The original Back Country, introduced five years ago, had a stainless-steel barrel and a pillar-bedded stock. The new Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 Back Country has a 24" fluted-barrel featuring chrome moly metalwork with a CeraKote Tactical Grey finish that is extremely weather resistant, and avoids corrosion.
NRA Editorial Director John Zent recently sat down with the president of Weatherby, Ed Weatherby, to discuss guns, the company's history and the "Weatherby Mystique."
The latest addition to Weatherby's Vanguard Series 2 line, the Back Country is perfect for the hunter who plans to put a ton of bootprints on the ground and needs something a little lighter.
The latest addition to Weatherby's Vanguard Series 2 line, the Back Country is perfect for the hunter who plans to put a ton of bootprints on the ground and needs something a little lighter.
Sometimes a torture test is the best way to discover a precision rifle’s performance, so the Vanguard 2 TRR RC was tried out on Gunsite’s Sniper Ridge.
Among 2013’s additions to the revamped Weatherby Vanguard was a lightweight reintroduction of a model for which hunters from mountainous regions clamored: the Back Country.
As part of Weatherby's commitment to bringing even more women into hunting—and offering a new choice for women already knocking down game, the company has announced its first rifle conceived of and designed by women, the Camilla.