Thread: Weatherby Vanguard trigger conundrum

Originally Posted by Beavis

Problem is there is a difference between the receivers of the old Weatherby Vanguard and the newer Howa's that use the HACT trigger. The V cut into the receiver is a different size and the trigger pack screw hole is slightly out between the two. I found this out by attempting the above.

That is interesting. I had swapped a gunsmith tuned 1500 trigger into a Vanguard once. I don't recall it being an issue. It may have been the later "II" model.