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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 257 Wby Mag on April 01, 2015, 07:22:33 PM

Title: Remington 788.....
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on April 01, 2015, 07:22:33 PM: Picked one up in 22-250 today. Seems they have a cult like following, anybody run one? They look and feel cheap, into it fairly cheap, supposed to be great shooters. Guess I'll find out
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Post by: Biggerhammer on April 01, 2015, 07:23:50 PM: The old school 788's are great! :tup:
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 01, 2015, 08:16:09 PM: I have one in 22-250 as well. Fun little gun. Only issue is mine ejects the spent brass into the scope knob and it doesnt eject correctly. And one of ky magazines is bent.
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Post by: motg9_6 on April 02, 2015, 06:42:09 AM: i love mine killed a bunch of coyotes with it and i always seem to underestimate it. you cant go wrong with them
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Post by: mazama on April 02, 2015, 08:50:38 PM: Good shooting guns,have one in 223,also had one in 44mag it shot good with anything I shot through it.
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Post by: mountainman on April 02, 2015, 09:33:11 PM: Shot my first cougar with one in 243 back in' 76 up Boesel. Canyon in the Methow. Nice gun, fast locktime!
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Post by: str8meat on April 03, 2015, 04:20:50 PM: they are junk give it to me for proper disposal :chuckle:
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Post by: HighlandLofts on April 03, 2015, 10:11:28 PM: The 788 rifles are a great gun for the cost. I have owned severalof them and sold a couple of them to friends. I still have my 243 topped with a Redfield 3X9, I've killed a ton of Whitetails in New York & Pennsylvania with it. I'll keep it until I cash in my chips.

If you want to flip it and make a few bucks I have a friend looking for that caliber in the 788.
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Post by: slm9s on April 05, 2015, 02:52:32 PM: I have a 308 and a custom 260. Both very accurate. I know I've showed this one before, but I love showing it off.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi59.tinypic.com%2F2cda2bs.jpg&hash=cada7f41ee4f32d1f352e6dbd03f917e59ef61da)

At the range working up loads (hence the T36!). It loves the 139 scenar.
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Post by: Biggerhammer on April 05, 2015, 02:56:39 PM: Great looking rifle Slm! Mind a quick run down on that stock, I really like it.
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Post by: slm9s on April 05, 2015, 08:11:57 PM: Thanks. It was a gun show find, and the seller knew very little. So, I wish I knew its story, but I don't. :dunno:
Title: Re: Remington 788.....
Post by: Biggerhammer on April 05, 2015, 10:21:23 PM: Quote from: slm9s on April 05, 2015, 08:11:57 PM
Thanks. It was a gun show find, and the seller knew very little. So, I wish I knew its story, but I don't. :dunno:

It's a great looking stock and really makes that rifle stand out.
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on April 07, 2015, 06:42:10 PM: Great gun....I have one in .243 and just bedded the action ... I shot .5" groups before that with factory ammo :tup: