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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 257 Wby Mag on June 05, 2012, 03:57:29 PM

Title: $349.88
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on June 05, 2012, 03:57:29 PM: Is what Cabelas is selling the old Vanguards for, so I picked one up a couple weeks ago for my "exclusive" coyote gun.. Blued synthetic, in .243, and boy does that sonafabitch shoot!! Had some leupold Rem 700 rings and bases and a 4-12 Leupold in the safe, fed it some 55 Bt's pushed with H414@4000 fps, shoots 3/4'' all day long... Not bad for a $350.00 gun. They still had some left in 300 win and roy, 7 mag, 06' etc, no more 257's damn it! Great bang for the buck if your interseted.. Later
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Post by: bearpaw on June 06, 2012, 07:57:08 AM: In case anyone is interested, I called the post falls store, they have 30:06 and .243 still available.
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Post by: JohnVH on June 06, 2012, 08:05:50 AM: do they have trap doors on the bottom to unload the mag?

If you want a cheap gun that out shoots anything, the savage/stevens 200's are the best Ive seen.
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Post by: bearpaw on June 06, 2012, 08:06:59 AM: Quote from: JohnVH on June 06, 2012, 08:05:50 AM
do they have trap doors on the bottom to unload the mag?

If you want a cheap gun that out shoots anything, the savage/stevens 200's are the best Ive seen.

yes vanguards do...
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Post by: JohnVH on June 06, 2012, 08:07:38 AM: Ok cool, thanks! Wife still needs a hunting rifle :tup:
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Post by: BigGoonTuna on June 06, 2012, 08:10:32 AM: it's been a while, but weren't the howas with hogue stocks still cheaper than that? same rifle and all.
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Post by: 257 Wby Mag on June 06, 2012, 08:18:05 AM: Don't know, I looked at a dealer catalog, vanguards are $372.00 at cost, so they are below cost. One thing I liked for being a cheapo, is they have a solid stock, versus the hollow POS that comes on a Tikka or Rem SPS. They also have a "short" action to acomadate the short action rounds, versus a cheese dick spacer in the clip like the Tikka.... Perty good value for a truck gun.....
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Post by: bearpaw on June 06, 2012, 08:27:48 AM: They shoot reasonably well, I think they are one of the best gun values out there, especially at this price. :twocents:
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Post by: ksblazer on June 07, 2012, 06:55:53 AM: Thanks for the heads up.

Just might have to go down there and check them out.
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Post by: Dhoey07 on June 07, 2012, 07:07:44 AM: Great solid gun!!
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 07, 2012, 07:32:09 AM: Saw those when I went down there... thats a good price for a good gun ....Weatherbeaters always shoot well :tup: :chuckle: I am off to work but I need to let the traffic clear out :chuckle: Maybe I stop in there today on my way back and check them out ....
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Post by: high country on June 07, 2012, 07:56:39 PM: I think the vanguard is the most underrated gun made.
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Post by: 257 Wby Mag on June 07, 2012, 08:04:08 PM: Greg, I think your right. Perty impressed.....

PS, I'm still gonna call ya, just waitin on the 6.5 improved, which should be in the next month. Later
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Post by: predatorpro on June 07, 2012, 08:11:34 PM: one of my good friends has one and loves it! one of his favorite rifles, i have seen him do some pretty damn good shooting with it ou past 300 yards...
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on June 07, 2012, 08:16:31 PM: I bought a 257 Weatherby Vanguard last year from Bearpaws advice for wolves. It's a nice gun and I bought 8 boxes of 100gn SP from Big R. Happy camper.
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Post by: ShaneTyTrey on June 07, 2012, 08:34:17 PM: Have 3 of them, they all shoot real well, .243 , .257 wm, and .300 wsm the mags are both ss