I can say that Vanguards/Howa 1500s are excellent rifles. However, without a stainless steel option they are no longer of interest to me.

Kind regards,

Tim

I tend to agree - the bluing was in my opinion very inferior to German or Finnish firearms
FlyBoy270

dryan · Wednesday at 12:11 PM

FlyBoy270 said:
I tend to agree - the bluing was in my opinion very inferior to German or Finnish firearms
FlyBoy270

I’ve a 243 Howa 1500 from circa 2006 so 20 years old and not a patch of rust on it, that’s operating in Irish dank conditions, just gets a wipe and an oil when I get home. Perfectly good working rifles and a steal at that price!

Keith Edmunds · 2026-04-16T06:13:13+0100

Tim1 said:
From personal experience, I can say that Vanguards/Howa 1500s are excellent rifles. However, without a stainless steel option they are no longer of interest to me.

Kind regards,

Tim

You can buy a Howa HS Precision Stainless Sporter - excellent rifles, I use mine over more expensive options. I guess if Howa makes stainless barreled actions Weatherby could source them? That said, I also have a standard 'blued' Howa which is absolutely fine - no corrosion at all.

FlyBoy270 · 2026-04-16T06:27:55+0100

I still own a 7mm WSM Howa blued it's not rusty but I have kept it clean and well oiled - my comment was on the quality of the blueing - it's just not as deep or dark as say a Sako or Sauer it's barely blued at all - my preference is for Stainless for this reason and I have owned 2 Howa stainless .223 varmint that shot incredibly accurately - I still have a Stainless Weatherby 3006 identical to Howa other than they tend to have longer barrels - all Howa I have owned **** really well and they make excellent barrels.
Although most of my collection is Sako, Tikka, Nosler, Rigby.

FlyBoy270

For Sale: Weatherby Vanguard Synthetic - Various Calibers - £625

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