Thread: Forbes 20b or Kimber Montana

Yeah 257 roberts in a 6lb rifle awesome.

What's that 257R you have there weigh @Brian

there is a forbes 243 new at mainly hunting store in wellington its been on trademe as well $1990.oo
i have a lefthand forbes 308 its good to carry around so lite compared to my other rifles i will put a DPT suppressor on it and it will still weigh f all

3.2 kg bare

There have been some mixed reports on the Forbes. Are they still making them ? You might also want to consider MkV Weatherby Ultralight - a few come up 2nd hand. Bloody good rifles.

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Have had both, would go for a kimber any day. Had a few issues with the forbes including terrible wear on the stock. It was still a light accurate rifle but wouldn't have another one.

Originally Posted by Benj

Have had both, would go for a kimber any day. Had a few issues with the forbes including terrible wear on the stock. It was still a light accurate rifle but wouldn't have another one.

I have seen that on the stocks. I have played with one and liked it, crazy light.

Originally Posted by Benj

Have had both, would go for a kimber any day. Had a few issues with the forbes including terrible wear on the stock. It was still a light accurate rifle but wouldn't have another one.

Same here, Kimber any day

The action on the Forbes I had was downright horrible

Originally Posted by Fireflite

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Thanks mate, very informative!

I have had a play with a few Forbes and Montanas now and dont really remember thinking they were anything special when it came to weight, theres heaps of options out there now

Not that many at the 5lb mark

A mate had a kimber for awhile it was certainly light too light in my opinion
Felt like a toy and yes it was accurate but they are extremely hard to shoot accurately as they are so light it’s hard to hold them still lol

I've got a custom Kimber, .260, 5lbs 2oz, scoped, like carrying it, but its hard to shoot as well, as with a 7lb rifle, Been looking at a Kimber Montana, in .257 Roberts myself,
M70 featherweights, were out three years, ago in .257 Roberts.
tons of lightweight choices about now.

M70 is a very heavy action. You d be better with a lightened tikka or Remington if you are not going the kimber/ Forbes route.