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Remington 788

dfletcher
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?
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  • dfletcher
    I have a Remington 788 in 22-250. From what I read Remington quit making the less expensive 788 to sell more expensive 700's. The 788 was and is a very accurate rifle. I can attest to the rifle's accuracy as my 22-250 is a TACKDRIVER. With the proper handloads it easily shoots sub moa groups. At some point I am going to shoot the barrel out of this gun. Has anybody heard of anybody making custom guns off of this action? or rebarreling a 788? Is that possible due to the way the barrel/action was manufactured?
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  • tsr1965
    Hi Doug,

    I believe that the Model Seven, and the 788 are two different recievers. You can go to Burris or Leupolds website and check that, looking under their one piece bases.

    That said, the only way to have a realy solid mount system for one hole in the back is a one piece mount, unless you drill a second hole in the rear. Personally, I wouldn't do that as the model 788's are getting to be really sought after in good shape. But it is your rifle to do with it what you want.

    Best
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  • dfletcher
    I'm definitely not drilling a hole in it, agree they do seem to be bringing in more money now. And I fished out my old XP, top profile doesn't look the same as the 788, so the XP/7 route doesn't look like an option.

    I did a quick check on the GB auction side & see quite a few 788s with a two piece weaver mount same as mine, weaver catalogs a two piece base also so I suppose I'll just stick with that.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    you need a redfield #JR-788XL base. brownells has these listed as pt # 750-511-161aa
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  • nononsense
    Doug,

    Check out Mike's suggestion at Brownells.

    The M788 is a different animal from any other Remington product, it's unique. If there are Weaver mounts with this action use them but do a search for Weaver rings from the other manufacturers such as Burris, Leupold or some of the custom makers. You can get some excellent rings that work with the Weaver bases which will be far better than the 'turn-in' rings ever could be. If you need help, I can make suggestions but it may take a while as I'm up to my eyeballs in machining right now.

    Best.
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