I worked for a jobber during the 788 time frame and a fellow employee had just purchased a 700 6mm heavy bbl w/ 6-18 Redfield . He had a trigger job and had it glass bedded.
His Brother -in-Law purchased a 6mm 788 w a packaged 3-9 TRASCO even with hand loads for the 700 the 788 would out shoot it each and every day,
At that time they were $79.00 + 20 for the scope
The 788 30-30's were purchased by the cast bullet crowd the 44 mag for the BRUSH hunters the main downside to the LARGE bolt face calibers 22-250.243,6mm and 308 were they did
like to be loaded HOT.
I always wanted a 30-30 to make a AI but never could find one
Jim
