They dont make smle's any more either and the going rate for them is 50-300 bucks.
Just sayin.
Sent from my SM-G388F using Tapatalk
Printable View
They dont make smle's any more either and the going rate for them is 50-300 bucks.
Just sayin.
Sent from my SM-G388F using Tapatalk
They were discounting these a couple of weeks ago you could pick one up new for $2700 .
yes and if you shop around you will problem find the cheaper
Anyone who may be interested. NZ Ammo have the following Forbes rifles left.
243, 7mm08, 25 06, 30 06 and 6.5x55. One of each and all right handed.
Yea I'd be interested to have a look into these at a good price. As I'm on the look out for a light weight setup
Nice price for new!
There is still a new 308 in Motueka for $2800 too.
Hope someone from the forum buys it
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...90a087ca04.jpg
They are the nicest of all the ultralights
Just use your right hand
Ok I shall rephrase then :)
It's nice and light
Just got Forbes in 260 last week. Very impressed shoots really well at early stages sold a sako for this and won't be going back.
A very bold thing to say on a sako forum :)
How's your load development going @Rangidan? I've had really good results with 120grn ProHunter and 2208
The Sako crew is already here!
Shoo Shoo, go and fiddle your over priced Tikkas some where else.
I picked one up at a mates place last week. Very light and nice to hold but the bolt slide would be the roughest I have felt. Ever. Told him to get it microslicked as that might help.
Tell your mate to read the manual.
What does it say?
They get better with oil and usage
The phosphate finish just feels a little rough at first
Action tolerances are very tight...tighter than some custom actions...maybe this gives them the accuracy
There are other features of the Forbes rifles I don't like
Its true. They have actions so rough one can barely load a round in the chamber! Anyone that has one should immediately on sell them, I will do you a solid and buy it off you for cheap, but only so they may be used as tomato stakes.
Think you may have done exactly that with me @Timmay . How's that tomato crop looking?
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
@LOC Sold it to a guy who had been looking for a 308 Forbes for over 12 months he was stoked to get it, didn't lose money in the end. Went out and bought a new forbes 260, I love my 6.5's.
Did a bit of digging, because the serial.number on that 308 was so low (21) it means Melvin Forbes himself did that stock by hand.
@LOC My current one is mid 300's. Looking at 243 or 280ai one now the 280ai would replace my tikka 7mmRM