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Forbes redux.... #11458623 09/24/16
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho broomd OP Campfire Outfitter
OP broomd Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho	So.... it's been awhile since many of us bought up Barrett Rifles secret stash of LH Forbes rifles. Mine is in .308. I finally just today got back to my 100 yard gun range and squeezed off a box of ammo though this rifle..the first shots through this gun! This included some barrel break-in cleaning and sighting in the VX-3 2.5-8x36mm luepy. Temps were about 70* degrees today, sunny, light breeze. Some observations... This gun shoots 100% as good as my .308 NULA it replaced. A sub 1/2 moa grouping was the last 3-shot series I did with Nosler trophy grade factory ammo in 165grn. I shot repeatedly over an hour and never once made a conscious effort to let the barrel cool. This gun experiences no grouping spread with a warm/hot barrel. None. I don't know if POI will change with an 180 grn. ammo tweak, but I'm betting it will not. 'Deluxe' target shows the very last three shot group of the day... Helluva shooter, couldn't be happier. With handloads and a great rest (I struggled with my rest today) I think this gun might be a 'one ragged hole' shooter. I hope other Forbes owners here are experiencing the same success.

GB1

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11459073 09/24/16
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 343 R ReggieDunlop Campfire Member
ReggieDunlop Campfire Member R Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 343	That looks like a keeper! Curious to see if others are getting similar results.

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11460974 09/25/16
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,956 Eagle River Alaska K kk alaska Campfire Outfitter
kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,956 Eagle River Alaska	My LH 7-08 shoots great 120 gr to 140 gr same POI. Shot 11 straight clay pigeons 220 yards with 2 different loads. Very consistent. kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11461087 09/25/16
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,641 South of I-10 B Borchardt Campfire Tracker
Borchardt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,641 South of I-10	I have a LH Forbes in .280 AI. It shoots everything I have tried so far around an inch or less at 100 yards. It's not wearing a 6 to 40 power scope with a 60 mm objective either, just a fixed 6 power Leupold. That's good in my book. Imagine a corporate oligarchy so effective, so advanced and fine tuned that its citizens still call it a democracy.

Re: Forbes redux.... Borchardt #11462034 09/26/16
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho broomd OP Campfire Outfitter
OP broomd Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho	Originally Posted by Borchardt I have a LH Forbes in .280 AI. It shoots everything I have tried so far around an inch or less at 100 yards. It's not wearing a 6 to 40 power scope with a 60 mm objective either, just a fixed 6 power Leupold. That's good in my book. Yep, sounds like a great setup! Great to read these positive range reports... Originally Posted by kk alaska My LH 7-08 shoots great 120 gr to 140 gr same POI. Shot 11 straight clay pigeons 220 yards with 2 different loads. Very consistent. K, are you using a ranging reticle or are you sighted in at 220?

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Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11462095 09/26/16
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,150 O outahere Campfire Regular
outahere Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,150	It is unfortunate that the Forbes experiment did not go anywhere. My low serial number, right handed .270 was as close to being perfect out of the box as any rifle I have ever owned. The only thing I did to this rifle was to polish a couple of minor burrs off the rails. On right is the first 100 yard group fired after putting the rifle on paper.

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11463494 09/26/16
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,956 Eagle River Alaska K kk alaska Campfire Outfitter
kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,956 Eagle River Alaska	K, are you using a ranging reticle or are you sighted in at 220?[/quote] Scope is a 6 X 36 Leupold with the Long Range recticle just used the 200 yard dot a wee high. 9 of the Clay birds were whole then I ran out and shot the pieces with a witness. Wanted to burn up the ammo from load work up that did not shoot quite as well as the best loads. I like it so well thinking of selling my LH Matte blue wood Ruger Hawkeye 7 MM - 08 nice rifle but who needs 3 LH 7-08,s. kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11465278 09/27/16
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho broomd OP Campfire Outfitter
OP broomd Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho	Yep, agreed. I'm flush with nice stainless lefties now and will be moving some out. Never thought I'd be considering that!

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11468591 09/28/16
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,845 Big Sky Country TheBigSky Campfire Outfitter
TheBigSky Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,845 Big Sky Country	Originally Posted by broomd 'Deluxe' target shows the very last three shot group of the day... "Deluxe" target. That made my day. _________________________________________________________________________ “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11495257 10/10/16
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,956 Eagle River Alaska K kk alaska Campfire Outfitter
kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,956 Eagle River Alaska	Been leaving the rest of my LH rifles at home and been taking the LH 7mm 08 Forbes, took it out looking for moose earlier and Bear Saturday. Saw a nice Br Bear but it gave us the slip. kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

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Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11561011 11/07/16
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho broomd OP Campfire Outfitter
OP broomd Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho	Well, I'm headed down in the truck camper to Central Idaho to find a good muley with wife and son. They are jazzed. Grabbed the Forbes for a quick sight-in...took three quick shots, about 30 seconds at the rest. All literally under a quarter. I think this gun will go with me... Love this rifle!

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11562593 11/07/16
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho broomd OP Campfire Outfitter
OP broomd Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho	Climbed into the tree-stand on the back of the place tonight, Wasn't looking for the usual whitetail deer with the upcoming muley hunt, but rather a fat cow elk. I have a late season tag. Elk presence requires a bit more luck, as we don't have huge acreage. We've killed a few here. As luck would have it a decent herd came onto our meadow....and the new Forbes did its job, 168 yard shot, a bit back into the lungs; she ran about 160 yards and piled up... .308 Nosler 165grn. accubond.

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11563566 11/08/16
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,263 Out Yonder T Tejano Campfire Tracker
Tejano Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,263 Out Yonder	Congratulations, that rifle is fully broken in now. Still working on fine tuning my 6.5 Forbes but looking good so far and hope to put it to use soon. Mine needed the usual minor tweaks but no big issues except a banged up magazine box. The barrel looks as good as my big name custom barrels and after break in no fouling. "When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred." Niccolo Machiavelli

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11564356 11/08/16
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OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger O Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,867 Oklahoma	Well done! Lots of good winter meals there. There are 2 rules to success: 1. Never tell everything that you know.

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11564913 11/08/16
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Orion2000 Campfire Outfitter O Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 12,117	Cool beans !

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11565204 11/08/16
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Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,779 WNY	Nice gun, elk and Happy Birthday Broomd! Last edited by Lawdwaz; 11/08/16.

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11565348 11/08/16
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gerry35 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C.	Nice birthday present, congrats. Gerry.

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11565456 11/08/16
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho broomd OP Campfire Outfitter
OP broomd Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho	Thanks guys...too kind.

Re: Forbes redux.... broomd #11590999 11/17/16
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 20,683 cold & forbidden 2legit2quit Campfire Ranger
2legit2quit Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 20,683 cold & forbidden	Ah the lil 7mm-08. Speed kills. Pard was just telling our other two companions about the moose I killed a few years back with my Lh Nula Hit it right in the boiler room and bloodshot almost all the way back into hinds. Moose dropped like he'd been hit by the hammer of thor Lightweight, shoots lights out. Dang fine lil rifles I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.

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