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two-dogs said:
yep, but wishful thinking, are you really gonna find a 358 Win in an 88? Nope, ain't gonna happen! If it does, how thick is your wallet? Hopefully it is as thick as the carigananna bush out front! If ya really want a Superior 88 style rifle, look and pray and shop and cross your fingers for a find of a Sako Finnwolf in 308 or 243!!! The 88 twin look-a-like, but a huge step up in quality. Don't let some a$$ hole tell ya it's just a glorified Win 88, cause it sure as hell ain't! Sako = quality! I known, I shopped for years for one before I finally scored one!
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True but you still have to include .358 when listing Model 88 cals. The OP doesn't care for them so the 88 is off the table anyway. Probably just as well, as I think the BLR is the rifle for him. On a side note though, I just scored an 88 in .358 about a month ago off the EE for what I thought was a pretty good price.
 
Find yourself a pre Remington Marlin 1895 CB 45-70. Top it with a 2x7x32 scope. Load it up with some 405 Remingtons moving at 1650 fps and you'll have a 100 yd MOA lever gun that holds 10 rounds!!!

I find the BLR's smooth but not as fast as my Win 94 which can be cranked at some pretty quick speeds. lol

HA
 
BLR's and 88's and such are to lever guns as the new Dodge Dart and Charger are to the originals.

Marlins. Winchesters. Full length tube mags. Straight stocks. Big, heavy, slow round nose bullets. Little short, or real long octagon barrels. Peep sights. That's the REAL lever gun.
 
I have a Win 88 in 358 win. and a BLR in 243 win. wouldn't part with either of them. The win 88 was a 308 but barrel was shot out of it so I had it bored to 358 . Shoots excellent. I think the 88's are a classy rifle.
 
HuntAway said:
Find yourself a pre Remington Marlin 1895 CB 45-70. Top it with a 2x7x32 scope. Load it up with some 405 Remingtons moving at 1650 fps and you'll have a 100 yd MOA lever gun that holds 10 rounds!!!

I find the BLR's smooth but not as fast as my Win 94 which can be cranked at some pretty quick speeds. lol

HA
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I bought a bunch of that HSM 45-70 ammo loaded with the 430 grain hard cast lead flat point bullets from Cabelas in Winnipeg before they jacked the price per box into the stratosphere. It pushes those big lead bullets out the muzzle of my Guide Gun about 1710 fps and is very accurate. It's so expensive now I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole. Good thing I bought 20 boxes when it was a lot cheaper.
 
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