$899.00
The Vanguard Badlands is the first production rifle to appear in the popular Badlands Approach® camo. The Approach pattern uses adaptive coloration to construct a neutral color palette that adapts to your surrounds and lighting conditions.
Barrel/Receiver/Trigger Guard – Burnt Bronze Cerakote
Stock – Polymer Monte Carlo, Badlands Approach camo pattern
The Vanguard Badlands is the first production rifle to appear in the popular Badlands Approach® camo. The Approach pattern uses adaptive coloration to construct a neutral color palette that adapts to your surrounds and lighting conditions. It also contains multi-layers visual confusion to ensure that the eye cannot detect where one shape ends and another begins. Vanguard #2 contour barreled action in combination with the Approach® pattern gives an ultimate advantage to the hunter during his time afield.
Barrel length is 26” for magnum chamberings & 24” for non-magnum and 240 Wby Mag
Cerakote is the industry leading thin-film ceramic coating. The Cerakote unique formula enhances physical properties including wear, corrosion, and chemical resistance while improving impact strengths, and hardness.
All Vanguard® rifles are guaranteed to shoot a 3-shot group of .99” or less at 100 yards (SUB-MOA) from a cold barrel when used with Weatherby® factory or premium ammunition within Two-Years of Verified Purchase Date to Original Purchaser.
Robust adjustable match quality, two-stage trigger (adjustable down to 2.5 lbs.) with a clean break.
Safely unload rifle or have bolt locked. 3-position safety allows for two safe positions to ensure bolt is locked.
Raised comb, polymer Monte Carlo in Badlands Approach camo pattern
Cerakote is the industry leading thin-film ceramic coating. The Cerakote unique formula enhances physical properties including wear, corrosion, and chemical resistance while improving impact strengths, and hardness.
Technical information on each Badlands chambering
| Caliber | Weight |
Overall Length |
Mag capacity |
Barrel Contour |
Barrel OAL |
Twist Rate |
Length of Pull |
Drop @ Comb |
Monte Carlo |
Drop @ Heel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .25-06 REM | 7.5lbs. | 44.5“ | 4+1 | #2 | 24" | 1-10“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| .257 WBY MAG | 7.5lbs. | 46.5“ | 3+1 | #2 | 26" | 1-10“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| .270 WIN | 7.5lbs. | 44.5“ | 5+1 | #2 | 24" | 1-10“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| .30-06 SPRG | 7.5lbs. | 44.5“ | 5+1 | #2 | 24" | 1-10“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| .300 WBY MAG | 7.5lbs. | 46.5“ | 3+1 | #2 | 26" | 1-10“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| .300 WIN | 7.5lbs. | 46.5“ | 3+1 | #2 | 26" | 1-10“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| .308 WIN | 7.25lbs. | 44.5“ | 5+1 | #2 | 24" | 1-10“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| 6.5 CREEDMOOR | 7.25lbs. | 44.5“ | 4+1 | #2 | 24" | 1-8“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| 6.5 PRC | 7.25lbs. | 44.5“ | 3+1 | #2 | 24" | 1-8“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| 6.5-300 WBY MAG | 7.5lbs. | 46.5“ | 3+1 | #2 | 26" | 1-8“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| 7MM REM | 7.5lbs. | 46.5“ | 3+1 | #2 | 26" | 1-9.5“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
| 7MM-08 REM | 7.25lbs. | 44.5“ | 5+1 | #2 | 24" | 1-9.5“ | 13.5“ | .75“ | .5 | 1.25“ |
Technical information on each Badlands chambering
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | N/A |
| Caliber | 223 REM, 25-06 REM, 257 WBY MAG, 270 WIN, 30-06 SPRG, 300 WBY MAG, 300 WIN, 308 WIN, 6.5 CREEDMOOR, 6.5 PRC, 6.5-300 WBY MAG, 7MM REM, 7MM-08 REM |
I was born in the backlands. Flatlands bore me. Give me mountains. Put me to the test on rugged ridges. Trust me in the harshest environments on planet earth. Hunting that country is what I live for – just like you.
The Vanguard Stainless Synthetic was developed to be the ultimate weatherproof gun at a great value. Designed with a matte bead blasted stainless steel barrel, a coated Vanguard action, and a polymer griptonite stock, this gun meets and exceeds Weatherby’s high standard of accuracy and rugged dependability.
The Vanguard First Lite combines Weatherby’s popular Vanguard lineup with First Lite’s Fusion camo. First Lite Fusion camo is a proprietary mix of “crackalature” shapes and colors derived through nature-based algorithms and oriented for macro and micro disruption. Be careful where you set this rifle down because it can disappear at distances from 2-2,000 yards. With a threaded barrel, the Vanguard First Lite is ready for a suppressor or the included recoil-reducing Accubreak.
Barrel/Receiver/Trigger Guard – Flat Dark Earth Cerakote
Stock – Polymer Monte Carlo, Badlands Approach camo pattern
Harry Babin –
6.6-300 is perfect for Texas Sendero’s that go on forever! Using Weatherby ammo I get one jagged hole. Using a 10 power Leupold Sniper Scope it’s a perfect stand rifle! Will use on Nilgai soon.
Brian –
Bought the Vanguard Badlands in .308 for an Africa trip coupled with a 3×9 scope. Rifle performed perfectly. Amazing firearm right out of the box, especially when considering the price. Shot multiple different types and sizes of game from short and long distances with confidence. Great looking gun too.
Paul –
I purchased in 25-06 and mounted a 50mm scope to it. Took it to the range to sight and season and it is a tack driver. Once I got it where I wanted it, the edges of the hi viz target holes were all touching. You can’t ask for more than that. My bone to pick is that the recoil pad is off a bit and I’ll need to either remove and reattach it or shave some of the over hanging rubber off. The camo pattern looks good but looks stretched a little in a couple of spots. All in all an excellent tool for the woods. First weekend out I dropped (where it was) a moving coyote at 160yds.
Wallop –
Finally! A 26” barrel on a vanguard magnum chamber! Now add the updated trigger, cerakote finish, MOA at 100 yds. Guarantee all for well under $1,000.00! You got something to talk about! Just mounted my Nikon monarch BDC and cannot wait to dial everything in! Should be my go to antelope, deer and if I ever draw the tag bighorn sheep rifle! .257 Weatherby magnum! Happy hunting!
Impressive rifle!
Casper –
This rifle is awesome and add a Leupold 2 X 12 Scope on it and you have a rifle that can hunt any animal (Deer, Elk, Bear, Moose, etc…) at almost any distance (inside 600 yards) in the US. The Vanguards have always been a top notch rifle and now with this Camo it makes it the perfect rifle for the serious hunter.
Jk20pro –
I just received my Weatherby Vanguard Badlands today. It’s beautiful, but fit and finish seem sub par. My burnt bronze cerakote was damaged out of box, a chip down to bare metal and what looks like a scuff mark after chip about 6 inches long. Also, recoil pad looks like no effort was put in to aligning it to the stock. I was super excited for this gun, waited to buy it, and I’m a little bummed it wasn’t perfect out of the box like I hoped. Maybe it will shoot great to make up for it.
weasel –
Great price especially for a young boy or girl just starting out hunting