There is something about the 88 that I like. Maybe it's because I like lever-actions. Lever-actions that act like bolt-actions are nice to hunt with. I have had them in all the calibers they came in and now have a .358 rebarreled from a .308 and a .284. This is the first year in a long time one or the other isn't going to be taken out hunting. Mainly, because I don't have much time this year and I'll be doing part of my hunting with another old lever -action, a Winchester M64 in 30-30 made in 52. Love the levers.
the reason I think is its built from the ground up as a pure hunting rifle. The stock is shaped for excellent off hand shooting. shooting from a bench not so much. It just seems to handle well. someone mentioned trigger. The one I used to have was terrible. I found a gunsmith that got it down under 4#'s it took accuracy from 2" off the bench for me to .75. the one I had was not finaky and shot most loads pretty well.
