Not a bit surprised at the Win. 88 come Savage 99.
It is amazing how many hunters do not know what brand of rifle they have. I couldn't count how many gun owners have told me they had a Springfield rifle, when reality they had a rifle of some sort, chambered for the 30-06.
A woman wanted to order mounts for her "30-06" rifle, and got real snotty when I said I would have to see the rifle. She snorted, "It's a 30-06, why would you have to see it!"
Others have told me they had a 308 rifle, but couldn't tell me what kind, when I asked them. The common answer was "Winchester," because it used 308 Winchester ammunition.