Poper
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I love my old Remington 788. It's the carbine length model chambered in .308 Win. I have been waffling back and forth whether to leve it as-is or re-barrel it to another chambering.
I ain't getting any younger and I really want to have it in a 6mm / .243 caliber. I keep going back and forth between 6mm Creedmore and 6x47 Lapua. The only advantage the 6mm CM has over the 6x47 Lapua is the availability of commercial ammo. I load my own, so it doesn't really concern me.
Because of my age, I want to do this one nice. It already has a Timney trigger installed on the existing barreled action (installed by Timney) and I have a 6mm Bartlein barrel on order. My heart's desire is to spend the bucks for a AA Walnut pillar bedded stock from Boyds. Nice upgrades and a fine accuracy cartridge.
Okay, flame suit on for degrading a perfect old 788!
I ain't getting any younger and I really want to have it in a 6mm / .243 caliber. I keep going back and forth between 6mm Creedmore and 6x47 Lapua. The only advantage the 6mm CM has over the 6x47 Lapua is the availability of commercial ammo. I load my own, so it doesn't really concern me.
Because of my age, I want to do this one nice. It already has a Timney trigger installed on the existing barreled action (installed by Timney) and I have a 6mm Bartlein barrel on order. My heart's desire is to spend the bucks for a AA Walnut pillar bedded stock from Boyds. Nice upgrades and a fine accuracy cartridge.
Okay, flame suit on for degrading a perfect old 788!