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I don't know whether Petzal's review was of the production rifle, or of one of the pre-production rifles that used a different brand than Shaw. Quite a few of the early reviews were of pre-production rifles.
I've been shooting E.R. Shaw barrels since they re-tooled about a decade ago, and in my experience with at least 7-8 barrels in calibers from .224 to .30 they are indeed very comparable to Douglas barrels, both in accuracy and lack of fouling.
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I've been happy with my 30-06's barrel. I took the time to break it in, cleaning between each round at first, then between short groups. After about 25 rounds, fouling dropped off noticeably, and now it's a snap to clean.
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Thanks for the response and reassurance of quality.
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Nice. Can't wait to grab an '06. I just today saw one in Scheel's in Billings, MT. Give them a call and ask for Kurt or Darrel. Was in there today ; they have a couple each of the 270 & 30/06 plus one 25/06. Nice . If it wasn't for the politicians with their head up their rectal cavities (on both sides of the 49th) I'd be taking one home. Problem would be deciding which of the 3 
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Hmm, Billings has a 25/06....grin
How much are they critters going for?
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Dober, the Scheel's here in Rapid City were selling theirs for $1199. Magnum Man
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Thx, I've gotta get my paws wrapped around one first. I'm a skosh bit concerned about the grip and the size of the bolt handle. Other than that I think it's got the goods to be a great rifle!
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Hmm, Billings has a 25/06....grin
How much are they critters going for?
Dober $1,399 here in Billings , includes rings/mounts (I'm guessing Talley) Only ONE 25/06 - 2 each of 270 & 30/06 Mark - the grip is not bad ; I'd be AOK with it.....but I'm sort of the guy that people have in mind with "friends in low places"
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Mark,
The grip and the bolt handle are exactly the same as in the NULA. In fact everything is exactly the same as on the NULA, except the options in paint pattern, length of pull, chambering, barrel contour/length, action size, etc.
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Gotha, thx guys. I still think a 25/06 would be the ne plu ultra....grin
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Gotha, thx guys. I still think a 25/06 would be the ne plu ultra....grin
Dober Would he charge extra for that? 
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When these start hitting the shelves in stainless, you'll see a bunch of other desirable rifles hit the classifieds....
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The Scheel's here in RC has a .270 for $1399, not $1199, unless they've put it on sale.
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Is the grip like the Remington Classic or the Remington BDL? To me there is a world of diffence - the Classic is perfect for me and has been my weapon of choice for the last 20 years and the BDL intolerable - too short and too much curve (not sure what it is really called). With the BDL I find my little finger ends up under the grip cap all the time.
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It does seem like a lot of gun for the money. I would be interested in having one in 25-06 or .270.
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I have 2 Colt Light Rifles (Forbes rifles made by Colt in Maine) in 30-06. Light weight, but not too accurate. I met Melvin Forbes at the NRA meetings and he offered to look at them and suggest what is needed (As noted before, he IS a real gentleman!). But, given that I'd probably need a new barrel and stock (cheap Colt injected Tupperware installed now), it might be no more expensive to just buy a new Forbes!
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It does seem like a lot of gun for the money. I would be interested in having one in 25-06 or .270. See Forbes Rifle web site: http://www.forbesriflellc.com/FAQs.aspx
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(Im)Patiently awaiting the mid 2013 short action!
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I have an even longer wait for a stainless short action.
Do you think we could guilt them into building an RF?
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