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I attended the SHOT show this week, and checked out the Barrett, which is a nice rifle.
I have 2 NULA's and a third almost finished, according to Melvin at the show. I ordered two more NULA's there, a .260 and a .22 LR.
Sorry, I can't talk you out of getting a NULA. You are also right that Melvin (and the rest of us) isn't getting any younger. Think how disappointed you would be if he retired before you got one! Sure, you can tweak, optimize, etc. something less, but it still is less.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one!
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Gene, not sure who the seller was. No memory skills these days. I remember thinking how cool it was to get the badass AI in an original rifle. Could have tossed all the extra money over the years in the wife and had 2 of my favorite things to play with. Both lasting my lifetime....
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The ULA and the silicone. Just to be clear...
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Having just bought a Forbes 24B 270 and seeing how well I can shoot it and how it shoots a variety of ammo well and to the same POI, I have a wild thought to sell a couple rifles and pistols and order a NULA 20B.
I don't know that I need the NULA since I have the Forbes that shoots so well. I can't afford to just buy it right now without selling some guns I would surly miss.I think Melvin getting older has a lot to do with me wanting one in a short action.
I would likely order a 7mm-08 or possibly 308 but the Forbes 270 will do the same job and I think it's just 4 ounces heavier,right?
Please tell me I don't need a NULA, and please think of a downside to selling some guns I no longer use but am attached to,to fund it. Tell me that I can buy a custom sometime later after I've saved the money, that will be even better. Tell me I won't miss out on owning one of the best hunting rifles made if I wait until Melvin is gone.
Or tell me to get busy selling and ordering. I would just hunt the 24B. A light 270 will cut a big swath in BG hunting. I'd use the money to fund a hunt instead.
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I think a Kimber 84M or L MT rebarreled with a no.2 contour (same shank, but tapering to .618" @ 22 to avoid opening the barrel channel) at Pacnor is a better hunting firearm than the Forbes. If they were the same price I'd still think that, but the rebarreled Kimber will be 1/2 the price. Better action. Better safety. Better trigger. The only thing the Forbes has better is the stock. "There's not enough there, there."
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I think a Kimber 84M or L MT rebarreled with a no.2 contour at Pacnor is a better hunting firearm than the Forbes. If they were the same price I'd still think that, but the rebarreled Kimber will be 1/2 the price. Better action. Better safety. Better trigger. The only thing the Forbes has better is the stock.
My .02 Brad With your good shooting Montana's, will they shoot similar loads,different bullets very close to same POI? How do they do after they have a group or two through them without completely cooling? I'm still testing my Montana since I bedded it but so far it much prefers one load aver another and it seems POI is changing when it warms up after about 3 shots. I can live with it since it won't prevent making a hunting shot but this Forbes is spoiling me more and more as I shoot it because of those qualities.
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Before I answer, what does your Forbes mic at the muzzle?
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I would recommend that you order the short action NULA in either Creedmoor or 7-08 (or 308 if that is your huckleberry). Either one should be twisted 7.5 if Melvin will do it.
Once you have that rifle in hand and ready to roll, then sell all the rest of the detritus including the Forbes, as you won't need them.
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Before I answer, what does your Forbes mic at the muzzle? I don't know my friend,I don't yet own a mic. I can tell you for sure it's a good bit larger than the Montana. If that's a likely reason and a new barrel will possibly fix those issues,just tell me. I'm not some a hole that wants to argue just for the sake of arguing. You don't have to frame your response for defense.
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I'll be set up in a couple weeks. I have Co Ax press, dies, powder,primers,bullets. Just need a beam scale, mic, and small tools. I put it off for years because of room and my rifles shot MOA or better with factory ammo. I have hundreds and hundreds of rounds of brass I've saved.
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The ULA/Nula was probably great 20 years ago. Owned a 284 version but never warmed up to it or the customer service I received. May have just been a fluke. That said, there are a lot of options for great lightweight rifles out there now. I'd look Kimber, Barrett, or Rem 700 in Mcmillan edge.
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Have any of you ever rebarreled a Colt Light Rifle to a short action caliber?
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Before I answer, what does your Forbes mic at the muzzle? I don't know my friend,I don't yet own a mic. I can tell you for sure it's a good bit larger than the Montana. If that's a likely reason and a new barrel will possibly fix those issues,just tell me. I'm not some a hole that wants to argue just for the sake of arguing. You don't have to frame your response for defense. .550" ish on my 20b's Caliper http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-digital-caliper-47257.html
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Get the NULA, I have a couple of Montanas and they are nice rifles for the price. Comparing a NULA to a Montana is kind of like comparing a Porsche 911 to a Toyota Corolla, it's utterly ridiculous, and usually only done by the boneheads who never owned and hunted a NULA.
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Maybe comparing a NULA to 3 Kimber Montanas evens things out? 
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Maybe comparing a NULA to 3 Kimber Montanas evens things out? Usually only carrying one at a time when hunting though.........
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My tastes have changed with age.
Nowadays, I'd pick a rifle or two that I like, buy a few spare barrel blanks for them and shoot the living piss out of them. This is my current state as well.
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