BIG SKY

[Buckrub]

Tell me if it's worth borrowing money to buy a Weatherby Vanguard S2 .257 Weatherby Magnum with six bullets shot through it for $450.00.

Thank you.

[Big Muddy]

I think Sky may still be sick....had pm contact with him a few days ago, and he sounded sicker than a gagging goose. ;)

[Buckrub]

Now that is sick.

[Trav]

You better pass on that Bucky, just give me the guys name & ph, I will call him and tell him you aren't interested. In all seriousness that sounds like a good deal. I think the absolute plane Jane ones Run about $600ish new if you get the "Range Certified" (used to be branded Sub MOA) they run about $1100. If you don't want let me know.

[Big Skyz]

While the price is right and I love that caliber, she's very expensive to feed, and I doubt you'll be happy with her. Pretty hard to justify the price of ammo for those things. Even if you reload they are spendy in comparison to most standard calibers.

[Buckrub]

I already saw that, BS. Honestly, since I see zero deer a year, I don't shoot many rounds once I sight it in, and I doubt I'd use this gun every hunt anyway. After sighting it in, I bet a box of ammo would last me a lot of years. Heck, I bought a bunch of the SPF 130g Intebonds for Sweetness in .270 and I will never have to buy any more in my life.

My questions are.........how well will it kill deer, especially at 300 yards+ (I'll shoot the 110 g Nosler Accubond)..........and is this a good price?

Heck, never mind. I just found one brand new in Picayune, MS of all places for $478............. Trav, the Vanguard S2 is not that expensive. These aren't Accumarks.

[Buckrub]

And yes this is an impulse buy, with borrowed money I ain't got, for something I don't need, at a time when I ain't got none. It's same as women buying shoes. But this is one caliber I ain't got, and want.....and is dang near close to completing my 'collection' forever.........

So there.

[Big Skyz]

I dont' think you'll like it, but buy it if you want to. Price is right if it's SUB-MOA version of the Vanguard. If not, then you could do better than $450.00. I would not pay a penny more than $400.00 for a standard, everyday, plain vanilla Vanguard.

[Big Skyz]

Oh and yes, it will kill deer out to 300 yards, but at those ranges you won't notice any difference between it and your 270.

[Buckrub]

Neither will the deer, I suppose. Deer don't care how they die.:wavey

[jb]

Bucky, buy it, you know you want it, it's only money, even it you don't have it right now, hell that's the way the gov. works, why not you. :beer

[Buckrub]

I taught the gubmint how to did this, dude.

One year I added up EVERY nickel I spent.......and it was so far above my 1040 AGI it wasn't funny. Course, I had kids.

I have an ulterior motive for this one........that I don't wanna get into. Only place I haven't looked is Walmart......they can order Howa's, and that's all this is.........and I may regret not checking them out. In fact, I just might wait on this one and 'hope' it's still around, and go check out Walmart's prices.

[Buckrub]

Ouch.

Walmart is $619.00!!! My local gun shop is $580.00.

Looks like this is a steal even with FFL fees.