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If he gave you one of these, ya'll wouldn't be friends very long.
I shouldn't have said that, but just couldn't resist.
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I am landless. Friend has 1800 acres of prime hunting land. He is kind enough to let me shoot stuff there. I buy him a thank you gift each year. I get the better end of the deal. I am bummed the Forbes rifles are apparently not meeting expectations. I have a NULA on order for myself. Never owned one before and hope I like it.
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If I'd bought a rifle that would shoot like that, I think I'd just spring for a nickel-plated Timney and call it good. I guess it must have been crowned right..... Does it bind on the magazine? Action screws too long?
Uh-oh! TAK's gonna pretend to know something about rifles. This should be good. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I am landless. Friend has 1800 acres of prime hunting land. He is kind enough to let me shoot stuff there. I buy him a thank you gift each year. I get the better end of the deal. I am bummed the Forbes rifles are apparently not meeting expectations. I have a NULA on order for myself. Never owned one before and hope I like it. Sounds like you both have a good friend. Have you considered getting him a Montana?
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Montana would be nice. Now think am going to get him a Benelli super black eagle which I think every duck hunter should own. 😋
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Sage advice, bonefish. I love my SBE II.
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My SBE 2 has never failed and has not been lovingly cared for. It goes in every couple of years for a complete dismantled cleaning. Other than that, I just wipe it off and put it up. Stellar product.
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You have to love things that just work. Perhaps Forbes can borrow a couple of "consultants" from Benelli. 
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My SBE 2 has never failed and has not been lovingly cared for. It goes in every couple of years for a complete dismantled cleaning. Other than that, I just wipe it off and put it up. Stellar product. I'm not bitching because I do think the world of my SBE but I'm taking it in today to the shop I bought it from 14 years ago for a new front sight. It fell out a couple years ago and a toothpick isn't working as well as I hoped. Also when it was 6 months old the eagle grip cap emblem fell off. How come you take yours to a shop to clean? They are amazingly simple to completely take down and clean. Pop a couple pins and you're there!
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Suggestion for a front sight.
Cut off and glue in a small portion of one of the spray spouts that come on something like a rem-oil can.
laissez les bons temps rouler
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I'm thinking the same thing..
Could buy a tikka and a sig C3 for this rig.. Read my sig line...
I should have just
bought a [bleep] T3...
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The shop puts everything including the mainspring in an ultrasonic cleaner, touches up the gun and washes the fool out of it. Costs 60 bucks. It is a luxury that I have enjoyed.  Gun comes back looking new each time.
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The shop puts everything including the mainspring in an ultrasonic cleaner, touches up the gun and washes the fool out of it. Costs 60 bucks. It is a luxury that I have enjoyed. Gun comes back looking new each time. OK, understood. I enjoy working on my SBE and Montefeltro, for now!
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Suggestion for a front sight.
Cut off and glue in a small portion of one of the spray spouts that come on something like a rem-oil can. Thanks, I actually thought of a tube from a WD40 or similar sprayer while I was at the LGS this morning. Ended up with a back room special (free) magnetic sight from a trade-in. I'll probably loose it the first 30 minutes of brush bustin' in the dark. <grins> Right now I do like it as it is REALLY visible.
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Rancho . . . any updates on this?
Thanks!
FÜCK Jeff_O!
MAGA
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Arrived back at the factory on the 5th, no word yet. Emailed for an update this morning, no reply recieved.
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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Thanks Rancho
I really wanted to buy one of these, and I am hoping they make it right.
FÜCK Jeff_O!
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I am very curious how this resolves as well.
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I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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Keep us informed and good luck. Make sure they know everything you are displeased with and exactly what you expect. For instance, personally I would want bedding that looked professional, no matter how well unprofessional preformed.
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