Weatherby Vanguard Weatherguard Bronze .300 Weatherby Magnum
Model: VWB300WR4T
Weatherby Vanguard Weatherguard Bronze .300 Weatherby Magnum
Model: VWB300WR4T
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
This is the cheap way into .300 Weatherby Magnum, and it does not feel like a compromise where it counts. The barrel is a 26-inch #2 contour in a 1:10 twist, barrel, receiver and trigger guard are all Burnt Bronze Cerakote, and the written sub-MOA guarantee that covers Weatherby's expensive rifles applies here too. It weighs 7.5 lbs and has an MSRP of $849.00.
Ammunition goes in through the top and comes out through the bottom. There is no detachable magazine, just three rounds in an internal box behind a hinged floorplate, with no spares to buy or lose. The muzzle is threaded 1/2-28, a small pattern for a .30-caliber magnum, and nothing is fitted to it. No rail or sights come on the rifle. The three-position safety has two safe positions, so the bolt can be worked with the striker blocked, and the two-stage trigger adjusts down to 2.5 lbs.
The Weatherby Mark V Backcountry 2.0 Ti is the same cartridge at 5.6 lbs on a titanium action with a brake fitted, for an MSRP of $3,499.00. The Ruger American Rifle Generation II Patrol is close on price at an MSRP of $769.00, in .300 Win Mag rather than .300 Weatherby, with a 20-inch barrel and a Picatinny base already on it.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The sub-MOA guarantee is the same one Weatherby puts on rifles costing several times as much, with the group, distance, ammunition and term all spelled out.
- The two-stage trigger adjusts down to 2.5 lbs, and the three-position safety gives two safe positions so the bolt can be cycled with the striker blocked.
- A one-piece machined bolt body with a fully enclosed bolt sleeve and an integral recoil lug are features usually found further up a maker's range.
- The hinged floorplate means no detachable magazine, so reloading is one round at a time through the top of the action.
- The 1/2-28 muzzle thread is a rimfire and .223 pattern, which limits the brakes and suppressor mounts that will go on a .30-caliber magnum.
- A Monte Carlo polymer stock with no comb or length of pull adjustment is the one place the price shows.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does it have a detachable magazine?
No. It holds three rounds in an internal magazine behind a hinged floorplate, so you load through the open action and drop the floorplate to unload.
Is the barrel threaded, and what pitch?
Yes, 1/2-28. No brake or thread cap is fitted to this trim, so the first thing on the muzzle will be something you buy, and it has to be offered in that thread.
Does Weatherby guarantee the accuracy?
Yes. Every Vanguard is guaranteed to shoot a three-shot group under an inch at 100 yards from a cold barrel with Weatherby factory or premium ammunition, within two years of the verified purchase date and for the original purchaser.
What makes the Weatherguard different from other Vanguards?
The finish and the stock. Barrel, receiver and trigger guard are Burnt Bronze Cerakote and the polymer Monte Carlo stock carries bronze webbing. The action, the two-stage trigger, the three-position safety and the guarantee are the standard Vanguard package.
