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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.
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i have few nula rifles and cant shoot them for a group on paper to save my soul ....will they shoot oh yeah and every time i pull the trigger on game they work...are they better than the forbes rifle probably not...but if you arent using some of your rifles move them on and make new memories with the nula in a configuration you want...they are great for what they were made for ...hunting
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Nope. buy it. I love mine and if you want a ultralight weight rifle that will be perform amazing, hold value and is still king of the lightweights, then you have to do it. There are others that will do some of the things for less, but nothing feels, shoots, does everything well and IS a NULA.
Enough already, just shoot it!
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I've owned both. My NULA was amazing, but for close to $4000 I would just get another Forbes or a Kimber. Another option is buy a Colt Light Rifle and send it to Melvin. His NULA's are great rifles but I think they are starting to get over priced.
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I've owned both. My NULA was amazing, but for close to $4000 I would just get another Forbes or a Kimber. Another option is buy a Colt Light Rifle and send it to Melvin. His NULA's are great rifles but I think they are starting to get over priced. That's the kind of reason I want to hear. I have a good shooting 7-08 Montana. I need help,I'm sort of an addict.
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Get busy.
Life is short - enjoy it.
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No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
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It depends on how much 4k means to you, for some 4k is no big deal but for this workin man 4k is a pile of money that i could buy a bunch of top quality hunting gear ( including multiple rifles and scopes) that i would enjoy more than just one single upscoped rifle............Hb
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I'd wait to check out a Barrett myself.
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you could just get a forbes 20b and if you dont like it melvin will re build it for you into what you want... dpending on the purchase price of the rifle you will still be under 2300.00 dollars
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I just shot my new to me 20b 7-08 today. Three out of five touching with factory ammo. I'm certainly happy with it. Do I wish I had a NULA? Heck yeah! Semi custom, built to my specs, throated and twisted to my bullet/ liking etc. What's not to like! Except my three Forbes cost less than one NULA. But you get it exactly how you want it.
I sure wish I hadn't procrastinated when they were "cheap" Folks are making money on older ULA's and NULA's. You probably won't loose money on a NULA!!
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The only thing- and I mean the ONLY thing that I'm not completely thrilled about with my NULA 260 is that the barrel doesn't have enough meat at the muzzle to be threaded for a suppressor. The Barrett Fieldcraft rifles will fix that, but I still love my NULA. Do it!
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Both NULA rifles that I own shoot 1/2" 5 shot groups at 100yds with ease. The 257wby has a #2 contour and the 270wby has a #3 contour. I will tell you that the 270wby is likely the most accurate hunting rifle I will ever own, having built over 20 custom hunting rifles this is saying something. Buy a NULA, sell the rest!
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Nothing wrong with thinning the herd and getting a NULA on it's way. I'm afraid that when Melvin is ready to turn out the lights, nobody else will be turning them back on. It's a shame but I think when he is done, NULA/ULA is done also.
Many will be regretting NOT buying when they could. Will the price of the used NULA/ULA guns soar? I doubt it but they'll certainly be coveted by those that own them.
As far as accuracy, most people have that own them haven't a complaint. Including me.....
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Stole one off GB decade ago. 280AI ULA. $1500. Like a bonehead I tripped it when offered $1800. Only gun I regret selling for non personal reasons. I could have hunted that gun for 30 years and got my money back.
IMO you only want a NULA. Everybody only wants a NULA. Like all things not needed, how much do you not need some other things to feel better about it.
And forgiveness is a much tastier pill than permission. I say jump on the horn and talk to him. He is a great guy. You will have your answer after 30 minutes on the phone with him.
Do it...
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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.
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This is not the answer you likely are looking for...
But if you have some old rifles that you don't shoot, and you are enamoured with your Forbes, why not sell the rifles and go take a trip with the Forbes and make some new memories. 4000 bucks should get you a nice mule deer hunt or blacktail or some thing different.
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The only thing- and I mean the ONLY thing that I'm not completely thrilled about with my NULA 260 is that the barrel doesn't have enough meat at the muzzle..... Well, since he'll make the rifles with the barrel you specify, that's not a problem with the NULA.
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woofer was that the gun from first stop a few years ago ? that gun still haunts me for the price you got it for if thats the one
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I bought a Nula model 24, loved it so much I bought a Forbes 24b, now I've got the urge to get a model 20/20b but trying to find a 20b in 7-08 or 260rem is like finding hens teeth. I might have to order another Nula.
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