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Light Rifle Choice: Savage, T3 Lite or Forbes
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<blockquote data-quote="Jrifle" data-source="post: 933479" data-attributes="member: 78802"><p>My two cents ---</p><p></p><p>When I considered ordering a custom/semi custom rifle I narrowed my choices </p><p>to a Kimber, which I was familiar with or the Forbes.</p><p></p><p>I chose the more expensive Forbes 24B in .280 Remington and I am totally disappointed.</p><p></p><p>The rifle basically feels good but right off I begin to have doubts due to the heavy machining marks on the fluted bolt; then roughness of the bolt when cycling.</p><p></p><p>I started shooting single rounds while breaking-in the barrel.</p><p>After about 10 rounds I decided to load the magazine to check cartridge cycling. It cycled rough and I noticed heavy scratch marks on the casings when ejected.</p><p></p><p>I disassembled the rifle and the first thing I noticed was that the magazine </p><p>follower spring was fitted improperly which I repaired with a dremmel tool.</p><p></p><p>I found the reason for the case scratches was due the roughness on the underside</p><p>of the action where the cartridge rubbed when loaded from the magazine.</p><p></p><p>I also found that the magazine follower rubbed hard on the under side of the bolt when cycled with no cartridge in the magazine.</p><p></p><p>After I worked on it for a while with emory paper I decided that after the amount I spent on it I would send it back to Forbes with ample documentation and shell casings.</p><p></p><p>I just got the rifle back after three months and the only thing that was addressed was the machine marks on the bolt.</p><p></p><p>Before I "clean-up" this rifle I will finish breaking-in the barrel and determine how it shoots.</p><p></p><p>In general the attention to detail is missing at Forbes or maybe just my rifle?</p><p></p><p>All I can say is Remington, Winchester and certainly Kimber rifles are finished much better, cycle more smoothly and they all cost considerably less!</p><p></p><p>Maybe I just got a "lemon" but Forbes service leaves something to be desired.</p><p></p><p>Has anyone else experienced these problems from their Forbes rifle?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jrifle, post: 933479, member: 78802"] My two cents --- When I considered ordering a custom/semi custom rifle I narrowed my choices to a Kimber, which I was familiar with or the Forbes. I chose the more expensive Forbes 24B in .280 Remington and I am totally disappointed. The rifle basically feels good but right off I begin to have doubts due to the heavy machining marks on the fluted bolt; then roughness of the bolt when cycling. I started shooting single rounds while breaking-in the barrel. After about 10 rounds I decided to load the magazine to check cartridge cycling. It cycled rough and I noticed heavy scratch marks on the casings when ejected. I disassembled the rifle and the first thing I noticed was that the magazine follower spring was fitted improperly which I repaired with a dremmel tool. I found the reason for the case scratches was due the roughness on the underside of the action where the cartridge rubbed when loaded from the magazine. I also found that the magazine follower rubbed hard on the under side of the bolt when cycled with no cartridge in the magazine. After I worked on it for a while with emory paper I decided that after the amount I spent on it I would send it back to Forbes with ample documentation and shell casings. I just got the rifle back after three months and the only thing that was addressed was the machine marks on the bolt. Before I "clean-up" this rifle I will finish breaking-in the barrel and determine how it shoots. In general the attention to detail is missing at Forbes or maybe just my rifle? All I can say is Remington, Winchester and certainly Kimber rifles are finished much better, cycle more smoothly and they all cost considerably less! Maybe I just got a "lemon" but Forbes service leaves something to be desired. Has anyone else experienced these problems from their Forbes rifle? [/QUOTE]
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