Krochus vs Gunbroker- Krochus for the WIN! 30/30 rem 788

[R.W.Dale]

As you fellas may remember I recently posted about an experience I had sighting in a family members 788 carbine in 243 and how taken I was by the platform.

Well last night lost to the urge to stay off gunbroker before Tulsa and thus save my gunshow $$$. LO and behold I find EXACTLY what I wanted and at a price that seems somewhat undervalued. A nice clean somewhat rare Remington 788 in 30-30wcf. The holy grail of 30-30's if you will.

There was one bid already on the rifle, I bid with 16hrs remaining, shortly afterward another bid from a third member came in that brought the bidding up to the very end of my max bidding via proxy and to my suprise that's where the bidding stayed till the auction close this morning.


I can't wait to get this puppy in my hands! I already have close to 800 Speer 125g TNT spitzers and a 2x7x33 vari XII leupold just waiting!
http://v2.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=161090331

 

[OrangePwrx9]

The 788 is a danged good gun, Krochus. Congratulations on your score! Can't wait to hear how it shoots for you. I've got three of those devils, but none are .30-30. All are shooters, especially the .22-250. It gives up nothing to my Rem 700 VSSF in the same caliber, yet I paid less than $90 for it new back in the '60s.

Next you should go after the .308 carbine. Great woods gun.

Wish someone would start making them again.
Bob

 

[jimmyraythomason]

Great score! Congrats!

 

[Afy]

Cool find... let us know the results..

 

[skiking]

very nice, I am jealous

 

[dougw47]

That is great! Good deal and congratulations!

 

[RP88]

gunbroker is addicting. The prospect of MAYBE scoring something lower than what you find it from wholesale competition keeps making me go back.

I've scored four milsurps at very nice prices.

With that said, thats a nice score indeed...

 

[R.W.Dale]

gunbroker is addicting. The prospect of MAYBE scoring something lower than what you find it from wholesale competition keeps making me go back.

..

Yes it is

But it takes discipline to not get caught up in idiot bidding wars with folks who take getting outbid PERSONALLY

You have to be willing to look at an auction, decide what the max is you're willing to pay, bid that much and then walk away letting the proxy bidding do the rest.

 

[RP88]

Indeed.

Although the discipline to me is more along the lines of knowing what the reasonable going price is and not paying more than that, or being patient and saving up for Christmas time where everyone is literally giving away ANIB items at low BUYNOW prices or 0.01 reserves.

 

[roc1]

Krochus congrats. I thought you did not like Remingtons? What is the deal? Just ribbing you.
roc1

 

[RSVP2RIP]

Just for my own personal knowlege, what does a 788 in .308 offer that the model 7 doesn't other than a detachable magazine?

 

[Maj Dad]

That's a sweet rifle, Arkie - I share your failure of the 12(00) step program to stay off GB. Last time I looked (2 wks ago), I found my Holy Grail-du-jour for ~$300, and a week later found out my wife spent >$600 at the local jewelry store Should have spent a grand on GB

 

[Geno]

Congrats! That is about the best combination of action and cartridge that I can imagine.

Geno

 

[R.W.Dale]

Krochus congrats. I thought you did not like Remingtons? What is the deal? Just ribbing you.
roc1

You misunderstand me. I'll freely admit I have no love for the rem 700. But other models from rem I've enjoyed greatly. Particularly centerfire pumps

 

[MCMXI]

Congratulations krochus ... is the recoil pad a factory piece. I've never fired a .30-30 Win so not sure as to the recoil but the pad seems quite thick.

You have to be willing to look at an auction, decide what the max is you're willing to pay, bid that much and then walk away letting the proxy bidding do the rest.

I bought a NIB Vz. 58 (CZ/D-TECHNIK version) on GB in August last year for $720 using that approach. I bid $800 since it would have been a good deal even at that price. They're selling for $970 at Impact Guns as I type. Wish I could find more for $700 ... I wouldn't mind two or three of them.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Congratulations krochus ... is the recoil pad a factory piece. I've never fired a .30-30 Win so not sure as to the recoil but the pad seems quite thick.

you've seen as much as I have at this point. But I agree judging by the pics I'd say the coushy lookin buttpad is a recent addition

 

[Ridgerunner665]

Awesome catch...if I had seen it, we may have had a bidding war.

While I have no use for it as a hunting rifle...I do buy up the harder to find specimens such as that one when I can.

 

[scythefwd]

Pretty. Congrats, you can keep loading those spitzers for your .30-30

One question, what makes this one the holy grail? I don't know anything about this rifle, and I expect that it is the action is sturdier than the Savage? I love bolt action .30-30's, and would like to get another myself, but I haven't heard anything about these other than they existed.

Scythefwd

 

[Kentucky_Rifleman]

Krochus, That is a pretty rifle. I'm green with envy!

KR