Weatherby Vanguard MeatEater Edition

[voltage]

Per Weatherby on the gram.. .Due to the relatively small production run, the Vanguard is not currently being offered in a left-handed rifle. But Steve is a lefty! How can this be?! Worry not: to celebrate all you lefties out there, Weatherby is offering a limited time discount on a custom MarkV, the exact same gun that Steven Rinella shoots. This custom left-handed rifle is made and assembled in the U.S. with a Trigger Tech trigger, 54 degrees of bolt lift, and strongest actions available. Head to weatherby.com/store/markvmeateateredition to learn more.

 

[voltage]

Isn’t the price $999?

It's $899 st Sportman's Warehouse!

 

[DangerRanger]

It’s a decent rifle for the money IMO, sure there’s some pizazz you’re paying for and I think most know that. I’ve been wanting a 6.5-300 but don’t think this is it. Biggest negative for me is cerakoted bolt, I know this is popular but it feels like crap IMO. For 900$ they could have DLCd the bolt. I also don’t like that they splashed a little camo on the basic black vanguard injection molded stock that Is pretty lacking.

It’s a good looking rifle, vanguards shoot well, threaded barrel is good, and most importantly new hunters that meateater get into the sport will be buying a good serviceable rifle instead of some lesser options.

Personally, I think the new buyers that send Steve a “what rifle should I buy” email are exactly who this is made for, and it will do well for them.

 

[awildswanger]

Cool to see the spurs barrel, sort of a throwback to the original Carolina customs rifle he hunted with in the early seasons of that show.

I still won’t buy it though.

Why is that?

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Why is that?

because I already have enough rifles that need to get used more.

 

[awildswanger]

because I already have enough rifles that need to get used more.

Fair enough

But then again, what’s one more

 

[awildswanger]

If you scroll down on the weatherby page there is at least one rifle in left hand as they have rinella posing with it.

The right handed model is the Vanguard model, left handed is Mark V

 

[Islandchanel]

I held one and it feels really well built.

 

[douglasfir]

Seems like a lot of money for a cerakoted Vanguard/Howa. I think a plain old stainless steel Vanguard or Howa would be a more cost effective choice and just as accurate.