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I know for sure that the 788s were not getting good press in the 80s. Rear locking lugs, bolt compression, et.al.
I had one in 243 and it didn't melt my butter.
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I've got a thing for carbines, the homelier, the better. New to me 788, 1980 manufacture and I bet it's going to shoot. This is another of my father's pawnshop finds, the lot of which he often points to and says "take something and put it to good use". Somebody once did a little work on this one, bedding the lug with Accraglass, floating the barrel, installing a whiteline pad at a 13" LOP, and tuning the trigger to 2.5lbs. I cleaned a few decades of grit out of the inletting, scrubbed the bore, and mounted a 3-9x40 Redfield Revolution in the supplied Weaver low rings. I'll be looking for 3,000fps with the 120TTSX and CFE223 later this weekend. Ugly is as ugly does...... I’ve got it’s twin here at the Ranch. It’s killed a ton of deer and several truck loads of feral hogs over the years. And all of my nieces & nephews shot their first deer & hogs with it. Mine absolutely LOVES 140 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips. And I’ve never owned a 788 that would’ve shoot 1/2” 3 shot groups at 100 yards.
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Short, chunky and ugly...how many Savage rifles do you own then?
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Short, chunky and ugly...how many Savage rifles do you own then? I can’t Savage, but I can hold my nose and Ruger American. Close as I’m going to get.
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I've got a thing for carbines, the homelier, the better. New to me 788, 1980 manufacture and I bet it's going to shoot. This is another of my father's pawnshop finds, the lot of which he often points to and says "take something and put it to good use". Somebody once did a little work on this one, bedding the lug with Accraglass, floating the barrel, installing a whiteline pad at a 13" LOP, and tuning the trigger to 2.5lbs. I cleaned a few decades of grit out of the inletting, scrubbed the bore, and mounted a 3-9x40 Redfield Revolution in the supplied Weaver low rings. I'll be looking for 3,000fps with the 120TTSX and CFE223 later this weekend. Ugly is as ugly does...... ..............................I am with you. Love da shorty carbines too. Gots one.........What is the barrel length? The 7/08 is one of the best shorty barreled rounds that you can get.
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I can’t Savage, but I can hold my nose and Ruger American. Close as I’m going to get.
There AIN’T no flies on a Savage 99 >> period. NO other Savage will occupy space here !!!!!! Jerry
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..............................I am with you. Love da shorty carbines too. Gots one.........What is the barrel length? The 7/08 is one of the best shorty barreled rounds that you can get. I agree about ONE of the best carbines. I had a 77 UL in 308 with 20” bll and it gave up NOTHING to 22” ers. I’m not particularly a 308 fan but in 20” it does very well. Jerry
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I’d shoot a 99, true. They’re classy.
The 788 carbines are 18.5” barrels of a sturdy contour, about like a 660 or 600 Mohawk.
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..............................I am with you. Love da shorty carbines too. Gots one.........What is the barrel length? The 7/08 is one of the best shorty barreled rounds that you can get. I agree about ONE of the best carbines. I had a 77 UL in 308 with 20” bll and it gave up NOTHING to 22” ers. I’m not particularly a 308 fan but in 20” it does very well. Jerry ..........................................I have owned a 300 WSM Ruger Frontier since '07.............LOUD and powerful!....................LOL..................Hearing protection a must!
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I agree about ONE of the best carbines.
I had a 77 UL in 308 with 20” bll and it gave up NOTHING to 22” ers.
I’m not particularly a 308 fan but in 20” it does very well.
Jerry
..........................................I have owned a 300 WSM Ruger Frontier since '07.............LOUD and powerful!....................LOL..................Hearing protection a must! 308 W vs 300 WSM ? ? ? Jerry
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$400 is the best price I've seen so far on the Marlin 30-30s! I had my SIL bring my Mod 94BB in .375Win back to me ( it was kept in his gunsafe as heirloom for grand daughter, who is only 9 now) to "scratch my levergun itch". I still have 3 boxes of 200gr factory ammo but order two boxes of Buffalo Bore Heavy 38-55 255fn ammo. The Mod 94BB is neither fat nor chunky ( don't get me wrong, in my youth I'd "dance" with any girl of any shape!) but it is short, handy, good for heavy snow day out here. I think I have seen "one" 788 since I moved out here, back in 89. Savage 99s (especially in 300 savage) were everywhere! I agree, the Savage 99c .308 I owned briefly was a fine, quality rifle! I just can't resist poking fun at the 110s and Axis. Ewww, no Ruger American for me either...but lots of folks out here are buying them! Since box blinds/tree stands are not used out here, you just don't see a lot of carbines. Truck guns can be a 28" 300 RUM to ARs!
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My first deer rifle was a 788 22-250 and fortunately I’ve managed to not trade it off.
I’m not a fan of carbine length hunting rifles b/c of the increased noise. I still want to be able to hear the thunder chickens sound off when I’m 70.
The noise difference in an 18” barrel vs a 22” barrel is surprisingly quite significant.
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I have the carbine bug in .22 rimfire. I have four CZs in 16.5", and all of them shoot with, or better, than my 452 American. I also have two RARs with 18" barrels (Predator configuration) that are short and handy, too. All six are under 3' in length, total. I have to use a scope, so the sight radius is of no importance to me. The snubby barrels shoot like sumbitches, too. I really like them, handy in the truck, handy in the field. Just plain handy, period. If I ever get around to it, 5 of the six are factory threaded for suppressors, too.
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I agree about ONE of the best carbines.
I had a 77 UL in 308 with 20” bll and it gave up NOTHING to 22” ers.
I’m not particularly a 308 fan but in 20” it does very well.
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..........................................I have owned a 300 WSM Ruger Frontier since '07.............LOUD and powerful!....................LOL..................Hearing protection a must! 308 W vs 300 WSM ? ? ? Jerry ....................Well yep!!!.........Given the 16.5" barrel length that the Ruger Frontiers have, a 308 Ruger Frontier would have whole lot of catching up to do in order to ballistically match a 300 WSM Ruger Frontier...............I get the ballistics of a 26" tubed '06 from a rifle only 35.5" long.........Lots a fun.
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I have the carbine bug in .22 rimfire. I have four CZs in 16.5", and all of them shoot with, or better, than my 452 American. I also have two RARs with 18" barrels (Predator configuration) that are short and handy, too. All six are under 3' in length, total. I have to use a scope, so the sight radius is of no importance to me. The snubby barrels shoot like sumbitches, too. I really like them, handy in the truck, handy in the field. Just plain handy, period. If I ever get around to it, 5 of the six are factory threaded for suppressors, too. the ONLY practical downside ive found w a carbine is muzzle blast. which depends on your cartridge of course
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I'm thinking that this year will likely be the year I start hunting with electronic earplugs. I'm 40 now, and I noticed my ears rang a couple times last season when I was hunting from a blind, and this was shooting barrels 20-23". With hogs, deer, coyotes and such, I may shoot 20-25 rounds in the field each fall and it's likely a good move to do some prevention on further hearing loss going forward.
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