I had one, synthetic stock, nice enough. I gave it to my nephew. Now there's another in the pawn shop, Leupold 2.5 - 8x, duplex.

30-06 cal, which is the primary attraction, and a nice piece of wood. The end cap on the pistol grip is inlaid. Weatherby offers custom wood. I think this might be one.

It's in 85% - 95%. They want $649 for it. I should probably knock off 20% ($520) and wave some $100 bills at them. The economy is tight right now.

Rifles are like whores standing on the corner.

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I had one, synthetic stock, nice enough. I gave it to my nephew. Now there's another in the pawn shop, Leupold 2.5 - 8x, duplex.

30-06 cal, which is the primary attraction, and a nice piece of wood. The end cap on the pistol grip is inlaid. Weatherby offers custom wood. I think this might be one.

It's in 85% - 95%. They want $649 for it. I should probably knock off 20% ($520) and wave some $100 bills at them. The economy is tight right now.

Rifles are like whores standing on the corner.

Yup! You can allways DICKHER

The original Vanguards, made in Japan by Hoya, in the early 70s had nice (walnut?) looking wood stocks in the typical glossy Weatherby style but without the skip-line pattern in the checkering. The barreled action is a slightly modified copy of Sakos. It's really a very good rifle for the money.

Mine is in .243, one of the very first Wea. had produced in that caliber. It shoots well but not spectacularly. I've killed quite a few deer, a few ground hogs and a pile of crows with it. It's not for sale.

Yeah, Walnut stock, glossy, and end cap on the grip has a diamond inlay, and a "spacer" of lighter wood. Seems like maybe a diamond inlay in the fore-end.

(You look at a hundred rifles and they start flowing together on the details.)

Howa is the mfg. Japan. Current offerings have adjustable trigger, and warranted MOA accuracy.

-- Or a Rem. 700, Win. Mod. 70 . . .

I'm looking and undecided. This Weatherby looks nice, but there's a lot of options out there.

Nice Rem. w/ a cheap Tasco scope. I can always put new glass on it . . .