My father bought me a new 788 in 308 Cal. Brand New for$110.00 in 1973 it has never failed, never missed and held a group any high dollar rifle would be proud of...
The Remington 580, 581, 582, and 541 22lr series rifles have this same rear lug locking bolt to chamber system and these rifles also have a reputation of extreme accuracy. I believe the free floating forward part of the bolt atribute's a lot to this accuracy. The free floating bolt head Lockes up to the chamber breach in a no pressure side to side or up and down force to the face of the cartridge being locked into the chamber allowing that round to seek its own perfect centering in the bore of the rifle. All forward locking lug rifles when locking the cartridge into the chamber force that round to center its self to the squareness of the bolt face to the breach face of that chamber. So if the Locking lugs and bolt face to the breach face to the back of the cartridge face are not all perfectly centered that bullet starts down the bore off center. I'm sure anyone reading this is saying to themselves that this only makes since to the person writing this lol but ITS TRUE! Really it is lol lol. Also the lock time of the firing pin in these bolts are by far the fastest time of ANY! firearm made, something like 600 mil a seconds. "Lock Time" is the time between trigger releasing the firing pint to point of firing pin hitting the cartridge primer face lighting off the round. The faster the lock time equates into better accuracy. Hope this made since to somebody lol.
My Pops used his 788 22.250 as his primary Deer gun for many years. I'm not much of a hunter myself but I've read online that the 22-250 is not an "ethical" deer hunting rifle but he bagged hundreds of deer with his. He was also a really good shot so that probably helps.
Was just gifted a 788 in 243. My grandpa got it for my dad, my dad passed it down to me. Haven’t shot it yet, but I’m glad I found this video. Now I’m just trying to date it.
In 1974 I worked all summer to buy my first gun with my own money. I was 17. I was torn between the Winchester 94 and the 788. I only had enough for the 94 which came in at a cool 74 bucks. I still have it and love it, but a couple of years ago I found a mint condition 1979 788 at Cabela's for 369.00 and I jumped on it. I think it was so cheap because there was no magazine, but I bought one from you folks and I love it.
Back in the day,(1978?) got a new 788 in .223 for my wife to use as a 200 yard offhand match rifle. Cut down the stock LOP, Installed a Timney trigger, Redfield match iron sights. The super fast lock time helps the accuracy when shooting offhand. She did pretty well. I used it for some 200 yard prone turkey matches. Easy to keep them in the X-ring. Never went home without a turkey. It's been a great shooter, so I put it in a cool looking laminated thumb-hole (drop-in) stock, and it still shoots better than I can hold it. It's just heavier now.. :)
Working a gun show for my rifle club, a vendor brought in a closet queen .243 Carbine and I’ll just say it never made it to the show. We struck a deal and it went home with me. The trigger was gummed up, and after cleaning it wasn’t bad, but the Timney was worth the upgrade. I tossed a 3x9x40 Leopold on it and with Hornady Whitetail 100 grain ammo it will shoot three holes touching at 100 yards all day long. It’s one of those guns that will be with me until I die. Great shooting, easy to carry, and amazing accuracy. Thanks for the video!
Interesting as I can't use 100 gr. ammo as it's won't be stabilized.in my 788 in .243. 100 gr. tumbles. 80 gr. are deadly accurate for deer and wolves as are 50-55 gr. for coyotes..
While I've never owned one, I have experience with four of these rifles-2 .308's, .243. &.22-250. All four were phenomenally accurate (well under sub-m.o.a with good hand loads). The funniest situation involved the .22-250. I had a friend for whom money wasn't an issue with respect to his rifles. He purchased a Sako in .22-250 to carry around in his Scout on coyote hunts. This was more than forty years ago when he paid $450 for the rifle. It was not only beautiful but shot extremely small groups. After buying it he thought better about carrying it around in the back of his truck and so went to a discount store and bought a plain hardwood stock 788 for $90. It was homely as a pig, but that rifle shot absolutely lights out. It wasn't long before he sold the Sako.
Beautiful rifles. No fancy gun vault decoration to interfere with the job it was designed to do. Far more accurate than the beauty queens. I also shoot Sako which are also beautiful rifles but a huge price difference. Both are extremely accurate.
In 1969, when I was 12, my father bought me a 788 in .22-250 caliber to hunt deer and I still have it 50 years later. I remember the 1969 price, $89.95. I've never owned a more accurate rifle.
The Remington 788 in 222 back in the day embarrassed many benchrest shooters with their expensive custom made bull barreled rifles. I wished I would have 788s in place of all the 700s I've owned . Hind site is 2020.
With a Timney trigger installed , I added more Life to this oldie of mine in .243. Also using Accu Bond bullets in my reloads made it a perfect deer rifle for me for many years now ! I will never sell it.
The Lee Enfield rifles of British fame all use rear locking lugs and they are superbly accurate. I love my 788 in 7mm-08. It is just so simple and easy shooting.
I have one that my parents gave me in 1970 or so for Christmas. I am 65 now, and both my daughters and grand kids have all taken deer with the old 788 in 243.
I almost had mine rechambered for 22-250 the reason I decided not to because it was such an old rifle I thought it was just a damn bad thing to do, but damn that was an accurate somebutch! That was before I got good at bench shooting, so I don't really know what it was capable of but I hit a coyote at 240 yards one shot, coyote was at a dead run. I wasn't afraid to carry it in the vehicle and man it was accurate!
I have one in .222 that shoots sub-moa with every load that I've put through it. I also have another in .308 that I paid $30 for because the bolt handle was missing which I've been thinking about rebarreling to .243 AI. After watching this I will definitely be moving forward with the build.
I've had my Remington 788 in .308 caliber since 1974 I paid $99 brand new for it. I've shot a lot of deer with it Always been a very accurate rifle I actually used it with open sights for the first 10 years
@@timwilson8118 .243 is what she got , harvested a very nice Symetrical tipical 8 pointer yesterday evening around 200lb mark , her face lit up like a Xmas tree , got home late last night after 450 yrs drag out full of blood first thing she did was wipe off her new gun , saying I'll never get rid of this .
My dad bought me my first rifle when I was 12 year old. A 788 in 6mm rem. I shot everything with that rifle, deer, elk, moose and bear. Until the barrel shot out in my early 20's. Im in my 30's now and just finished re-stocking it and putting a 26" 6.5creed heavy bartlien barrel on it for better ammo availability. Shoots 1/4 inch hornady sst superfromance factory ammo at 3100 fps just like when it was a 6 rem. Love these actions
Years ago I Advised a friend on a budget to buy one in 22-250 and it out shot my 700 bull barrel 22-250 the 600 mohawk used the same action and was an over achiever as well in 6mm Remington.
My first bolt action center fire was the 788 22 250. Shooting woodchucks in North Jersey farms was a snap. We did have the trigger smooth out 6 times at my local gunsmith. Laying flat 3 shots at 100 yards covered by a dime every time. A had a weaver 2.5 to 7 power scope.
I have the 788 in a 222 and a 100 yards and 200 yards three shot groups u can cover with a nickel so accurate neem offered a lot of money but wont sell it good video
I don't remember what year mine was but a friend was with me when I busted a coyote about 240 yards and it took me about 3 seconds to level the gun and drop that coyote he was at a dead run too if I would have waited two more seconds he would have been in the creek in the trees and I couldn't have made the shot. I was so glad I had somebody with me to see that and the gun was far more accurate than I was!
Mine I picked up in.223 back in the mid '70s and was my squirrel and coyote rifle for years, picked it as a kit with scope (Universal),mount and rings for $130.00. It is still a tack driver!!
I’ve owned one in .308win that I bought almost 40 years ago now, it had the longer barrel to boot. Bought it new and I shoots as well or better than rifles that are much more expensive.
Right on. 788's are all I own. I go to the bench range and the Tika, Sako and Burgura guys are like "Is that a 788?" Better bring their A game least they loose to an economy gun of '67 to '81. They are what they are. Come and see. Buy an original imho. They are so good that they have been reworked over and over. Can't attest to that. I just don't know it all. Buy an original. Make sure trigger grease has not dried. Test that trigger with snapper keepers and you can become elite.
I have a 788 in 7mm-08 Rem 18.5” carbine…Great gun! Very simple looking but the function is amazing. My grandpa gave me that rifle along with a 700 BDL in .243 and a few other guns. I like the 700 but, I actually prefer the 788 better cartridge and I really like having a shorter barrel.
My first rifle in .243 when I was 15. Over 40 years ago. Damn I loved it, and it was my only firearm for many years. A mate still has it. And yep, it was accurate out of the box. Ugly finish on it, did I care?
I have a few of them. The ones that I have shot are accurate. I have one rebored to .358 that I have not shot yet, though. I think the small magazine opening and ejection port make for a more accurate gun.
I love Mine in 222 I have had 2 of them I was out shooting with a Major So California Law enforcement agency one was a station Armor and was a SWAT Leader/Instructer a ground squirrel popped on the range on the 150 Yard berm they opened up with a AR-15 and a M1A missing with several rounds each it took Me second or 2 to get him in My scope I fired 1 round a 50 Grain HP the squirrel flipped over dead We all went down range to look at him there was only one hole. Mine right below the eye socket the SWAT Leader said " Man I don't ever want to have come after You " My 100.00 rifle and 45.00 no name 4 X scope out shot a 1,200.00 and 1,600.00 weapons
Not unusual at all for a factory 788. I've owned probably a dozen over the years and as long as they were reasonably card for they were all excellent shooters. A little hand loading and you can embarrass the guy with the Sako vixen or four grand Mc Millan. That's no joke.
Love Em!Growing up in Southern Ontario,in ag country,I used to shoot my 788 in .243.I'm on the hunt for another one for deer hunting in the north.Great gun,no frills.
My father gave me his 243 788. It was originally my grandpas but he gave it to my dad after a few years. I was 12 at the time, and let me tell you. I've shot around 20 deer, coyotes, badgers, Foxes. Just a gorgeous tac driver. In about 6 days I'm taking it out on my first moose hunt, can't wait!!
Funny, my first rifle was a Savage bolt 30-30. After a few years I traded it for a 788 in 6mm. That was 45 ish years ago and I still own and shoot that 788.
My grandfather had a 788 he left to me I remember as a kid early 90s a farmer use to get my grandfather to take care of his deer problem in his soy bean fields....I clear as day remember him having 9 deer down in 1 field in a single afternoon spent all night cleaning them. Fox hunting was no different 1 afternoon truck bed filled over flowing with dead fox's out of a corn field with the old 243 and a wooden blow predator call. I miss that rifle I'd give everything I own to have it back
Yup! The 788 bargain basement Remingtons were outshooting a lot of people I knew with bench rifles costing 3-5 times as much. Sometimes even more and that is a very hard pill to swallow when you are spending time in precision handloading, buying bench-grade optics, and many hours of practicing. Well, then along comes some guy with a hummer and sends them into one hole. No one understood why with this sloppy bolt. I know a few guys that still have their 788's and I can almost promise that none of them will ever be sold
My dad has a 788 in .308. It's been a good gun over the years. The bolt would lock up if you used military surplus 7.62, because of the gas pressure, expanding the case in the chamber. So after about 3 shots we learned, do not use surplus military ammo in a civilian chambered, .308 rifle,that was late 80s 1990 time frame. But other than that, it's been a good gun. We have 2 mags for it, which the extra was hard to find at the time. Good video
I bought a 788 in .222 Remington from a Gibson's Discount store in 1969 for $48.75. I used that rifle varmint hunting for many years. It more than paid for itself.
I inherited my dad's Remington 788 chambered in .22-250. The last time he had it out I believe he said that it wouldn't extract reliably, but I'll have to play with it to find out exactly what's going on with it. I hope it's something relatively simple: I've read that spare parts are in short supply these days, and I'd hate for it to wind up being a glorified paperweight.
Site your refrences. I've visited Douglas, it's a small production shop and I thoroughly doubt they could have filled such a large commercial order. I've owned a few 788s and regardless where the barrels came from, they all shot very well...the triggers were atrocious.
I have a 788 in 222 Accurate riffles I have taken a lot of game with mine. I hate the safety and don't carry it much anymore. It is very easy to push the safety forward by accident while carrying it.
I looked for about 4 years for a magazine for the old BLR and they go from $250-300 in my experience. You may be talking about the new BLR. The pre-81 BLR had a different magazine.
I've had a 788 in .223 since 1980. The one complaint I, and a few others, have is it has ejection problems with a scope mounted. The cases hit the windage turret. I resolved the issue by rotating the scope CCW 90 degrees. It still shoots fine and has never been an issue for me. Does anyone else have this problem, and if so, what did you do to fix it?
YES! Mine in .222 leaves a very sharp burr on the mouth of the spent case. Thought it was knurling on the turret cover, but after filing a spot , didn't help a bit. Haven't figured it out yet. Just living with it.
I have a left handed 788 in 6mm Rem here in Australia. Trying to find someone to build a carbon fibre stock for it. Mine shoots quite well also. Where is the best place to get Timney trigger for it.
You should have shown your 30-30. Those are much more rare and valuable. They also use a different/better extractor than the standard 788. One of the reasons I own one.
I had a 788 in 308 and I had two problems with the gun. 1. The bolt stop was weak and the bolt would come out of the action when I cycled the bolt. 2. Extraction problems, never load a round into the action by hand, always cycle the the bolt with the round in the clip. Something about how the rounds come out of the clip , the extractor would grab the cartridge better. 3. The original Finnish just scratched off , cheap.
I purchased a 788 in 1967, I think it was less than a $100.00. Out of all the varmint rifles I owned, it was the most accurate, and reliable . When this rifle came on the market, I remember everyone discussing reasons why it was so good. I don’t remember the exact terminology, but it was how the trigger released. Maybe someone knows something about this.
Viewers should use caution when looking at a used 788 or installing a new trigger. The 788 only used one trigger pin, through a small block about the size of a sugar cube. Unfortunately, this block separates where the hole is drilled through it for the trigger pin, thus making it impossible for trigger to mount to action. Expensive pain in the tutu to repair.
The lock up on this rifle saved my life I had someone load me ammo that turned out to be way over pressure 1 lug was all that stayed together Remington said pressure was over 90,000 pounds
My Remington model 600 222 the finish was shinny and I striped it down and just use tong oil and that’s and you can rub more on any you want and not shinny .
Looks like the norinco jw 105 rifle. Im buying one jist because it comes in 556/223 and theres no rifles like this around here. nice little deer gun . Whitetail deer and mule deer will get the 55 grain bullets. Set the rifle to 300 yards like the m16 . Have a nice little hunting rifle.
My old friend is trying to sell me his Remington 788 .308, when testing out the gun I noticed that if the safety is on, the bolt locks into place, is this normal? I have personally never used a bolt action where this is the case.
I have a 788 in 6mm. It shoots fantastic. It is super accurate. It was my original deer hunting gun purchased about 43 years ago and I still use it. I've got it set up with a nice scope on it.
I have a 788 Remington 6MM I got brand new for Christmas when I was 15 years old. I’m 57 years old and still looks like new and shoots just the same .
My father bought me a new 788 in 308 Cal. Brand New for$110.00 in 1973 it has never failed, never missed and held a group any high dollar rifle would be proud of...
The Remington 580, 581, 582, and 541 22lr series rifles have this same rear lug locking bolt to chamber system and these rifles also have a reputation of extreme accuracy. I believe the free floating forward part of the bolt atribute's a lot to this accuracy. The free floating bolt head Lockes up to the chamber breach in a no pressure side to side or up and down force to the face of the cartridge being locked into the chamber allowing that round to seek its own perfect centering in the bore of the rifle. All forward locking lug rifles when locking the cartridge into the chamber force that round to center its self to the squareness of the bolt face to the breach face of that chamber. So if the Locking lugs and bolt face to the breach face to the back of the cartridge face are not all perfectly centered that bullet starts down the bore off center. I'm sure anyone reading this is saying to themselves that this only makes since to the person writing this lol but ITS TRUE! Really it is lol lol. Also the lock time of the firing pin in these bolts are by far the fastest time of ANY! firearm made, something like 600 mil a seconds. "Lock Time" is the time between trigger releasing the firing pint to point of firing pin hitting the cartridge primer face lighting off the round. The faster the lock time equates into better accuracy. Hope this made since to somebody lol.
I have a 788 in 222. It's still very accurate after all these years. Love my triple deuce
My 788 been putting food on my table for years now. Nothing like a good old Remington.
I have a 788 in .308
Very accurate.
Very reliable.
I have a 788 6mm but I love it because it’s an odd ball anymore
My Pops used his 788 22.250 as his primary Deer gun for many years. I'm not much of a hunter myself but I've read online that the 22-250 is not an "ethical" deer hunting rifle but he bagged hundreds of deer with his.
He was also a really good shot so that probably helps.
Was just gifted a 788 in 243. My grandpa got it for my dad, my dad passed it down to me. Haven’t shot it yet, but I’m glad I found this video. Now I’m just trying to date it.
......."just trying to date it", now THAT'S love! 😅
In 1974 I worked all summer to buy my first gun with my own money. I was 17. I was torn between the Winchester 94 and the 788. I only had enough for the 94 which came in at a cool 74 bucks. I still have it and love it, but a couple of years ago I found a mint condition 1979 788 at Cabela's for 369.00 and I jumped on it. I think it was so cheap because there was no magazine, but I bought one from you folks and I love it.
I’m so damn lucky! I just found a Left Hand Remington 788 308 at my local gun store! Going to get it tomorrow
How’s it shoot?
I have a 788 chambered in .222 Rem and it is exceptionally accurate. A two generation hand me down, which I love. Great video guys, thanks!
I bought one in .243 Winchester. Great shooter!
Back in the day,(1978?) got a new 788 in .223 for my wife to use as a 200 yard offhand match rifle. Cut down the stock LOP, Installed a Timney trigger, Redfield match iron sights. The super fast lock time helps the accuracy when shooting offhand. She did pretty well. I used it for some 200 yard prone turkey matches. Easy to keep them in the X-ring. Never went home without a turkey. It's been a great shooter, so I put it in a cool looking laminated thumb-hole (drop-in) stock, and it still shoots better than I can hold it. It's just heavier now.. :)
Working a gun show for my rifle club, a vendor brought in a closet queen .243 Carbine and I’ll just say it never made it to the show. We struck a deal and it went home with me. The trigger was gummed up, and after cleaning it wasn’t bad, but the Timney was worth the upgrade. I tossed a 3x9x40 Leopold on it and with Hornady Whitetail 100 grain ammo it will shoot three holes touching at 100 yards all day long.
It’s one of those guns that will be with me until I die. Great shooting, easy to carry, and amazing accuracy.
Thanks for the video!
Interesting as I can't use 100 gr. ammo as it's won't be stabilized.in my 788 in .243. 100 gr. tumbles. 80 gr. are deadly accurate for deer and wolves as are 50-55 gr. for coyotes..
great gun...i have a late 70's chambered in 6mm rem....love it
While I've never owned one, I have experience with four of these rifles-2 .308's, .243. &.22-250. All four were phenomenally accurate (well under sub-m.o.a with good hand loads). The funniest situation involved the .22-250. I had a friend for whom money wasn't an issue with respect to his rifles. He purchased a Sako in .22-250 to carry around in his Scout on coyote hunts. This was more than forty years ago when he paid $450 for the rifle. It was not only beautiful but shot extremely small groups. After buying it he thought better about carrying it around in the back of his truck and so went to a discount store and bought a plain hardwood stock 788 for $90. It was homely as a pig, but that rifle shot absolutely lights out. It wasn't long before he sold the Sako.
Beautiful rifles. No fancy gun vault decoration to interfere with the job it was designed to do. Far more accurate than the beauty queens. I also shoot Sako which are also beautiful rifles but a huge price difference. Both are extremely accurate.
I have a 788 in .243 given to me by my grandfather after I shot and killed my first deer I absolutely love how accurate it is.
That’s the exact same way I got my 788. Same caliber too.
In 1969, when I was 12, my father bought me a 788 in .22-250 caliber to hunt deer and I still have it 50 years later. I remember the 1969 price, $89.95. I've never owned a more accurate rifle.
Really neat , simple and accurate rifle . Great value .
So glad to see you all making these great videos on these awesome guns
The Remington 788 is a solid built gun.
I own several, my favorite is a carbine version in 308.
The Remington 788 in 222 back in the day embarrassed many benchrest shooters with their expensive custom made bull barreled rifles. I wished I would have 788s in place of all the 700s I've owned . Hind site is 2020.
With a Timney trigger installed , I added more Life to this oldie of mine in .243.
Also using Accu Bond bullets in my reloads made it a perfect deer rifle for me for many years now !
I will never sell it.
The Lee Enfield rifles of British fame all use rear locking lugs and they are superbly accurate.
I love my 788 in 7mm-08. It is just so simple and easy shooting.
I have one that my parents gave me in 1970 or so for Christmas. I am 65 now, and both my daughters and grand kids have all taken deer with the old 788 in 243.
Can you shoot 100 gr? Mine won't stabilize the the heavier bullets. 80 gr. is deadly. Not uncommon.
@garnieross9958 i generally shot Sierra 85gr BTHP for years in the Match King. But in recent years i use the Nosler 90 gr balistic tip.
I had my shot out 22/250 rebarreled to 6mm BR too. Timney trigger and it will shoot .250" at 100 yds without a problem. Also have a 308, great rifles.
I almost had mine rechambered for 22-250 the reason I decided not to because it was such an old rifle I thought it was just a damn bad thing to do, but damn that was an accurate somebutch! That was before I got good at bench shooting, so I don't really know what it was capable of but I hit a coyote at 240 yards one shot, coyote was at a dead run. I wasn't afraid to carry it in the vehicle and man it was accurate!
I have one in .222 that shoots sub-moa with every load that I've put through it. I also have another in .308 that I paid $30 for because the bolt handle was missing which I've been thinking about rebarreling to .243 AI. After watching this I will definitely be moving forward with the build.
I've had my Remington 788 in .308 caliber since 1974 I paid $99 brand new for it. I've shot a lot of deer with it Always been a very accurate rifle I actually used it with open sights for the first 10 years
Have one in 6mm and it shoots great. Never have to worry about it
Excellent en 6/mm
I have a 788 in .243 shoots a group just over a quarter of an inch @ 100 yds. It isn't finicky about ammo, just all around a great gun
This is the very type review I was looking for , I'm currently looking for one for my daughter in .243 or .308 ,
My dad got one it was his first gun we use for moose Newfoundland.
jeez ur daughter she’s lucky i’ve only got my dads 6mm remington
@@grn420bd Yes by, also from Newfoundland and I have one in .308 I hunt moose with
Definitely go with the 243. Her shoulder will thank you.
@@timwilson8118 .243 is what she got , harvested a very nice Symetrical tipical 8 pointer yesterday evening around 200lb mark , her face lit up like a Xmas tree , got home late last night after 450 yrs drag out full of blood first thing she did was wipe off her new gun , saying I'll never get rid of this .
The Steyr SSG locks up almost exactly the same. It too is supremely accurate!
My dad bought me my first rifle when I was 12 year old. A 788 in 6mm rem. I shot everything with that rifle, deer, elk, moose and bear. Until the barrel shot out in my early 20's. Im in my 30's now and just finished re-stocking it and putting a 26" 6.5creed heavy bartlien barrel on it for better ammo availability. Shoots 1/4 inch hornady sst superfromance factory ammo at 3100 fps just like when it was a 6 rem. Love these actions
I have 3 of the 788's, one in 30-30 it's a shooter too. Also have a 222 and a 22-250 in the 788.
Years ago I Advised a friend on a budget to buy one in 22-250 and it out shot my 700 bull barrel 22-250 the 600 mohawk used the same action and was an over achiever as well in 6mm Remington.
788 has 9 rear lock lugs, 600 has 2 front lock lugs. Both great rifles but they are as different as apples and oranges. I know, got em both.
My first bolt action center fire was the 788 22 250. Shooting woodchucks in North Jersey farms was a snap. We did have the trigger smooth out 6 times at my local gunsmith. Laying flat 3 shots at 100 yards covered by a dime every time. A had a weaver 2.5 to 7 power scope.
I have the 788 in a 222 and a 100 yards and 200 yards three shot groups u can cover with a nickel so accurate neem offered a lot of money but wont sell it good video
My dad gave me his Remington 788 44 magnum yesterday..he bought it back in the early 70’s used for $75
Just picked a 1975 in .223!
I don't remember what year mine was but a friend was with me when I busted a coyote about 240 yards and it took me about 3 seconds to level the gun and drop that coyote he was at a dead run too if I would have waited two more seconds he would have been in the creek in the trees and I couldn't have made the shot. I was so glad I had somebody with me to see that and the gun was far more accurate than I was!
Mine I picked up in.223 back in the mid '70s and was my squirrel and coyote rifle for years, picked it as a kit with scope (Universal),mount and rings for $130.00. It is still a tack driver!!
They go for 600 buck's around here now. I bought one in 22-250 in 1987 for 219.99 brand new. It was a super accurate rifle that I foolishly sold🙁
Got an old 788 from my dad in 6 Rem. Ammo is a pain to get but I still love that old rifle.
I’ve owned one in .308win that I bought almost 40 years ago now, it had the longer barrel to boot. Bought it new and I shoots as well or better than rifles that are much more expensive.
Right on. 788's are all I own.
I go to the bench range and the Tika, Sako and Burgura guys are like "Is that a 788?" Better bring their A game least they loose to an economy gun of '67 to '81. They are what they are. Come and see.
Buy an original imho. They are so good that they have been reworked over and over. Can't attest to that. I just don't know it all. Buy an original. Make sure trigger grease has not dried. Test that trigger with snapper keepers and you can become elite.
I have a 788 in 7mm-08 Rem 18.5” carbine…Great gun! Very simple looking but the function is amazing. My grandpa gave me that rifle along with a 700 BDL in .243 and a few other guns. I like the 700 but, I actually prefer the 788 better cartridge and I really like having a shorter barrel.
My first rifle in .243 when I was 15. Over 40 years ago. Damn I loved it, and it was my only firearm for many years. A mate still has it. And yep, it was accurate out of the box. Ugly finish on it, did I care?
I've shot 3/4 in groups with a 788 in .308
I've got the 788 in 30-30 just got a new timney trigger , love this gun
I sold my 788 243 to my Sister and nephew. I want it back for my son now.
I have a few of them. The ones that I have shot are accurate. I have one rebored to .358 that I have not shot yet, though. I think the small magazine opening and ejection port make for a more accurate gun.
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I love Mine in 222 I have had 2 of them
I was out shooting with a Major So California Law enforcement agency one was a station Armor and was a SWAT Leader/Instructer a ground squirrel popped on the range on the 150 Yard berm they opened up with a AR-15 and a M1A missing with several rounds each it took Me second or 2 to get him in My scope I fired 1 round a 50 Grain HP the squirrel flipped over dead We all went down range to look at him there was only one hole. Mine right below the eye socket
the SWAT Leader said " Man I don't ever want to have come after You "
My 100.00 rifle and 45.00 no name 4 X scope out shot a 1,200.00 and 1,600.00 weapons
Not unusual at all for a factory 788. I've owned probably a dozen over the years and as long as they were reasonably card for they were all excellent shooters. A little hand loading and you can embarrass the guy with the Sako vixen or four grand Mc Millan. That's no joke.
I’ve owned mine since about 85 it’s a.308 left hand model, 1978 manufacture and it’s a tack driver
Love Em!Growing up in Southern Ontario,in ag country,I used to shoot my 788 in .243.I'm on the hunt for another one for deer hunting in the north.Great gun,no frills.
Very helpful presentation, thanks.
I have a 1968 bdl 300wm. It was my father's it still almost looks new, it's beautiful.
My father gave me his 243 788. It was originally my grandpas but he gave it to my dad after a few years. I was 12 at the time, and let me tell you. I've shot around 20 deer, coyotes, badgers, Foxes. Just a gorgeous tac driver. In about 6 days I'm taking it out on my first moose hunt, can't wait!!
Just to update. I shot a 49” moose up here in Saskatchewan hahaha
Had a couple of 788s back in the 80s in 308. Shot a mountain goat & black bear with them, very accurate..
I have a 788 in .308 which I inherited from my father after he died in 17 and was the first powerful rifle I ever shot
I've got a 788 in 223 and one in 308
The 223 has been bedded and has a canjar trigger it will shoot 1/4" groups all day long!
Funny, my first rifle was a Savage bolt 30-30. After a few years I traded it for a 788 in 6mm. That was 45 ish years ago and I still own and shoot that 788.
My grandfather had a 788 he left to me I remember as a kid early 90s a farmer use to get my grandfather to take care of his deer problem in his soy bean fields....I clear as day remember him having 9 deer down in 1 field in a single afternoon spent all night cleaning them. Fox hunting was no different 1 afternoon truck bed filled over flowing with dead fox's out of a corn field with the old 243 and a wooden blow predator call. I miss that rifle I'd give everything I own to have it back
Yup! The 788 bargain basement Remingtons were outshooting a lot of people I knew with bench rifles costing 3-5 times as much. Sometimes even more and that is a very hard pill to swallow when you are spending time in precision handloading, buying bench-grade optics, and many hours of practicing. Well, then along comes some guy with a hummer and sends them into one hole. No one understood why with this sloppy bolt. I know a few guys that still have their 788's and I can almost promise that none of them will ever be sold
Need to do one on the Remington Model 600 in 6mm Remington! That is a rarity, perfect for the vault!
My dad has a 788 in .308. It's been a good gun over the years. The bolt would lock up if you used military surplus 7.62, because of the gas pressure, expanding the case in the chamber. So after about 3 shots we learned, do not use surplus military ammo in a civilian chambered, .308 rifle,that was late 80s 1990 time frame. But other than that, it's been a good gun. We have 2 mags for it, which the extra was hard to find at the time. Good video
Why would you shoot 7.62 out of a 308 gun?
I had a 788 ever action 243 that i loved
788 was not a lever rifle.
I bought a 788 in .222 Remington from a Gibson's Discount store in 1969 for $48.75.
I used that rifle varmint hunting for many years. It more than paid for itself.
Trying to find a good small/medium varmint round for a used 788 in .222 I got recently. Any good advice?
Mine's in .222. Everything I read said stick with 50-55 grain bullets. The 60 grain is my most accurate handload.
I inherited my dad's Remington 788 chambered in .22-250. The last time he had it out I believe he said that it wouldn't extract reliably, but I'll have to play with it to find out exactly what's going on with it. I hope it's something relatively simple: I've read that spare parts are in short supply these days, and I'd hate for it to wind up being a glorified paperweight.
Try ebay.
a little known fact the reason these rifles are so accurate Is because they were all made with a Douglas premium barrel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I had heard or read this somewhere before.
Site your refrences. I've visited Douglas, it's a small production shop and I thoroughly doubt they could have filled such a large commercial order. I've owned a few 788s and regardless where the barrels came from, they all shot very well...the triggers were atrocious.
there is a replacement 788 bolt on gb.com as we speak for 788 22-250 in awesome shape. Nice opportunity to grab up some spare parts
Got a 788 in .308 with a compact Burris , what a sweet shooting compact hunting rifle ,paid $140.00 and will never sell it .
Two beautiful rifles . Cal
Legendary rifles
I have a 788 in 222 Accurate riffles I have taken a lot of game with mine. I hate the safety and don't carry it much anymore. It is very easy to push the safety forward by accident while carrying it.
Hey, Brownells, can you make magazines for this and the BLR? They are getting pretty rare.
EBay you can find it for the price of $40-$60. I was lucky to find one at my local gun show for $20
I looked for about 4 years for a magazine for the old BLR and they go from $250-300 in my experience. You may be talking about the new BLR. The pre-81 BLR had a different magazine.
I've had a 788 in .223 since 1980. The one complaint I, and a few others, have is it has ejection problems with a scope mounted. The cases hit the windage turret. I resolved the issue by rotating the scope CCW 90 degrees. It still shoots fine and has never been an issue for me. Does anyone else have this problem, and if so, what did you do to fix it?
YES! Mine in .222 leaves a very sharp burr on the mouth of the spent case. Thought it was knurling on the turret cover, but after filing a spot , didn't help a bit. Haven't figured it out yet. Just living with it.
The 222 rem mag is about as sweet a little varmint round as they come. Fast but almost no recoil and will put any coyote down with authority.
I have a left handed 788 in 6mm Rem here in Australia. Trying to find someone to build a carbon fibre stock for it. Mine shoots quite well also.
Where is the best place to get Timney trigger for it.
I have a 788 in 223 with a stamp on the side that says Michigan dune's correctional facility. It was a prison rifle. The barrel is pristine!
You should have shown your 30-30. Those are much more rare and valuable. They also use a different/better extractor than the standard 788. One of the reasons I own one.
The Husqvarna CG 3000, Sauer 80 & 90 and the remington 788 are the only rear locking bolt actions I can think of.
I have owned two of the 788 rifles in 308 they were tac drivers I wish I had them back.
I had a 788 in 308 and I had two problems with the gun.
1. The bolt stop was weak and the bolt would come out of the action when I cycled the bolt.
2. Extraction problems, never load a round into the action by hand, always cycle the the bolt with the round in the clip. Something about how the rounds come out of the clip , the extractor would grab the cartridge better.
3. The original Finnish just scratched off , cheap.
I want one. Haven't been able to find one chambered in 30-30.
I purchased a 788 in 1967, I think it was less than a $100.00. Out of all the varmint rifles I owned, it was the most accurate, and reliable . When this rifle came on the market, I remember everyone discussing reasons why it was so good. I don’t remember the exact terminology, but it was how the trigger released.
Maybe someone knows something about this.
1 of the fastest lock times of the times
I have one in 243 I love it
I have a 788 30-30, I've had it since 1986. Traded a moped for it.
Viewers should use caution when looking at a used 788 or installing a new trigger. The 788 only used one trigger pin, through a small block about the size of a sugar cube. Unfortunately, this block separates where the hole is drilled through it for the trigger pin, thus making it impossible for trigger to mount to action. Expensive pain in the tutu to repair.
I have one of those in .223 remington
Would love to see the Remington 241
The lock up on this rifle saved my life I had someone load me ammo that turned out to be way over pressure 1 lug was all that stayed together Remington said pressure was over 90,000 pounds
These rifles have a VERY fast lock time.
My first personal firearm, had it in .22-250 sold it like a fool
My Remington model 600 222 the finish was shinny and I striped it down and just use tong oil and that’s and you can rub more on any you want and not shinny .
Looks like the norinco jw 105 rifle. Im buying one jist because it comes in 556/223 and theres no rifles like this around here. nice little deer gun . Whitetail deer and mule deer will get the 55 grain bullets. Set the rifle to 300 yards like the m16 . Have a nice little hunting rifle.
I have a 788 in 6mm Remington. It’s a tack driver to this day.
Do you know if these savage 340 are still available in 222 remington
My old friend is trying to sell me his Remington 788 .308, when testing out the gun I noticed that if the safety is on, the bolt locks into place, is this normal? I have personally never used a bolt action where this is the case.
I’m getting my dads 6mm remington model 788
@meltedwogs how do you like this in 6mm? I just picked one up haven’t shot it yet
Same here it’s my grandfathers but I’m the only person in my area with one but I love having an old oddball
cris licea haven’t been able to get ammo yet for it when we lost the papers to buy some (i live in california)
I have a 788 in 6mm. It shoots fantastic. It is super accurate. It was my original deer hunting gun purchased about 43 years ago and I still use it. I've got it set up with a nice scope on it.