Anyone had a play with one of these or know what the retail on one is?
Come with a timney trigger, talley rings, carbon stock, lightweight 21" barrel, fluted bolt. 4 3/4lb.
Could be a good little all round carry rifle of the shelf
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Anyone had a play with one of these or know what the retail on one is?
Come with a timney trigger, talley rings, carbon stock, lightweight 21" barrel, fluted bolt. 4 3/4lb.
Could be a good little all round carry rifle of the shelf
There was a review in one of the mags no more than 2 months ago. Think the retail was in the area $3.5K
Sept/Oct issue NZ Guns and Hunting, RRP ~$3100
They seemed to like it. (Surprise, surprise)
Pretty sure Mainly Hunting in Wellington had a similar one awhile back, lightweight 270 or some such.
Yeah , there you go, 3K.
3460A Forbes 24B .270, Mainly Hunting
I would probably get one if they were 2.5kish
They seem pretty good value for that price. Same sort of money as a Finnlite. The one NZ Guns tested (308) was a tack driver.
Lifted one up at the Sika show. Crazy light. I hear you can get them in 257 Roberts...
Just man up and get a proper weight rifle imo
I wonder if people think my posts are serious, like, 95% of the time
Kimber seems to be good as well with more than a decade ahead of them. Although I hear mixed reports about them?
Can we make a pole?
Kimber vs Forbes vs weatherby vs customs?
The stock on the Kimbers was designed by Melvin Forbes I believe, also the Forbes aka NULA aka ULA rifles have been around for ages. I don't like the stock shape on the Kimber, have never felt a Forbes
Cant be too heavy but can be too long, you need help...
From there website
Ultra Light Arms custom rilfles are available in short or long actions in calibers from .17 Remington to .416 Rigby, including .22 rimfires, the new short action magnums, super short magnums and wildcat cartridges.
Following are the weights of our rifles without scopes:
Ultimate Mountain Rifle
Ultimate Plains Rifle
Ultimate Alaskan Rifle
Ultimate African Rifle 4-3/4 lbs.
5-1/4 lbs.
5-3/4 lbs.
7-1/2 lbs
No list of available calibers.
Short (III)
Who is the importer?
Nzammo is importer I think. M24 is long action and 20 is short action
The 20 and 24 represent the action weight in ounces
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Hi guys I have sold 7 Forbes rifles now and every one loves them that has brought them
Will do a sharp price for them.
magnums are coming out next year .
quentin
Ditto on magums. What about 260?
HI 260 is in the pipe line I have told
Quentin
I'm still waiting to have a play with the Demo 308 one ,once it gets back from another magazine write up.
Looking forward to comparing it to the Kimber 84M
I also would like to see a direct comparison to see whether there's anything to be gained
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Doc Watson reviewed one then bought the .280 immediately.
The thing is so damn accurate and light it's not funny.
think they retail $1400 usd so as a rule it's basically double over here?
There are a couple of solid reviews on them with Google fu ....
They look awfully similar to a NULA I imported a few years back. That gun was too light if that makes sense.
I think at that price they are great value considering a kimber montana is around 2400 with no rings and no hard case - the Forbes has both. I'm tossing and turning over one in .280 :cool:
Do it!!
Forbes = NULA
Ooh, ooh, I want a 4 1/2 lb .416 Rigby!
I'll make Toby fire it prone! 😈
Yes I did buy one shortly after testing one in 270 win.
Iv built up plenty of custom light rifles and to be quite honest the Forbes rifle is actually fairly well priced.
You can't build one that light with the same weight/length barrel from a rem.
And if you were to try and match the rifle in a build it would more than likely end up costing more than 3k anyway.
I have done significant hunting and range work with both the Kimber mountain ascent and the Forbes 24b.
Both rifles are in the same price range, I prefer the stock lop on the Forbes rifle but both rifles shot very well.
I will say that Forbes need to fit a brake to the 24b, certainly in the magnums it will be of great benefit.
Gimp you are incorrect, this whole thread is confusing, along with many of the guys on it.
Nula rifles, made by Melvin Forbes. NULA cad $3500. (Granville west Virginia)
Forbes rifles, designed by Melvin forbes, (M20B and M24B), are completely different rifles. Forbes rifles Cad $1700-1800. (westbrook Maine)
The few NULA I have seen and handled are truly something special,
The Forbs rifles have been aviable in Canada for a while, and have not lived up to there hype, I know of several that were not made well and were sent back for repair, and that were much heavier that advertised, 1/2 kg or more.
Have a look on Alberta outdoors, and you will find sum dissapointed customers, I haven't heard may complaints of late, perhaps Melvin flew out and booted a few asses, its his reputation that sells the forbes rifles.
I arn't saying they are a bad rifle, but up hear the Kimber Montana is the same and the Sako finlight another $100, both are well proven.
If your able to get a NULA for 3 grand, I take a 280AI.
Forbes rifle junk - Alberta Outdoorsmen Forum
Gimp + Incorrect = Impossible.
Surely.:)
How i understand it is the 20b and 24b etc are made buy titan
they are very similar (same action barrel and stock) i.e more generic but quite different from the custom forbes rifles they still build. Custom lop, cheek weld etc in the stock.
Haha yes I can see plenty of confusion.
If anyone wants - just google Forbes rifle and check out the history on them.
I can't be bothered going thru it all as it's quite long winded and confusing itself.