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I see a 30-30 in a local shop a couple weeks ago, by the looks it has been hunted with by a entire family but still fully functional. Blueing wasn't real bad and the stock had quite a few bumps. It was priced at $700, 1st 30-30 I've seen so don't really know the worth of one, is it worth the $700? Doesn't appear to have ever been scoped. Has the mag with it also. Another thing I noticed is that it was way lighter in weight than my 223 788 I would not pay that for the condition you described unless there is some collectors value I am not aware of. Seems like the one I was in love with was about $230-240 range best as I can remember. For a country kid, it might as well have $100,000. I bought a Winchester 94 30-30 as they were less than $100 buck on sale right before deer season. Looong time since one could buy a M94 for less than $100.00. M788 bolts regularly sell for $400.00 + or - a couple $’s on eBay.
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" Looong time since one could buy a M94 for less than $100.00. "
Yes it was. How about 1972 and $70.00 ? Ask me how I know.
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I'm a long time old.....lol
I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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I was thinking the 788 in 30-30 was more scarce, not as bad as the 44 but still harder to find. Now I guess I was thinking wrong, thanks.
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Killed my first deer with my boss's left-hand 788 in .308. That was nearly 50 years ago. Never heard of one that was not a tack-driver.
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I'd rather have a good used 788 than some of the budget rifles out there these days. I took apart a pawnshop find 788 in 7-08 a couple of years ago. It also appeared to not have been cleaned since day one. Bet there was a shot glass full of grit inside that stock. Once I got it scrubbed up, it turned out to be a neat (but sorta chunky) little rifle. Shoots well enough. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/vFuAgsal.jpg)
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My brother in law had one of those 788/6mm Remingtons awhile. It shot fine but he owned a Mod 742/308 he actually hunted with. when he went to sell the 788, it took months to move it. Reason was, this was in the 70s and the "Premier" deer rifle in our part of SE Texas was a Mod 742 in some chambering, but the 742/6mm Remington was the champ.
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" Looong time since one could buy a M94 for less than $100.00. "
Yes it was. How about 1972 and $70.00 ? Ask me how I know.
Jerry Mine was just a little more than yours Jerry, way back then. ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/fC1HSbC/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg)
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I'd rather have a good used 788 than some of the budget rifles out there these days. I took apart a pawnshop find 788 in 7-08 a couple of years ago. It also appeared to not have been cleaned since day one. Bet there was a shot glass full of grit inside that stock. Once I got it scrubbed up, it turned out to be a neat (but sorta chunky) little rifle. Shoots well enough. I read in a review online(maybe Chuck Hawks?) that around 1980 Remington beefed up the stock and thickened up the pistol grip on the 788, I don't understand why, but that may account for the "chunky" look you describe depending on what year yours was manufactured.
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Maybe so. This one was from 1981.
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Nice!!!
The 6mm Versions are hard to come by.
Don’t lose the magazine. They are even harder to find in 6mm.
The one I owned in that caliber was extremely accurate. Purchased one in 223 about a year ago. Accuracy is simply outstanding. As mentioned previously magazines in certain calibers are pricey and hard to come by. In case anyone needs a magazine for a Remington 788, Numrich seems to have some in stock, aftermarket manufactured by them. Hit the dropdown tab on part #27 Numrich aftermarket magazines for 788
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In the last few years of the 788 they just chambered 243,7-08,308 in 18.5" carbines heavier fore ends with no monte carlo anymore. The 223 and 22-250 still had long barrels but similar stocks one other engineering change was they bent the bolt handles back a bit.
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