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Posted: 5/25/2001 10:56:15 PM EDT
Anyone own or familiar with the Gibbs Quest II Extreme Carbine?

[url]www.gibbsrifle.com/sport.html[/url]


Thanks in advance.
Link Posted: 5/26/2001 1:24:06 AM EDT
[#1]
INTERESTING TO ME TOO.
I'd like to hear from an actual owner of a Gibbs to see if these rifles really are what they claim to be.
Cosmetically, they look great. But it's the guts that I want to know about.
Not too many people seem to be buying 'em.
Link Posted: 5/26/2001 4:49:29 AM EDT
[#2]
This rifle is nothing more than the 2A or Enfield prettied up.Both of the above are one of the best bolt military rifles made.The 2A is a 308 version of the #1 Enfield.These were new rifles made in India.They did use parts from there 1950's #1.
India and Austrailia never switched to the #4.



Link Posted: 5/26/2001 5:06:04 AM EDT
[#3]
I own a model 7 carbine......i did have a problem with thier wokmanship on 2 minor items, which i easily solved myself....overall i am very pleased with it and well worth the cost. as armalite fan says, it is a 2a enfield, so you don`t have to worry about strength. just look over the particular gun you intend to buy.....what impressed me is the condition of the bore/rifling....excellent....i looked at the nickle plated one also, but the 7 is good enough.....good luck......[smoke]...p.s. a LOT of fun especially with any surplus ammo.....
Link Posted: 5/26/2001 8:04:50 AM EDT
[#4]
I bought 3 of their cut down No4's and the workmanship was (be diplomatic now Noname) kinda a lot like the fine quality that Century has been known to produce...
Link Posted: 5/26/2001 9:50:57 AM EDT
[#5]
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I bought 3 of their cut down No4's and the workmanship was (be diplomatic now Noname) kinda a lot like the fine quality that Century has been known to produce...
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That is a shame, as I thought this might be a good put 'er away wet rifle....time to start looking again. Does it ever end?
Link Posted: 5/26/2001 5:09:13 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 5/26/2001 6:19:17 PM EDT
[#7]
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I have no firsthand expierience with it, so can't comment except to say rifles with rear sights of this type just don't work well with my eyes anymore.  Give me a rear peep aperture or scope instead.  safe shooting
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                                        The rear sight was one problem with the one i have......solution, old williams peep sight...............[sniper]
Link Posted: 5/26/2001 10:29:02 PM EDT
[#8]
I have one of the original Quest I guns (.303 Brit) and have had great success with it.  Accurate, good workmanship, fun to shoot.  For the price, they are hard to beat.
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