Except it wasn't made by Howa. The Vanguard receivers are made by them for Weatherby. The Mark V was made by JP Sauer when they were made in Germany, by Miruko in Japan and then production brought back to CA in 1995.My Weatherby is one of the last to be built by Howa in Japan. I had a Browning Bolt Action 7mm Rem. Mag that I finally decided was too heavy and sold it. I was at Segal's in Oakland (1996) checking out a new Browning in 30-06 when the salesman pointed out the this Weatherby is on sale. The fit and finish were far superior to the Browning and it was only $60.00 more. SOLD!
It's got a plain black plastic stock, 22" barrel and flat blued finish. It's got the Mark V action and it's a 30-06. It's a sweet shooting gun, as I said before it's the most accurate rifle I've ever had.
Miruko also males all the Browning Citori shotguns and some of the Winchester rifles now, like the new Model 94s. The fit and finish of their products is beautiful.
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