I got lucky and won a Weatherby Vanguard in 22-250, I haven't gotten a chance to shoot it yet so I can't elaborate on that yet. I'm sure it will perform well, all of you are very satisfied with your rifles, I'm sure that mine will be just as impressive. I like the rifle well enough so far, everything seems to be well built, the trigger isn't too bad, about 3lbs11oz. out of the box, which is better than the approximate 7 lbs that Remington comes with out of the box. I do have one issue that bothers me with this rifle that I thought I should try and discuss this and have somebody explain to me why this is a benefit. The bolt cannot be opened on the Weatherby Vanguard without first taking the safety off and putting it to the fire position. This rifle will be used for hunting as well as target shooting. While hunting, many times you load up the rifle and never fire a round. When unloading, you can drop the shells out of the hinged floor plate but you still must unload the chamber, which forces you to take the gun off of safety. Not quite sure I like that...any thoughts on this??? I own several Remington 700's and an older Herters 270 which I can completely unload all with the safety "on" which I think is a heck of a lot safer. I don't see any reason to lock the bolt "closed" which is what the safety is doing on the Vanguard. Am I missing the reason that this is possibly a benefit?