Product Overview
The KFF Defense team presents the Weatherby Vanguard Badlands, a purpose-built bolt action rifle engineered for precision and adaptability across varied environments. This model is notable as the inaugural production rifle to integrate the advanced Badlands Approach camouflage pattern. The Approach pattern employs adaptive coloration, generating a neutral color palette that seamlessly integrates with changing surrounds and lighting conditions. Its multi-layered visual confusion design prevents the eye from discerning distinct shapes, optimizing concealment for the user.
Key Features
Precision Engineering
The Vanguard Badlands platform is constructed around a robust, drilled and tapped steel receiver, providing a stable foundation for optic mounting and ensuring consistent shot placement. This rifle features a 24-inch #2 contour barrel, a profile selected for its balance of rigidity and weight, finished in a durable Burnt Bronze Cerakote. The barrel is factory-threaded, facilitating immediate integration of muzzle devices such as suppressors or compensators. Precision is further enhanced by an adjustable Match two-stage trigger, allowing for a crisp, predictable break, which directly contributes to shot accuracy.
Durability & Ergonomics
The rifle’s fluted bolt body reduces bearing surface friction for smooth cycling and contributes to weight reduction. Shooter interaction is optimized through a synthetic Monte Carlo stock, equipped with a raised comb to promote consistent eye alignment with mounted optics. The stock is finished in the Badlands Approach camouflage, extending the adaptive concealment across the platform. A 3-position safety provides secure operation, while the hinged floorplate facilitates efficient unloading of the 5+1 capacity magazine.
Technical Specifications
- Manufacturer: Weatherby
- Model: Vanguard Badlands VAP222RR4T
- Caliber: 22-250 Remington
- Action: Bolt Action
- Capacity: 5+1 Rounds
- Barrel Length: 24 inches
- Barrel Contour: #2
- Barrel Finish: Burnt Bronze Cerakote, Threaded
- Receiver: Steel, Drilled & Tapped
- Stock: Synthetic, Monte Carlo with Raised Comb, Badlands Approach Camouflage
- Trigger: Adjustable Match Two-Stage
- Safety: 3-Position
- Bolt: Fluted
- Floorplate: Hinged
- SKU: TSW|165943
