Thread: Sako why no 223 ???

Originally Posted by timattalon

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.....

It's mostly the stock on the weatherby I'm not in love with, I know that can be changed I'm just feeling out if that's worth the effort, thanks for your insight.
Hmmmm so if 7mm08 is the latte does that mean .270 is a short black