Thread: I need a new rifle

Originally Posted by Phill243

I know a guy who has a kimber Montana 300wsm that has been shortened to 16 inches with a rebated stock to fit the suppressor very light great Bush gun and shoots sub moa

I know the rifle.
He has mk4 on top and have shot it out to a 1000 on steel with success
He is running accubonds and he uses it from bush to tahr hunting.
It is a bloody great piece of kit that one day I wouldnt mind cloning for myself

The kimbers seem to be getting a lot of love, and would let me come in under budget-I'll probably go down that road in 308 with a odi can and a z6i 1-6 scope.

Could someone with a 308 kimber please measure the barrel diameter at legal length?

Originally Posted by res

The kimbers seem to be getting a lot of love, and would let me come in under budget-I'll probably go down that road in 308 with a odi can and a z6i 1-6 scope.

Could someone with a 308 kimber please measure the barrel diameter at legal length?

That would be an awesome set up.

Originally Posted by res

The kimbers seem to be getting a lot of love, and would let me come in under budget-I'll probably go down that road in 308 with a odi can and a z6i 1-6 scope.

Could someone with a 308 kimber please measure the barrel diameter at legal length?

Would you not get a lot more use and probably re sale value out of something like a 2-12 mag range?

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Would you not get a lot more use and probably re sale value out of something like a 2-12 mag range?

+1

I don't see the point in this cut it in half trend.

I re barreled from 22 inch to 26 on my hunting rifle and hunt more bush than open country, makes no difference at all other than it balances better in the hand.
I walk threw stuff with my rifle pointed forward so really makes no difference how long or short it is.

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Had a Kimber .260 shot great only thing I hated was the safety very hard to get off in a hurry when a deer is looking at you rifle was great to carry

Originally Posted by res

.........I'll probably go down that road in 308 with a odi can and a z6i 1-6 scope.

I think for about a third of the price a Leupold VX-6 1-6, with or without the illuminated reticle, is a lot better value than a Z6i. Not too much difference optically either.

Just a quick question why not insurance claim? On this buggered. Rifle did that on one of mine when I broke the stock no problem from insurance company to pay out

After spending the weekend away and thinking about a bush gun after dragging a long barrel 7 Rem mag I think my next project will definitely be a bolt action in 300 blackout - 16 inch barrel plus suppressor. Sounds like a good little project in 1:7 twist and light barrel for either 110/125 grain supers or 225 subs.

Have recently spent time shooting some Forbes Rifles, the 308 shortened down to 16 inches would likely only weigh 4 1/4 pounds and it would still be useable out to 500 plus.

Originally Posted by Herbmiester

Have recently spent time shooting some Forbes Rifles, the 308 shortened down to 16 inches would likely only weigh 4 1/4 pounds and it would still be useable out to 500 plus.

Are they stainless or blued

Don't mean to hijack your thread res but what is so special about these Forbes rifles? Aren't they just another 700 clone with a light barrel and stock? Or am I missing something? I remember seeing one of the ULA rifles about 20 years ago and I think they were built on a factory 700 action.

Originally Posted by Herbmiester

Have recently spent time shooting some Forbes Rifles, the 308 shortened down to 16 inches would likely only weigh 4 1/4 pounds and it would still be useable out to 500 plus.

That is getting pretty light weight for shooting out to 500 plus don't you think?

To answer a few in one post

1-6 scope, because I have one on my 300blk ar15 and love it to bits so if I buy one of the newer ones and it does not stay on the new bush rifle it would become a upgrade for one of my other rifles. I could not give a toss about resale value.
for the rifle,I like them short as I often get to places on mtb so short wins both on my back and on handle bar clamps.
Once again I don't care about resale value-would rather have what I want.

The forbs is just a remington copy but it's cheeper than building such a rifle up yourself from a Remington. I need to have a catch up with herbmister anyway so I'll pick his brain on it as well as doc Watson. I'm still inclined to go with a second hand as new Montana just for the sake of the budget-would rather sink the toy fund into collector rifles right now.

As to the smart call about insurance, my insurance won't cover it due to a oversite in how I sorted my cover and the less said online about his insurance the better.

I'm hoping that I'll be able to use a odi can on this and other rifles.

If you consider re-sale value dont even bother buying it cause you cant want it that much if you havent got it and are thinking of selling.