Thread: Sako why no 223 ???

Well sort of. Your Weatherby Vanguard is a rebranded Howa with a few cosmetic changes (I think to avoid being identical to the Howa) and the Howa is a very good copy of an older Sako design /action so technically you are about as close to owning a Sako 223 as you need to be. (like a mate I knew that had a Mazda 323 hatchback and wanted a Ford without realising they were the same car with a different badge. (I know , why would he want a Ford Laser....?) The Vanguards will grow on you and are very good, if somewhat under rated, rifles. Personally, I would rate them over the Tikka. Especially seeing as while the Tikka are supposed to be lighter, they still use a long action on the 223 where Weatherby and Howa made it a short action.

NB While you wont get it from me some will probably have more to say about the 270 than the 223.....