I would like to try the 88 in a 284 win.
I believe it is front locking, the action should be strong enough and durable .
I am a levergun guy and stay clear of rear locking bottleneck rounds in a lever action rifles for my hunting - many will disagree.
A model 88 would be a great project and I am sure a guy would mess with the bedding and the trigger but it appears as functional as my BLR's.
It is a pretty thing, imo.Cheers
Even bottleneck cartridges like the 25-35, 25-36, 7-30 WATERS, 30-30, 32 WS, 33 WIN, 348 WIN, and 35 REM that have been chambered in Marlin and Winchester rear locking lever actions for over 100 years?
