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If I'm shipping a rifle back it's because they are refunding the purchase. Yep.
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I figured out that manufacturers make rifles to a certain standard;and "fix" them to that same standard,which isn't necessarily what the customer expects.
If a rifle needs to be fixed, I give it to a good smith;I don't trust factories to fix rifle problems.
You young Bucks would be well advised to jot these words of experience down for future reference. You old people need to lay off the Cialis. Every time I've sent a firearm back to the manufacturer for warranty work it came back UBER quick and was UBER fixed. I'd suggest Forbes adopt the same CS strategy or they're going to become a distant memory UBER quick. Travis Travis none of the rifles I have bought for hunting have ever had to go back to a factory for any fixing. The only one's I sent back, were the rifles bought for entertainment...that was twice as I recall. Someone pass the Cialis.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
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Travis none of the rifles I have bought for hunting have ever had to go back to a factory for any fixing. The only one's I sent back, were the rifles bought for entertainment...that was twice as I recall.
More words of experience if one is willing to read between the letters. I like my Nula's, but a couple of them have made a drive back down to WV. If it wasn't for light I wouldn't fool with them. It doesn't surprise me the clones have problems also, due to the fact they are more mass produced.
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Every time I've sent a firearm back to the manufacturer for warranty work it came back UBER quick and was UBER fixed.
Travis I guess you never sent a Remington back. I sold a Remington rifle to a member here when the trigger recall came out. The member asked that I send the rifle in for the recall before shipping it to him. After a couple weeks the member starts whining about not getting the rifle so I sent him a refund and have been waiting on the rifle to return. They have had it since the end of April and will not give a date it will be returned. Want to guess how many more of them I am buying? Probably the same number of Forbes rifles I am going to buy after this thread. Life is to short to do business with companies that can't get their chit together. P.s. Any want to buy a Remington SPS varmint when it returns?... Dink
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Just a thought but do you suppose they know they are going down and thats the reason for the lack of concern? What are your opinions on the prospects of a rifle company like this pulling out of this and staying in business? I opened this thread and been following it as I am considering a 7mm08. A Forbes 20B was on the list of possibles.
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I don't think they see the ship sinking yet. Just my opinion.
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I hate to see anyone go down. Probably plenty of hard working people there and not all of them responsible for the problems.
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I sold a Remington rifle to a member here when the trigger recall came out. The member asked that I send the rifle in for the recall before shipping it to him. If it was me he would have ceased being a buyer at that point. Oh...ok...I get it now...sending a rifle back to Remy to get the trigger fixed...just a joke. Sorry I missed that one.
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I'm taking off again at the end of this week for some R&R, and requested that the rifle be in my hands before I leave. Guessing that didn't happen?
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Just a thought but do you suppose they know they are going down and thats the reason for the lack of concern? What are your opinions on the prospects of a rifle company like this pulling out of this and staying in business? I opened this thread and been following it as I am considering a 7mm08. A Forbes 20B was on the list of possibles. Save your time and patience. Go with a Kimber.
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I have followed this post from the start because I too was interested in getting a Forbes s.s. 270 WIN when they are in production my LAST RIFLE . But now after reading all these posts? I have always been a Weatherby guy for years now When My Wife had my box stock Mark V 270 Roy stainless made into a Custom Shop Outfitter model Weatherby called me EVERY week for give me updates on what had been done to it and what still had to be done until the rifle was finished. After I got it back with a complete break down of all work done and factory accuracy target. I got a follow up call from the Foreman of the Custom Shop wanting to make sure I was satisfied with the worked preformed. Some companies still do care about customer service. When I had questions about the Mark V ULW 30-06 I bought here on the Fire I had a phone call plus e-mails the same day. Nothing wrong with it just wanted to know date of Manufacturing etc. FACTORY rep told me if any problem came up with it just send it to them and they would fix it. AMRA
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This topic began of 4-18 and today is 6-13 with no "repaired" rifle in hand. By my count that is 55 days without a resolution. I'd be a little more than chapped. In my opinion, Forbes expanded the line too soon into new cartridges, long/short actions, stainless actions and barrels. Growing pains are great if you can handle the increase in demand.
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Iv'e seen and heard all I need to know to form an opinion about this new company.....
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Rifle arrived today. But I'm 600 miles away, which brings up a humorous and frustrating turn of this whole deal.
All I will say at this point, is that communications with forbes sank to the level of absurdity in this last week.
Even if thus rifle shoots lights out, and feels like a naked supermodel on satin sheets, I'll never buy another.
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That post about sums it up in my view.
Since the early 1980�s...
Melvin Forbes of Granville, WV has manufactured a lightweight hunting rifle that is known throughout the industry for its light weight, superior workmanship and precise accuracy. Continuing that tradition, Melvin has teamed with Titan Machine Products Inc, a world class manufacturing company in Westbrook, ME to form Forbes Rifle LLC to produce a production model of his award-winning design.
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Melvin Forbes teamed with Titan to form Forbes Rifles?
Who knew?
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Rifle arrived today. But I'm 600 miles away, which brings up a humorous and frustrating turn of this whole deal.
All I will say at this point, is that communications with forbes sank to the level of absurdity in this last week.
Even if thus rifle shoots lights out, and feels like a naked supermodel on satin sheets, I'll never buy another. So Forbes sent your rifle back in the hands of a naked supermodel with some fresh satin sheets and you're 600 miles from home? I understand the frustration.
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That's less than 10 hours away. For a naked supermodel holding a rifle I suppose I could do it in 8.
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That's your opinion and worth exactly what we paid for it.
Get a life.
I agree that dealing with a company like this is "getting stuck"...but "get a life"?? Are you f****** kidding? Go back to your girls locker room... Get a life...and I was kidding with 8, but I'm afraid you need to take this advice and quit going menstrual on schit you're to stupid to figure out.
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Melvin Forbes teamed with Titan to form Forbes Rifles?
Who knew? Mine did the same thing. Tried several brands of brass, same issue.
Called Rick and he sent me a new extractor. I put it in and it functioned perfectly. You'd think that would be something they'd check...
FWIW--I called Melvin about potentially upgrading the rifle and told him about the extractor issue. He wasn't happy and then he asked about the new trigger. I told him I preferred the old (his) design and he said he'd had several calls about the triggers�didn't sound happy about that either. Perhaps the above will tell a little something about who many be causing the problems and making bad decisions. Carrol Shelby put his name on a Ford Mustang, but if Ford kept installing faulty transmissions and rear ends who would you blame? Mr. Shelby or Ford? Shelby got a piece of the pie and perhaps made a bad decision to partner up with Ford, but his name on the glove box doesn't necessarily mean he should KTA of every buyer who got stuck on the side of the road as Edm seems to think. One thing for sure is up in Maine there is somebody who doesn't know how to put a rifle together and somebody else who doesn't check his work.
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