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Another reason to buy a Forbes: Costumer Service!

I recently found a 270 Forbes at my local Scheels and it went home with me. There turned out to be a minor glitch and the folks at Forbes were very, very helpful and responsive. That by itself sold me over. I have not worked it out yet, but I have no fears as I know I will be taken care of if there is a problem.

I spend time everyday looking for deals on rifles. Some day I'll find a deal on a Forbes and try it out.

The only rifle I ever tried used, and then ran out and picked up new - 84L Montana, 30-06. Boring, ok. Get the job done for everything but the most dangerous of game? Yep.

This isn't a Presidential election were you only get to vote for one.

Scheels in Bismarck, ND has 3 of them on the shelf. 270,25-06, and 30-06.

When I have the $ and can put my caliber choice lunacy to rest, I will try a 24b...probably in a 7mm rem mag. I love my Kimber Montana but always wished it had a cheek swell. Plus, the Forbes balances extremely well for a light rifle and Kimber does not chamber a 7mm rem mag; so I'll give em a shot.

Never had to chamber a round to unload my 700 ADL's

+1 ... I pop'em outta my 30-06 with my thumb usually ...

some folks NEED CRF and try to justify it by any stretch of the imagination.

How is the bolt handle/scope clearance and bolt handle length relative to safety clearance on the Forbes?

I ask because on my NULA the clearance between the scope and bolt handle knob were tight enough that running it with friction-fit scope covers was problematic. Also, the bolt was short enough that gloves would sometimes catch and engage the safety. From the pictures, it looks like the bolt handle might be a little longer on the Forbes.

You really should buy more lotto tickets.

Some Kimbers shoot great out of the box, some need some adjustments. Most all can become shooters...

With a little work....

Havent seen a Forbes in my area yet, sure would like to see one first. But I like what i Hear

Show us how it did...

Before....





After....

Never bought a lotto ticket in my life. Have you sold that POS Kimber yet?

That mimics my experience with my two Montanas. To put the icing on the cake, I have 54 loads that, for all intensive purposes, shoot to the same POI in my 223 Montana. Junk stock and all.

I'm going to elaborate a little here. Keep in mind that I'm not a Kimber basher as you read this post. I still like them and continue to buy them. In fact, in my hands nothing compares with how they feel. The Kimber 84m Montana is my preferred rifle above all others...

With that being said, I've seen more train wrecks from the factory with Kimber than any other maker. I'm on my 13th 84m....and this one was an epic [bleep] train wreck from the factory when I received it. Of the 13 I've purchased, 2 were good out of the box. I've given up on them many times in the past, but I keep going back soon after I throw another to my shoulder and say, "what if?".

I've concluded that they're going to need some tinkering to perform...period. I gave up on many in the past before I started asking questions to the right people. I received tons of advice and applied it accordingly.

I've learned that every new Kimber rifle needs a thorough check up. Often the slave bedding sucks, the mag boxes are bottoming out, the front action screw is too long, the crown "isn't" and the barrel is usually making contact somewhere in the channel.

I could scream at Kimber and ask why in the Hell can't they fix these problems before they let them leave the factory --- but I won't. I should probably thank them because they've taught more about rifle trouble shooting than I ever thought possible.

FWIW, I have another 223 Montana on order and I'm on the hunt for a Montana .473" donor.

Montana's are just too good of a basis for an awesome hunting rifle to NOT put in some good work on. I wouldn't care if I had to dremel the thing out and re-bed it, grind the mag-box down, lap/coat the bore, recrown, or rebarrel. Fact is, I kind of like dicking around with rifles, though I know it's not for everyone.

The things are perfectly light, stainless, feature an incredible stock, feed like a champ, and are just badass rifles on the whole. If you've got to put in 2 or 3 nights of tuning and connecting dots, you're still going to be ahead of the curve regarding $1,000 rifles, and that is a fact. Mine shot perfectly acceptable out of the box....

Damn.... just salivated a little.

Nice work with that one Darrik!

Sam -- did you see Tanner's post? I'm betting he'll be tripping something soon and bringing home another Montana!

After you get yours tomorrow and decide you want a sampler pack of bullets to play with give me a shout. I'm DEEP in 6mm and can send some your way. No sense in spending big $$$ if you want to try several different bullets.

And you should be in gunsmith school. If I've ever seen a calling, you're it!