Remington 788

...that's some nice wood on that gun.

I bought it that way from at a gun shop in Oregon from a private party, he wanted to trade it for an A-Bolt and I gave him what the dealer offered without the paperwork. I got a better rifle.
It really works, I shot this little buck from the ridge on the right. One shot, DRT.

yep, there are aftermarket mags, but even those aren't cheap, and they are plastic. Yech... doesn't go with the theme of the rifle, as in, lots of heavy steel.
One more thing; if you look at those pics above, notice the bolt handle?
The end is hollow, and supposedly is just braized onto the handle not very well.
So if you really jerk one of the bolt handles around, supposedly you can knock the ball off. Some dudes I know just resolder it better anyway...

It is good to hear of so many 788 lovers . I to have had one of around 38 years in .308 cal and would not trade for any new remington made. This is one rifle that just never carred what ammo it shot, all shot well with some just great. I did copper the barrel one time when barnes first came out with the X bullet but thanks to them getting the bullet right and kroil oil to clean the bore after all these years it is still my favorite hunting rifle and bullet. I do keep looking for other 788's but allways seem just a bit late in getting to them. Oh Talked to remington and they still have a good choice of mags for the 788 but thats all.

Oh Talked to remington and they still have a good choice of mags for the 788 but thats all.

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I'm calling bull, you got a phone number or web address at Remington? Prices?

Fella's;

You want mags for 788's? Go to Gunparts.com. I got a steel mag for my 6mm for $27.00. And made honorable mention in Ripley's believe it or not, because of it.

900F

Dude! That is a sick sick price, for a 788 mag, really...

That is a sick sick price, for a 788 mag, really...
When you consider that the rifle with a mag only cost about $100 new.

Fella's;

OK, just went back to gunparts, that's the new term for Numrich by the way. Brought up Remington 788 & the schematic. The magazine is part #27, and the 6mm version is now up to $28.35. Have at it guys, the one I got works well.

900F

CB I went there as soon as I read your post and got a couple 22-250's. I had been checking that site in the past and always comming up empty so I gave up. I have a bunch for my 7-08 but only one for the 250. The ones I had seen before online and at gunshows were $50-$80 a piece. Thanks that gun can now go on killing coyotes for many more yrs.

Wow. I love revived older threads.

This one is an example of why:
had it not been revived,
I'd have never known about
this bolt gun that shoots .30-30.
(Click on "levers" in sig line for relevance.)

This kicked up my interest on a rare night off.

Doing a bit of search, I found this brief summary/history.

Not likely to buy one - being a lever guy 'n all -
but interesting to know that they exist.

The 788 in 6mm is a great coyote gun. Not the smoothest by any means, but it shoots quite straight. Mine is topped with a 2.5x10 Weaver. I mostly keep it on 2.5x for moving targets.





The flat shooting 6mm is at home on the high desert:

Troop, those pics of the
high desert are spectacular.
Basalt everywhere.

I'm a desert rat.
I learned desert rat skills
first in NM, then AZ and NV.
Most recently, eastern OR.

Big sky country
where you'll die w/o water.

I love my 30 30 for the forests of the west side,
but in that big country east of here,
I want a flat shooter.

For the longest time,
I thought that'd be 7mm08.

Might still be, but 6mm has my attention.

Nematocyst,

I am glad you enjoyed the pics. Eastern Oregon has a lot of country that is quite similar. The range around Jordan Valley comes to mind.

I simply have a thing for 6mms, but the 7mm08 is a really great cartridge.

The range around Jordan Valley comes to mind.

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Troop, when I looked at your two last pics, I thought of the west side of Steen's Mountain, just east of Jordan Valley.

It's a scarpment, the steep side of which faces east to a playa
(the only range in OR that does that; all others face west),
but the major water drains west.

If you can get a 6milly with a 1/9 twist; you really have something, even a 1/10 twist would be okay, should handle up to 100 maybe 105 grainers.
Faster than a 243 by about 200 fps, a real laser shot. Plus a bit easier on the throats, as the 6milly brass has a super long neck.

Gunparts now has repro M788 mags for every application. Have seen some, they appear to be identical to the originals. Considering what used ones were bringing, new ones are a bargain.

I got one for sale 22-250

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=483920

I have two 788's in .222 and 6mm that are great guns on Prairie dogs.

Nice to see some 788's in use! I've owned my .223 for 10 years and other that an ejecting problem (empties would hit the scope and fall back into the action) it has been flawless.I took my first coyotie, fox and even deer with it. Now I'm off to search for a magazine due to the fact i lost mine somewere in Texas.
:banghead::banghead::banghead:

Clifford
I got 2 new from Gunparts.com early this week. They are brand new and I couldn't tell the difference with the original. $28 a piece
Its funny you should show yours with the paint job since I just did mine yesterday.

my 788 in 44MAG

I got one from them for my 44MAG and I can't see any difference between them at all, in fact with them side by side I can't tell which one is the original one.
I really lucked out to get my 788, a friend of mine had it and he liked my sporterized British 303, so we traded. I had no idea what a 788 in 44MAG was worth, he gave $75 for it about 6 years ago and thought he was giving me the short end of the stick so he threw in a couple boxes of 44MAG shells.

I've owned a M788 going back 31 years and now have several. While I'm happy with all of them, no way I will pay $400 or more for one now. If that much money is in play, it'll get spent on a used M700 which truthfully, is a far better rifle.

My "priciest" M788 is the 243 I picked up two years ago for $300. It was also the one that was in the worst condition (butchered stock, some minor rust). Restocked it for $69, performed some TLC and it's as accurate, if not as purty, as the others are. Purty is a subjective phrase, where any M788 is concerned. The beauty is generally all down range. ;o)

The one I bought new in 1978 (22-250), cost $132. Paid $165 for a like-new one in 222, back about 1986 and $265 for another minty one in 22-250 in the late 90s that had a "pro" trigger job done on it. Had to make some minor alterations to that trigger job, since the trigger/sear engagment had been done incorrectly.

..to Larry B... sinner...(an homage to C. Farley)
you should feel about as super guilty as anyone I know. Does the friend now
know what that rifle is worth?

X-Rap, I just checked and they are still out of .223 mags. Off to search other corners of the Internet.

Keep checking, I tried over a year ago and gave up until I read this thread and checked again and there they were.