Remington 788
I have a picture of my dad from 1973 holding an antelope and the rifle he shot it with. He wrote on the picture that the antelope was shot with a 6mm. The rifle he is holding looks exactly like a Remington 788 except it looks like it has a stainlees(or stainless color)bolt and trigger gaurd. The clip is black or is bluing like on a regular rifle as I know 778s to be and the barrel is also the bluing as on a regular rifle. The wood on the rifle has a blond colored finish.
Did Remington 788s ever come with a stainless or stainless colored bolt and trigger gaurd?
Did Remington 788s ever come with a stainless or stainless colored bolt and trigger gaurd?
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I just picked up a in the original box (still has the "Big 5 - $129.00" price tag on it) Remington 788 in 7-08 and although it has a 2 piece weaver base included I'd like to go with a two piece turn in type. Problem is the 788 has 2 scope holes up front, one in the rear, haven't found anything listed.
Any way to mount a two piece on this thing? I thought the XP 100 and the Rem 7 have the same set up and I see they have two piece bases, are they interchangeable with the 788?0 -
I don't think so. At least none of my 1/2 dozen or so has that. You must remember that they were a cheap rifle when they first came out and, as such, were subjected to a lot of "personalization". I restocked my LH 6mm with a Fajen--looks great but not collectable anymore. But I think I only paid around $90 for it when it was new. I also have a .30-30 that has been re-bored to .38-55; kind of neat to have a BA .38-55 but Remington didn't put it out that way. 0 -
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No they were not options. Someone other than Remington did the work. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 5mmgunguy
No they were not options. Someone other than Remington did the work.
No, those were not options. The 788 was supposed to be the working mans answer to the more expensive 700. It was actually geared more toward new shooters, who didn't want to spend a lot of money. It was like the 710/715/77 of the day, but a design that was great, not dumpy. They actually started competing with the 700, and IMHO, that is why Big Green dropped them. I have a beautiful one with nicely figured hardwood(tiger striped), that is original in 243. It is a very nice rifle.
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Dokey,
The Rem M788 actions are sought after for their fast lock time & accuracy potential. Their weakest point, how-some-ever, was the bolt handle was silver soldered to the bolt body (& none too securely).
If too hot of ammo is used or any other thing that might stick a case in the chamber, tapping on the bolt handle will almost certainly break off the handle. Many of the original M788 bolts met such a fate.
The bolt you describe sounds like your gun has an after-market bolt.
I believe Pacific Tool & Gauge (for one) made custom replacement bolts & in colors too
Hope this helps, Jim0 -
quote:Originally posted by cussedemgun
Dokey,
The Rem M788 actions are sought after for their fast lock time & accuracy potential. Their weakest point, how-some-ever, was the bolt handle was silver soldered to the bolt body (& none too securely).
If too hot of ammo is used or any other thing that might stick a case in the chamber, tapping on the bolt handle will almost certainly break off the handle. Many of the original M788 bolts met such a fate.
The bolt you describe sounds like your gun has an after-market bolt.
I believe Pacific Tool & Gauge (for one) made custom replacement bolts & in colors too
Hope this helps, Jim
Wow, when I reloaded for my 788 7mm-08 as a teenager I used mostly military brass and seated the bullets way long so they engaged the rifling. I always came home with a bruised palm from forcing the bolt closed by hitting it. I don't rember hitting it with anything other than my hand, but I had to skip shooting for a few days due to a sore hand. No broke bolt handle, all my fingers and eyes in place, guess I was lucky in more ways than one.
Was 83 the last year of production for the 788? My '83 Rem catalog shows them and the '84 does not.
Edit: DRP-AZ, I feel your pain, my first 'high powered' rifle as dad called it was the 788 in 7mm08, It too was stolen about 20 years ago along with several others. I still have the original magazine for it, I sold the extras a few years back.0 -
I kick my self for foolishly selling my 788 (6mm) every time I read something like this..... 0 -
My first centerfire rifle as a lad. It was stolen from me from a storage unit in 1997 in Phx.
I had a second one but it suffered the same problem that a lot of 700s do, that crappy extractor "thing" didn't want to pull cases out well or consistently.
Now I use Mauser actions, for anything bolt.0
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