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This is a shout out for Forbes rifles I own 2 of their rifles and have been 100% satisfied with this rifle and their customer service. If anyone thinking about one call Rick Cambell at there headquarters and he will hook you up. No, im not connectedto them in any way. Anyone else own one?

Won't hook me up with one in 260 Remington, though. I suggested they add the chambering. They already chamber for the Swede, so they have 6.5 barrels in stock, and they have an action dedicated to the 243/7mm-08/308 family. No brainer to me to add the 260 with very little effort. I even offered to buy them a reamer. Was told that if I wanted one in 260, I was going to have to buy one of their actions and build it myself. Screw em. I'll keep using my Ruger, it's light enough....

Kaiser Norton

My guess is they are leaving the custom stuff to NULA and consentrating on keeping it the more to catalouged production to keep it at a certain price point. There 6.5 Swede is only offered in the 24b long action with 24 in barrel only. The 20b is short action with 20 inch barrel. They are trying to produce these at a certain price point and when you start doing custom jobs it blurres the line between forbes ( mass prodution) and NULA (custom). The way to keep production cost down is buy componets such as barrels in large quanity. You can not Call Reminton or Winchester with such a request anymore.

I believe they have added the 260 remington for this year in the 20b. They have also added the 280 AI in the 24b

yep go to their web site and look at the new offerings for 2015

great now I will have to buy a 280 AI

Glad to hear a good report.The only one I have handled was an early long action. Serial number in the 80's. It had a jeweled bolt but they had only jeweled one side, the wrong side. They jeweled the side facing into the action when the bolt is closed.The safety on that one was very floppy and loose, like it was attached by a loose rubber band.

I loved the feel of the stock and the action was the slickest I have ever felt. Trigger was nice. I hope they continue to improve on their QC. No way anyone even looked at that rifle or the bolt jeweled on the wrong side would have been very easily spotted.

Have they gone to a cheaper safety that doesn't lock the bolt down? I remember reading something about this but I'm not sure of the specifics.

Both of mine are tack drivers.

Forbes has some new offerings this year. The .260 Rem is one of them, the .280AI is another. I ordered an all-stainless 24B in .280AI, supposed to ship in April.

They also introduced a magnum action rifle, the Model 28B, in 7 Rem mag and .300 Win mag. The magnums are listed as weighing 6-pounds.

Like Dan stated they are offering 260 and 280 ai and some magnums as well as stainless actions in all as well. Intrigued for certain! Be interesting to see if it all comes to pass.

What's the street price on the all stainless?

Dude! Going a little crazy...grin...

Which one you bringing?

Hahahah. Ya the 270 wasn't planned but a great deal fell in my lap and I couldn't say no. Most likely the 270, although the 308 is just such a fantastic package.

I own and like them. Sweet guns, IMO.

What is the price of a Forbes?

Street price is around $1200 - $1400 depending on if it is stainless or not.

It also depends on the "generation"

The jeweled bolt guns were closer to $1200.

The most recent stainless models w/fluted bolt I've seen priced at just under $1600

Somebody hurry up and get pissed off at one in 7-08 and "dump it" on me.....

My 24B in 6.5x55 shoots OK.

The 260 Rem was not the best choice when they are making barrels with a 1/8 twist.

The faster twist is no good when you don't have the action length to seat 140 VLD's

The 6.5 Creed would have been the better choice.

The 20B has one of the most generous mag box lengths of any short action. Here's a pick of a 20B (on right) vs a Montana 84M (on left) box.