we have a 1957 Model 88 in .308 we have had in the family since new. It was my father's only rifle, then mine, my boys and is now my grandsons.
Dad had a trigger job done on it right after he got it and it was very nice. That smith is long forgotten. It breaks at 3.5# plus or minus about 2 ounces on my RCBS trigger scale.
It always shot well-1.5-2" 3-shot groups with 150 grain WW Power Points or a handload of 4064 and Hornady 150 grain bullets.
When dad was 86 he hung it up and I got the rifle from him for $350.00. On inspecting it, I found the stock was cracked at the tang (the stock screw had come loose).
I took it to my favorite gunsmith (now ill with a brain tumor) and he repaired the crack with epoxy and brass wood screws. He also Loctited the stock bolt in place. When he did that he glass bedded a pad at the forend screw and bedded the tang recoil lug. This made a huge difference in accuracy. I would recommend the glass bedding for sure.
