I bought a left handed 788 back when I was a freshman in college in 1979. The gun store had two of them. The 308 that I bought and a 6mm. They were asking $135 each, which at the time was a lot of money. I wish I still had that gun but the thing I didn't like was how the gun carried. It was a good shooter though.
Have owned one. Very nice custom full stock. 22 or 24 LPI checkering. Handled well and shot well. However, the mag box with square corners and edges protruding out the bottom just didn't feel right when I one hand carried it. So, I tripped it. SIL has a Right Hand 788 in .243 and loves it.
