Weatherby Vanguard "Stainless" .300Win Mag Rifle (with accuracy testing)

[@BowtechShooter45]

Quickly becoming one of my favorite reviewer's. Straight up, no nonsense. I had one in .308 with a vortex viper. Was a tackdriver. Had the 24" barrel. Not the best in the woods here in the US in North Georgia where I hunt. I have 20" .308 with a vxlll in 2.5x8x36 now, it's just absolute perfection in the woods. Keep up the great work my friend.

[@wyattlofing137]

Yeah idk about a 24 inch barrel in the woods but 24 inch barrel in the desert where I'm at oh frick yeah dude 😂😂

[@ashforkdan]

He's my favorite long distance shooter. 3000 yards with a 7mm.

[@xavierrichard8274]

instablaster

[@billneill6417]

I have a Vanguard in 300 WBY MAG . Went to the factory in Paso Robles and added ,the Bell &Carson stock ,and WBY Brake . With a Leupold V2, 3x9x40 , free floated barrel , it's a tack driving hog killer. I use a hand load with 79 grs Alliant 22 powder , with a Barnes 180 gr bullet . Can't go wrong with a Vanguard .

[@pointerdogman2814]

No offense because you built a nice rifle, but why a barrel brake on a 300wby. Makes them very loud.

[@billneill6417]

Better to have a little noise vers getting kicked liked a mule . Noise is not that bad .

[@Alan.livingston]

My brother has a Vanguard in 308. It’s just a pretty Howa and has all the same characteristics. Once you find an ammo it likes it will shoot good enough to get the job done all day long and that rifle has reliably taken a veritable mountain of game.

[@playbytherootz4777]

Few people get it. Glad u do. There just a howa w weatherby printed on it. Buy a howa and save $

[@jg7857]

I have the same exact rifle from Weatherby. Except my barrel is 24 inches and not 26 inches. I also have the Acura brake on it. You get 300 Winchester magnum power with the recoil of a 243 by having the Accu break. I like mine very much.

[@spf-92.5]

Oh Hell yes, just got the High Country .300 Win can't wait to blast this thing!

[@marze72]

i have 9 year old Weatherby in Synthetic Stainless 30-06. Guaranteed to shoot 1.5 moa, it consistently shoots less than 1 moa. The trigger had creep which was a well known issue so i replaced it with a Timney and this Long arm just keeps on giving. Great Underrated rifles, they are up there with some of the more fancied rifles out in the market place.

[@nothere9551]

I love my Weatherby's. Triggers needed some work on mine, but as far as a good value, straight shooting, easy to use rifle, look no further.

[@McCoymiked]

Nice review! Thank you for editing the time between your shots. I never understand why so many shooting videos expect us spending 10 straight minutes watching some other guy shoot at a target at 100 yards.

[@priupus]

Love the slow stuff. Really great vid!

[@shanegibb997]

I have one in 243w , excellent rifles

[@regsparkes6507]

That was good to watch,.especially the slo-mo on that concrete block. I have admired ( from afar ) those Weatherby rifles, and as well as the Howa's too. I was going to buy one, but just didn't ...yet.

[@amandagiannini3503]

Damn fine rifle by any standard.the howa 1500 action is a equal to any Remington or savage action,and I can say that because I own all three!

[@wildcatindustries8030]

I love my Vanguard in .300 Wby Mag. I could shoot it all day every day if the ammo wasn’t so expensive. I was looking at a Winchester Model 70 in .300 Win Mag but it got sold before I could snag it, went to the next gun store, seen the vanguard and settled for it and I got to say. I love the trigger, best of any stock trigger I’ve tried.

[@user-se8ds5ev5k]

My Weatherby Vanguard 25-06s only fault that I honestly don't like is the fact that it isn't stainless steel. It is very accurate and has very good balance.

[@nmelkhunter1]

That’s a great looking rifle in one of my favorite cartridges. The 180’s would be an excellent choice for bull elk. Thanks for sharing.

[@ksrebelbuck7936]

I just picked up my own Vanguard in 300 WIN MAG today, had an amazing deal on it so i couldnt pass it up, brand new with an exclusive camo pattern for only 600 beans, can't wait to get an optic for it and see how she shoots

[@mungbean84]

Another great review Ozzie.

[@jimpalmer4916]

I've got a couple of vanguards, one is a wooden stock, and the other is a composite stock. Both of these rifles will stack 3 rounds into a single jagged hole everytime I do my part right. The composite stock is lighter and I camouflage painted the whole thing, scope and all. This is my preferred rifle for hunting in wet weather because I can disassemble it and clean it Pronto. You can't beat the vanguards, but my Howas are just as good because they are all made in Japan by the Howa company.

[@sandwich8909]

getting better with the quality videos every upload! keep it up

[@rapidrrobert4333]

I have the same gun in 6.5CM, excellent

[@marklomax7452]

Had the old Howa made 300 WBY Vanguard and hunted Africa with it for small to large plains game. 180 grain barnes TSX was murder on everything.

[@rickywatson2119]

I have 5 vanguards all bought at Walmart here in Florida for $400 and I wouldn't trade any of them,I have 7mag/300mag/240weatgerby mag/308/& 22-250 I've found that with NORMA ammo they will print same hole groups at100

[@aynjeleyes]

All the Weatherby and Howa barrels heat up fast it doesn't affect the accuracy though.

[@bh-b4444]

I had a laugh after you said your mate had his rifle perfectly zeroed you did'nt want to mess with the scope... then you say you will zero it for the 180s haha

[@michaelvanwest6262]

Looks like it would be perfect purely as hunting rifle for larger game where you only shoot 1 to 3 shots in a row.

[@nathanadams6633]

Weatherby...300 WM. Great combination.

[@slasher7176]

Nice looking rifle love your reviews 👍

[@johnegan7622]

Is this rifle manufactured by Howa for Weatherby? I have a Howa 1500 in .223 and the design of this Weatherby - bolt, number of lugs, safety, trigger appears to be the same. Also on Brownells if you search for Howa components Weatherby components come up too.

[@shanegibb997]

Yes , made by the same Company.

[@Browneye2566]

Yeah - the Vanguard is made by Howa and badged Weatherby Vanguard. Stocks can be a bit different.

[@aynjeleyes]

@@MsgChris Howa makes the entry level vanguard Weatherby rifles, the Mark V Weatherby are made completely in Minnesota

[@johnegan7622]

Thanks for replies, chaps.

[@ronaldpretzel7170]

Good review . 180s was awesome

[@mubitasylvester7868]

beautiful rifle

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Thanks. Appreciate the info & input.

[@tommysmyth254]

I like a 300 Win mag

[@mainenorthwoodshunter3265]

Great review, thanks for the information!

[@chadwallace3598]

90 degree bolt throw

[@ashforkdan]

Nice off hand. Impressive.

[@dazzamac70]

Isn’t the action for the Vanguard manufactured by Howa in Japan?

[@austinwolfgang3479]

No

[@charliecraddock2217]

@@austinwolfgang3479 you are wrong.

[@austinwolfgang3479]

@@charliecraddock2217 no

[@kristijanmedved6066]

The whole rifle is now made in japan that probably explains quality

[@charliecraddock2217]

@@austinwolfgang3479 Google can be your friend also.

[@18RZZ]

I jist bought one in 270win cant wait to sight it in and send a few downrange

[@neckstumping]

Great stuff again. Cheers

[@guitarwolf1000]

excellent review as always!...totally enjoy your no bull shit channel and opinions which i always agree with...one question, why dont you reload your ammo? and save yourself some Aussie dollars?

[@bestestusername]

My friend has the 308 version with vortex scope. Such a nice rifle 1 inch 3 shot group bored sighted only! He wont let me play further out and get it cranking

[@bestestusername]

PPU ammo

[@davidmerlino4817]

Contact manufacturer and see what the ammo they are using for that group in their testing that is what the rifle is built for this is so simple even 22 long rifle are made for a certain ammo I don't know why people have so many problems just think they can buy any box and shoot anything through it doesn't work that way in pistols either

[@neptunze71]

Are you or have you reviewed the sako s20 yet Ozzie?

[@danielboggan2479]

Bolt throw is 90 degrees, it’s a controlled round feed and that means it’s 90.

[@michaelc4060]

@daniel boggan I dont think its 90 degrees and its most certainly not CRF. It's a push feed and there is no reason a CRF needs to be 90 degrees. You could make a straight pull bolt with CRF if your engineering wanted to.

[@nickblackwell3684]

Good scope

[@robertstojcevski1098]

Hi ozzie great reviews keep up the good work, just wondering if you have done or can do a review on the zastava lk m70 or the zastava m808 thanks!!

[@peteperkins3859]

Good video. My Weatherby 300win mag was a dud. The bolt was sloppy, and would stick. I had to clean the bolt after firing 3 shots or it would hang up.. Couldn't get it to zero after trying several different rounds and 3 scopes. Will never buy another one. So I bought a Bergara in 300 win mag, much better rifle.

[@josephsoltes1250]

Hi I don’t get it. What’s wrong with the scope you got 50 mm lens and power you can crank the way you want. Actually I have that scope on my Weatherby vanguard 223 and shooting at 100m you can see the holes perfectly. Good shooting nice job.

[@russellking9762]

Nice..!

[@WarriorCall]

What did you think about the recoil, compared to other 300 Win Mags?

[@stevenbrinkmann868]

Hey Ozzie, I know it's not your preference in scope, but what did you think of it as far as clarity and quality ect

[@NFORNIC]

Is there much I can do to reduce the recoil on a .300 wm? Or a shotgun or smth?

[@camm4321]

👍

[@9thchild358]

Did you have your barrel threaded? This model is not listed with a threaded barrel option on Weatherby's website.

[@aarondiver4937]

Why would you get rid of the muzzle brake?

[@aynjeleyes]

Likes bigger flashers and bangs maybe

[@evanwiltse6127]

Noise

[@ashforkdan]

Can a ballancer tighten the groups? Thin barrels have a lot of harmonics.

[@hermanaje7401]

I have one

[@jhamelin119]

thing looked like it hardly kicked for 300

[@Bmuenks31]

I'm pretty sure it has a muzzle brake

[@jamesmooney5348]

Do you know the internal length of your magazine?

[@kristijanmedved6066]

Is there modular chassis?

[@davidmerlino4817]

Weatherby vanguards love Hornady or Remington Express w best groups take my word for it I have that and I have a 7-mm that's what they love horny or remedy Express

[@playbytherootz4777]

I'd go tika or bergara , over the vanguard

[@mickroberts5166]

3 shot group testing? Give me a break. You should fire at least 5 groups of 5 shots to really establish the capacity of the rifle. Try a group of 10 ...like in F class

[@toddspencer2505]

It’s a hunting rifle. If you need 10 shots of 300 win mag you shouldn’t be hunting

[@mickroberts5166]

@@toddspencer2505 its not about how many shots you need ... 3 shot groups are not representative of the real load capacity for accuracy, if you are to claim 'accuracy testing'

[@michaelc4060]

@@mickroberts5166 I'll contest that statement for my hunting rifles. I sight in the rifle then take it out once a day for several days and shoot a shot or two each day. (Or let the barrel cool between two shots and clean). Same rest, target, distance cartridge combination. NOW you have many shots but in 1-2 shot 'groups'. That's a better 'hunting accuracy' test because it mimics the way I hunt, (95% of the time a single), better than heating up and fouling the barrel with multiple shots. When hunting I might only take 1 shot over several days so why not mimic that? I always find it's best to test anything in the conditions it's going to be used, (if possible), rather than some standard that does not apply to my situation. I also practice from a tree stand at water jugs because that better mimics my hunting habits and kill radius than rest and paper target. 5th shot in a row has no relation whatsoever with my 'hunting accuracy'. And thats all I care about. Now if I was prairie dog hunting that's a whole different thing. Is there some flaw in this logic? I always looking to learn something new or improve my game. At my age better technique is becoming the only option.

[@ivobiancucci4528]

It's a hunting rifle three shot groups are acceptable - my coyote rifle is sighted in using only a cold bore shot cause that is how I hunt coyotes the first shot needs to be on the money and the coyote is expired