Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Forbes 24B or Kimber Montana 84L in 25-06

Trying to make my final decision .....it's between these two. how about a bit of help. I'm thinking the Forbes will shoot better, and Melvin always stands behind everything from what i hear. Kimber is a nice looking rifle as well......what does the campfire say? I have held a Kimber many times and also felt a NULA24 at the shot show....they both fit me just fine!Help me out guys.....what do you think! Thanks in advance, Goodshot

from the reviews I would go for the forbes


gene

I'd go Forbes if accuracy is your primary goal. Lots of good things to be said about a Kimber Montana though....

That's got it covered, especially of the ranges will be in the 300+ arena.

Dober

I'd go with the Forbes. In fact, when I finally find a Forbes available locally, I will.

I'd at least wait for a stainless Forbes...YMMV

Unless you just HAVE to have it right now, I tend to agree.

I just bought a Montana last week and am real happy with it. I considered the Forbes but didn't want to lose the 10% restocking fee on the layaway on the Montana.

Good luck with whatever way you go !!!

Forbes, and not even a close call.

Have six Forbes rifles, and they are incredible.

Steve

What is a 25-06 optimum for?

Man, seems that there are flies all over the Montana. I'm sure glad that nobody told mine it couldn't shoot.

Yep . . . for just a few hundred more dollars you could have got a chrome-moly Forbes




Six Forbes . . . six ULA / NULA ? Any Colt Light Rifles in the mix?

They are all ULA/NULA'S and all left handed.

Love the rifles. It's amazing what they do to make me look like a very accurate shot.

Steve

They are both nice rifles. I have a Forbes in 270 and two 84M Montanas. I was getting good (1.5" groups) but not great accuracy from the Forbes with factory ammo. However, I recently found a load of 130 gr Bergers that it likes. The accuracy is pretty impressive to me (0.7"). I need to shoot it some more to confirm. The Forbes seems heavier since it has a thicker barrel and thus it is front heavy. That is actually a good thing. That is where you want weight stiffening the barrel and it seems to help stabilize shots. I still usually grab a Montana, or recently the Ascent, when going out. They fit me slightly better than the Forbes.

I've got a Montana 25-06 and it's become one of my two main guns. Ise it for deer and coyote's and the other is a Montana 338 fed i use for walking deer and bear. Im more than satisfied with my 25-06 Montana

Glad no one told me my Montana wouldn't shoot either.


And Steve, I don't think you can put your ULA / NULA in the same class of the Forbes. That's like saying that a factory rem 700 is the same as a kampfeld custom. And as long as the makers of the Forbes are in business it's not mr. Forbes job to stand behind there product.

My Montana is a solid eight MOA rifle, does that help?

Yet you still own. Cry me a river...

Haven't people offered to buy it? Multiple times IIRC.

Again, you don't own one. That whole imagination thing that boxer talks about.