This whole thing sucks. Rifles in this price range shouldn't have such shoddy quality and QC, period.
I had some quality issues with my first Forbes from last fall, but these were limited stock aesthetics (Safety cutout was ugly, and there was a visible 1/2 nick in the stock out of the box). However, all of my Forbes shoot well, and the bolts have smoothed out too.
My thoughts are that Forbes needs a customer service department. I'm not sure about now, but when I had issues I had to talk to Rick, who also did Sales and Business Development. He is a nice guy, but he is juggling a lot. I'm not making excuses for them, as Forbes has definite quality and operational issues that need to be addressed.
