Remington Model 788
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You need to post a picture of it here:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1662263#post1662263
Ted
I am not very good with these computing machines. Will try to post picture - again...
Is this it?
Note: Above is the 'thumbnail' pic of your pic... below is the full pic:
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I own two 788s in .308 and one in .222. They all have great triggers and all shoot better than I can hold.
I regard one of the .308s as my 'meat gun' as it has never failed to connect and put game down with one shot.
One .308 prefers 150 gr Winchester PSPs and the other will only group well with 165s. The .222 likes Winchester 52 gr PSPs.
I glass bedded all three and zero never changes. I finished the factory stocks with a granite finish spray paint that looks like an after-market stock and is easily touched up as required.
If they have a fault, it's the detachable magazine. Find and stash spares!
Todd
I regard one of the .308s as my 'meat gun' as it has never failed to connect and put game down with one shot.
One .308 prefers 150 gr Winchester PSPs and the other will only group well with 165s. The .222 likes Winchester 52 gr PSPs.
I glass bedded all three and zero never changes. I finished the factory stocks with a granite finish spray paint that looks like an after-market stock and is easily touched up as required.
If they have a fault, it's the detachable magazine. Find and stash spares!
Todd
Interesting that you mention the trigger. It's my only real gripe with this gun. All the ones I've tried have been acceptably clean, but H-E-A-V-Y. Heavy like one of Armedsask's women.
I like my triggers to be around 2-3 lbs, and every 788 I've tried has been at least three times that
I like my triggers to be around 2-3 lbs, and every 788 I've tried has been at least three times that
I have owned a number of 788s over the years. All of them were very accurate. However, with the new Stevens 200 from Savage at less than $350 including taxes and shipping, and available from 223 to 300 Win Mag, all my 788s are gone.
The Stevens is more accurate and considerably lighter, plus no detachable magazine to rattle around or lose.
Ted
The Stevens is more accurate and considerably lighter, plus no detachable magazine to rattle around or lose.
Ted
I have owned a number of 788s over the years. All of them were very accurate. However, with the new Stevens 200 from Savage at less than $350 including taxes and shipping, and available from 223 to 300 Win Mag, all my 788s are gone.
The Stevens is more accurate and considerably lighter, plus no detachable magazine to rattle around or lose.
Ted
Geez Ted, you're applying logic to a very emotional discussion!
I would have thought that a detachable mag would be seen as an advanatge for a hunting rifle, so the ammo can be removed without having to cycle it all thru the action.
Somewhere along the way I acquired a handful of flourescent red peel and stick paper shhets.
I have cut a strip of this and stuck it around my hunting mags. The red piece is near the top, so it does not show unless out of the rifle. I have never lost one, but if i did, backtracking to look for it might be more productive withthe red stripe.
Somewhere along the way I acquired a handful of flourescent red peel and stick paper shhets.
I have cut a strip of this and stuck it around my hunting mags. The red piece is near the top, so it does not show unless out of the rifle. I have never lost one, but if i did, backtracking to look for it might be more productive withthe red stripe.
The 788, like the 600, has become a kind of a "cult" rifle. They were an accurate rifle but not necessarily a dependable one (see the previous post re the bolt stop and bolt handles.
I started making adjustable triggers of 788 triggers back in the late '70's.
I made a Light Varmint class BR rifle on one and it was quite competitive at 200 yards but I could never get it to shoot much under .3 at 100. Cases did not seem to stretch too badly in spite of the rear lockup. All in all I have always considered the 788 to be an interesting but somewhat over rated rifle. Regards, Bill.
I started making adjustable triggers of 788 triggers back in the late '70's.
I made a Light Varmint class BR rifle on one and it was quite competitive at 200 yards but I could never get it to shoot much under .3 at 100. Cases did not seem to stretch too badly in spite of the rear lockup. All in all I have always considered the 788 to be an interesting but somewhat over rated rifle. Regards, Bill.
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