{"id":14660,"date":"2017-11-10T19:38:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T19:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=14660"},"modified":"2017-11-10T19:38:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T19:38:56","slug":"the-magic-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-magic-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magic Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14661\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Melvin.jpg?resize=1000%2C572\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Melvin.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Melvin.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Melvin.jpg?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A few years back Melvin Forbes &#8211; the man behind <a href=\"http:\/\/newultralightarms.com\">New Ultra Light Arms<\/a> &#8211; spent an evening at my deer camp talking about his rifle. I was smart enough &#8211; sometimes I have moments of greatness &#8211; to get it all on video. If you&#8217;re truly interested in learning about the most well built\u00a0bolt-action rifle ever made &#8211; the rifle that started the lightweight craze &#8211; you&#8217;ll enjoy these videos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Companies have stolen his technology and cannot not make it work right.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gunsmiths have tried to copy these rifles, but cannot figure them out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And, others have tried to mass produce them to no avail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There&#8217;s only one guy that can build these rifles, and here is a small part of his story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If I could only own one rifle&#8230;The thing is, I have four of them and I&#8217;m getting ready to order another!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1249\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5LZ9ZHg3Q7s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=331&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1249\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GcUOvCoT2hQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1249\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3waIsdivVb0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1249\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K5UjBQk-Rp0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few years back Melvin Forbes &#8211; the man behind New Ultra Light Arms &#8211; spent an evening at my deer camp talking about his rifle. I was smart enough &#8211; sometimes I have moments of greatness &#8211; to get it all on video. If you&#8217;re truly interested in learning about the most well built\u00a0bolt-action rifle ever made &#8211; the rifle that &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2522,2500],"tags":[134,2370,135,136,1762],"class_list":["post-14660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hunt","category-shooting","tag-hunting-rifles","tag-light-rifles","tag-melvin-forbes","tag-new-ultra-light-arms","tag-nula"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-3Os","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10735,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/ultra-light-hunting-rifle-stories\/","url_meta":{"origin":14660,"position":0},"title":"Ultra Light Hunting Rifle Stories","author":"gunwriter","date":"December 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Most of the stories you hear about good hunting rifles\u00a0involve itty-bitty groups or ridiculously\u00a0long and difficult shots. This is because that's really all there is to tell about most hunting rifles. There is an exception and that's the rifles from New Ultra Light Arms.\u00a0In\u00a01985, New Ultra Light Arms started the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;HUNTING&quot;","block_context":{"text":"HUNTING","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/hunt\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"NULA-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NULA-11.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NULA-11.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NULA-11.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NULA-11.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11097,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/melvin-forbes-and-his-famous-rifle-stock\/","url_meta":{"origin":14660,"position":1},"title":"Melvin Forbes and his Famous Rifle Stock","author":"gunwriter","date":"January 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the last of a four-part video series on Melvin Forbes and the wondrous rifle he created 30 years ago. If you are a hunter and you like light rifles I urge you to watch all four videos. Even if you are not a fan of light weight hunting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;HUNTING&quot;","block_context":{"text":"HUNTING","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/hunt\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Melvin Forbes and his wife Patty receiving the Pioneer Award from the National Rifle Association. ","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Melvin-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10952,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/melvin-forbes-rifle-magician\/","url_meta":{"origin":14660,"position":2},"title":"Melvin Forbes &#8211; Rifle Magician","author":"gunwriter","date":"December 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The history of the rifle revolves around just a few men. Jacob and Samuel Hawken gave the muzzleloader respect that has remained untarnished for almost 200 years. John Browning applied a level of engineering rapidity, volume and genius of which has never been matched. And, Paul Mauser concocted a rugged,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Bolt Action Rifles\"","block_context":{"text":"Bolt Action Rifles","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/tag\/bolt-action-rifles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Melvin-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Melvin-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Melvin-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Melvin-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Melvin-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14385,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/rifle-school-and-the-professor\/","url_meta":{"origin":14660,"position":3},"title":"Rifle School and the Professor","author":"gunwriter","date":"July 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Rifle school. 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I\u2019m not sure a school like this actually exists but because I have a friend who could be the lead\u00a0professor\u00a0of that school, I\u2019m unofficially\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EDITORIAL&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EDITORIAL","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"RC-9","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RC-9.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RC-9.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RC-9.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RC-9.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16371,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/daily-blog-12-6-20\/","url_meta":{"origin":14660,"position":4},"title":"Daily Blog: 12\/6\/20 (Melvin Forbes)","author":"gunwriter","date":"December 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I'm working on an article for Gun Digest about my friend Melvin Forbes from New Ultra Light Arms. I've written a similar story multiple times and I can never seem to capture the magnificence of it all. Of course, in every case I'm only allowed 2000 words or less\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Daily Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Daily Blog","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/daily-blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rifle.jpg?fit=1000%2C225&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rifle.jpg?fit=1000%2C225&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rifle.jpg?fit=1000%2C225&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rifle.jpg?fit=1000%2C225&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14250,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/i-have-this-rifle\/","url_meta":{"origin":14660,"position":5},"title":"I Have This Rifle","author":"gunwriter","date":"February 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"There are five rifles from New Ultra Light Arms\u00a0(NULA) that live in my house. 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