I agree, the carbine and the .358 woulda gone together like peas and carrots! I have an 88 carbine in .243 and it's a joy to carry and very accurate, but I'm not a fan of the .243. A local gun store has a nice .308 in carbine length but are on the high end for price.

I lust over this custom 88 in .358 but can't justify the asking price.
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