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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: paguy on May 26, 2021, 06:55:38 PM

Title: Weatherby Vanguard
Post by: paguy on May 26, 2021, 06:55:38 PM: Trying to figure out when this gun was built. Serial number 00204, Cant find any info on line.
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Post by: brew on May 26, 2021, 06:59:12 PM: beautiful gun
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Post by: paguy on May 26, 2021, 07:15:33 PM: Thanks, I have had it for over twenty years and have never shot it, It's just to pretty to beat up.
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Post by: G.R.K on May 26, 2021, 07:25:50 PM: Prefix : Years of Production

V : 1970-1984

VS : 1984- 2010

VL : 1984-1993

VX : 1984-1994

VB : 2010-Present
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on May 26, 2021, 07:29:07 PM: https://www.weatherby.dk/serials.php
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Post by: paguy on May 26, 2021, 07:49:43 PM: There is no V in this guns serial number. Just the numbers
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Post by: Bareback on May 26, 2021, 07:53:12 PM: It’s a knock off, best unload it......jk
Sure looks nice.
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Post by: HAGEMANIAC on May 26, 2021, 08:25:02 PM: Vanguard Deluxe. Beautiful gun, what caliber? Just curious, I have same gun in 30-06. My serial number begins with a V.

Edit: Your's appears to be .06 as well. What is interesting to me is under the Vanguard yours is just Southgate California. There, mine says made in Japan and then has Southgate California engraved back where your safety is. Our safety's are also quite a bit different.
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Post by: paguy on May 26, 2021, 08:29:12 PM: It is a 30-06.
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Post by: HAGEMANIAC on May 26, 2021, 08:35:12 PM: Quote from: paguy on May 26, 2021, 08:29:12 PM
It is a 30-06.

What is interesting to me is under the Vanguard yours is just Southgate California. There, mine says made in Japan and then has Southgate California engraved back where your safety is. Our safety's are also quite a bit different.

You must shoot the gun haha. Mine is an absolute tack driver. It loves Nosler Accubond 165s and 180s.
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Post by: paguy on May 26, 2021, 08:45:13 PM: I already have a 30-06 that I have hunted for over thirty years, That I don't shoot enough.
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Post by: HAGEMANIAC on May 26, 2021, 08:45:28 PM: Pic
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Post by: paguy on May 26, 2021, 08:49:02 PM: Yours must be newer.
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Post by: haftard on May 26, 2021, 09:25:16 PM: 1979 ish.
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Post by: paguy on May 26, 2021, 09:34:20 PM: Looks like they started making them in 1970 looking at that weatherby web forum info. I would guess number 204 would be the first year.