Ok....just got back from my FFL dealer and picked up the GIBBS Quest Etreme.
Low and behold you can see the rifle in this months issue of GUNS & AMMO.
They do a short piece on the new line of Jungle carbines.
Well when I pulled mine out of the BOX at the shop everyone said what the heck is that.
I explained to them what it was, showed them the original advertisment from a gun mag so they could see the listed features.
We handed the rifle around everyone liked it's feel, it's fit, the Nickle finish is nice MAT not shiny....NOW remeber they just aplied it over the rifle after it was ported and new fron sight assembly and flashider was mounted (All original markings still evident, NO nicks or scratches removed from metal).....they did not smooth or rework the metal....I did not expect a newly manufactured polished rifle.
( They do select exceptionaly nice No.4's before starting the conversion....I don't mean to say that the riflewas beat up under the Nickle finish it looks great all over...but I had to say for clarity that they start with a 50 year old rifle.)
Just look at the pictures in GUNS & AMMO.
Except those look a might shiny to me...could be the Photo flash doing that.
It had NEW wood, NEW sling swivel studs( The pictures don't show them in Guns&AMMO but they do come on the rifle).
NEW brass But plate....( I will be mounting a SLIP-ON recoil pad).
New 10 round Magazine.
New flip over peep sights.( Adequate).
For the suggested retail price of $249 you can't beat it.
I will try it out this weekend with some NEW UMC .175 pointed rounds I got....for about 11.95 a box of 20.
I may go up to round nose 180's as an all around hunting/survival/defense round.
This may be a great candidate for a SCOUT RIFLE ....They make a NO Gunsmith mount for a scope and I may see If this will turn it into a inexpensive Scout platform.
Will let you know how it shoots soon.
Overall I like it alot for what I paid for it. $230 plus $9 shipping.
I GOT EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE.!
NO complaints from me...I only hope it shoots as good as it looks, and feels ,and functions.
OHhh YEAH !
One great thing is that even though it is a Right hand bolt action and I am a Lefty it is slick and sweet to work the action.
And the safety lever is on the LEFT side so being LEFTY I just push up with my thumb without changing or shifting my grip, easy as can be and I was good to go.
Really liked that.!
WOLF
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