Thread: FORBES 243

I'm about to drop some substantial coin on a Forbes 243 was looking at kimber but I'd already had a Kimber 260 which was a lemon so I looked at the forbes ,at 2800 it's up there , I like the sako but it's 400 Xtra plus rings . Anyone with a forbes out there

@Ginga has a good Kimber 243 ready to roll.

Could add some more and get a blaser????

A couple of the magazines did write ups on them a while ago. They got very good reviews.
I think @Dr. Watson has had a crack with one.
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...essions-17416/
https://www.google.co.nz/webhp?sourc...rifle%20review

I have a 308 forbes

Originally Posted by longrange308

Could add some more and get a blaser????

Bad idea, he wants it this week, not 2017.

B

Originally Posted by von tempsky fan

I'm about to drop some substantial coin on a Forbes 243 was looking at kimber but I'd already had a Kimber 260 which was a lemon so I looked at the forbes ,at 2800 it's up there , I like the sako but it's 400 Xtra plus rings . Anyone with a forbes out there

Had a play with one before I ordered my finnlight 243, the $400 was well spent imo Rob the Forbes was rough as guts.

Originally Posted by B3RADS

Had a play with one before I ordered my finnlight 243, the $400 was well spent imo Rob the Forbes was rough as guts.

Yeah mate, worked the bolt on a brand new forbes and its bolt was to be fair bloody rough ,we wacked some grease on the lugs and it smoothed up heaps but definitely not sako smooth.

It's not a dangerous game rifle, doesn't need to be smooth, it's super light and accurate enough for a hunting rifle. Most lightweights have sloppy binding bolts as a lot of the material/bearing surface has been machined away. It is what it is

Rob if we keep giving Brads enough shit about owning a 243 there will be a finnlite for sale soon

Originally Posted by MSL

It's not a dangerous game rifle, doesn't need to be smooth, it's super light and accurate enough for a hunting rifle. Most lightweights have sloppy binding bolts as a lot of the material/bearing surface has been machined away. It is what it is

For the price of a forbes I would be expecting the action to be smooth. And if being lightweight is at the cost of a smooth, reliable action then I don't want their version of lightweight.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Rob if we keep giving Brads enough shit about owning a 243 there will be a finnlite for sale soon

How can you give someone shit about owning a 243? Every mention of the ultimate cartridge only makes it better.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

How can you give someone shit about owning a 243? Every mention of the ultimate cartridge only makes it better.

So theres more of you......

Originally Posted by Gillie

For the price of a forbes I would be expecting the action to be smooth. And if being lightweight is at the cost of a smooth, reliable action then I don't want their version of lightweight.

Fair enough, obviously it's not the rifle for you. Haven't heard of any reliability issues with them.

Every one should have at least one 243 in the safe