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Come with a timney trigger, talley rings, carbon stock, lightweight 21" barrel, fluted bolt. 4 3/4lb.
Could be a good little all round carry rifle of the shelf
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27-10-2014, 01:25 PM #1Member
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Forbes m20b rifles
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27-10-2014, 01:32 PM #2Village Idjit
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There was a review in one of the mags no more than 2 months ago. Think the retail was in the area $3.5K
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27-10-2014, 01:40 PM #3Rabbit Herder
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Sept/Oct issue NZ Guns and Hunting, RRP ~$3100
They seemed to like it. (Surprise, surprise)
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27-10-2014, 01:41 PM #4Caretaker - Gone But Not Forgotten
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Pretty sure Mainly Hunting in Wellington had a similar one awhile back, lightweight 270 or some such.
Yeah , there you go, 3K.
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I would probably get one if they were 2.5kish
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They seem pretty good value for that price. Same sort of money as a Finnlite. The one NZ Guns tested (308) was a tack driver.
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Lifted one up at the Sika show. Crazy light. I hear you can get them in 257 Roberts...
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My thoughts too, nice rifle but overpriced by a mile. Still, some people will pay the price rather than spend the time shagging about with custom stuff.
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27-10-2014, 04:39 PM #9By Popular Demand
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Just man up and get a proper weight rifle imo
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27-10-2014, 05:20 PM #10Caretaker - Gone But Not Forgotten
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Any lighter than your Weatherby? Originally Posted by Wildman
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When I saw you had posted I thought" Gimps just got a heavy Blaser so his comment will have to be something about light weight rifles being a waste of time" Originally Posted by gimp
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27-10-2014, 05:24 PM #12By Popular Demand
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I wonder if people think my posts are serious, like, 95% of the time
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Kimber seems to be good as well with more than a decade ahead of them. Although I hear mixed reports about them?
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Kimber vs Forbes vs weatherby vs customs?
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27-10-2014, 05:28 PM #14By Popular Demand
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The stock on the Kimbers was designed by Melvin Forbes I believe, also the Forbes aka NULA aka ULA rifles have been around for ages. I don't like the stock shape on the Kimber, have never felt a Forbes
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Yeah the 20b is because its a short action rather than one length for all. 4.75lbs is bloody crazy! Originally Posted by jakewire
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