i see that they make a 26 in barrel in 300 roy.do you as shooters see much difference between it and a mark v as far as quality goes and the way thay shoot?my friend wants one but can not afford a mark v.he wants the26 inch barrel.
gary b
Please note that the 26" barrel is a recent change. There are still many 24" barrel that are new in box floating out there.
There won't be much of a difference in ballistics....some but not much.
However, the 26" barrel Stainless Synthetic that I just ordered is on it's way.
There are very few rifles that are of the same quality as the Vanguard....especially in it's price class. I would place a Browning X-bolt or a Tikka t3x in the same quality. The Remington 700...probably not.
As far as the Mark V, I always wanted one too. I did not like the Vanguard series 1 when I looked at them. I do like the series 2.