Love my vanguard. I think you’re going to like it a lot.
Nice group and a beautiful rifle. Is the barrel free floated?
I was thinking the Vanguard had a contact point. The Tikka T3 Lite I bought last year had it as well. I removed it and it improved my groups, but yours look fine!That is the surprising thing, it doesn’t appear to be free floated.
As I understand it, the Weatherby Mark V barrels are free floated. The Vanguards have a lighter, "whippery" barrel, and benefit from some upward pressure. My 270 shoots MOA with factory Federal Premium Nosler Partitions. Some guys have the time and inclination to tweak the setup and load to squeeze more accuracy out of it, and that's great, but I do not. A deer at about 300 yards (my limit, not the guns) or less won't know the difference between MOA accuracy or .75 or .67 MOA, so I don't fret about it.That is the surprising thing, it doesn’t appear to be free floated.
Me too. My go to rifle has been the .270 Win for roughly 40 years. The 6.5 CM seems to be taking its place. I bought one early last year and was so impressed that I bought two more before the year was out.Love my creedmoor