Forbes Rifle

Very interesting, Gerry. I note that left-handed models are soon to be offered.
 
A 270 or maybe 280 would be the one I would be interested in, a 6.5x55 would be nice for my wife or maybe wait for the LH short action for her. They seem like a really well put together gun, I'm definitely interested. It would be excellent as a mountain rig listed at 5 1/2 lbs and would come in a full pound lighter than the 35 Whelen I just had built, really like how it turned out though and am very happy with it. Here is a great review at 24hourcampfire with some good pictures and info the first few pages.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthread ... ost7527151
 
I'm waiting for my CLR bolt with new firing pin to get back from NULA. I got a new Wolf spring to correct the misfire issue and while I was setting up to put the new spring in the sould of metal hitting the concrete floor sounded the death toll for the end of the firing pin. :x The rifle had good potential at about an inch and a quarter but I hadn't completed working up the load. More to come.
 
I would agree with Greg on the Kimber. My Montana in .300WSM will plant 1/2" three shot groups at 100 yards. With a good day 1 1/4" at 200 yards. For a 6 1/4LB rifle I have no complaints.
 
I could definitely see myself enjoying one of these rifles chambered in .280.
 
I have been eyeing one of these Forbes rifles ever since Dave Petzal reviewed them. Now the question is what would the recoil be like in such a light rifle? My MRC weighs 9lbs, and in 7mm/08 its a joy to shoot. Wouldnt a sub 6lb rifle in 30-06, or 35 Whelen, pack a wallop on the shoulder?
 
ajvigs":2u10mvn8 said:
I have been eyeing one of these Forbes rifles ever since Dave Petzal reviewed them. Now the question is what would the recoil be like in such a light rifle? My MRC weighs 9lbs, and in 7mm/08 its a joy to shoot. Wouldnt a sub 6lb rifle in 30-06, or 35 Whelen, pack a wallop on the shoulder?
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A properly designed stock and good recoil pad will moderate much of the punch. Nevertheless, the recoil will undoubtedly be snappy. In the field, you will never notice it. From the bench, it could become a problem during an extended range session.
 
My hunting partner and I had a long talk with Melvin at the SHOT show this year - 3 talks, to be specific - about his NULA rifles as well as these less expensive versions. He insists that the recoil is completely acceptable even with the 300 Win Mag version he showed us.
 
I can't speak to a sub-6lb 30-06, but I can speak to one that runs sub-6.5lb bare, and under 7.5 with the scope, four rounds, and a sling - my CLR. It's perfectly easy to shoot. And that's with a stock that is a tad too short for me, too. I wouldn't be afraid of one in 300WinMag, but I bet it would not be as easy to shoot at the bench. Doc is right - in the field, recoil will not be noticed.
 
I'll also add, in true grammar-nazi fashion, I'm disappointed that a cursory reading of the catalog could allow me to find five or six misspellings and incomplete or run-on sentences. Does nobody employ an editor any longer? If I can find them in a single read-through, it's not impossible for others to have proofed this catalog and fixed these errors before finalizing it.

Okay. Grammar-nazi rant over.
 
It looks like some of the guns are having major problems, it doesn't sound good so far. Typical of 24hourcampfire there is a lot of junk to wade through but if you do you will see quite a few guys with problems with the production guns. I don't doubt they sent good ones to various gunwriters and got great reviews.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthread ... _delivered
 
Rifles with that much weight trimmed off them will always be fussy...same for the Kimbers, trimmed down too much....at least one very well known smith won't even attempt to accurize the lightweight Kimber rifles.

And I'm not saying they are all bad...just that they are not all good either.
 
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