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Just stopped by a friends store and he has a used Remington 788 in .308 win for sale. It has a big old BSA scope on it. Looked like a 50mm objective lens and I think it went up to 24X. It has an aftermarket rubber recoil pad that makes the length of pull a tad too long. Bore is dirty but rifling and crown look excellent.
I had one years ago and loved it's accuracy. (Still have my handload data, too!) I want to get it for my son to teach him long rang shooting.
For $325 plus tax, should I buy it or pass?
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Gary
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Yes.
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I bought a 788 in 243 a couple of years ago for about $400 with a Leupold Vari-X-II 2-7x33 on it. Seems like a fair price. In any case they have a great rep for accuracy and mine has lived up to that rep.
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Okay, that settles it. He set it aside for me until Tuesday.
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I wont tell if you promise not to show my wife my post in the Singls Shot thread.
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If its anything like my left handed 788 in 6mm Rem. I'm sure you will be very happy with it.
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Jerry,
Would you be interested in parting with the 6MM? If not do you know of one in a LH that si available?
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Just stopped by a friends store and he has a used Remington 788 in .308 win for sale. It has a big old BSA scope on it. Looked like a 50mm objective lens and I think it went up to 24X. It has an aftermarket rubber recoil pad that makes the length of pull a tad too long. Bore is dirty but rifling and crown look excellent.
I had one years ago and loved it's accuracy. (Still have my handload data, too!) I want to get it for my son to teach him long rang shooting. tell the lad that if he gets his weight up, he can have it. For the price it is a steal. For $325 plus tax, should I buy it or pass? Thanks,
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Leave the scope, but buy the gun.
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Dave,
Even if I was interested in selling my LH 788 in 6mm (which I'm not, at the moment) I doubt it would be worth the hassle to get it across the border.
As I understand, the LH 788 in that calibre is scarcer than some other calibres. Good luck in your search.
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tell the lad that if he gets his weight up, he can have it. For the price it is a steal. You knew right away what was on my mind. I want to spend the next year working with him starting at 400 yards and farther. love your sig line Plinker Was torn between that and "When Bibles are outlawed, only outlaws will have Bibles." The way the country is going and all. Well, you know. Clinging to my guns and Bibles in California, Plinker
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Buy the rifle, put the scope on ebay. 
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Jerry,
Would you be interested in parting with the 6MM? If not do you know of one in a LH that si available?
Dave There's one on GunBroker as I write this. IMO it's over priced or I would be bidding, not talking about it.
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Ya' KNEW the answer when you posted this .
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You should buy ANY Remington - cant go wrong, Really???? Go buy all of the 710's you want then
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Just stopped by a friends store and he has a used Remington 788 in .308 win for sale. It has a big old BSA scope on it. Looked like a 50mm objective lens and I think it went up to 24X. It has an aftermarket rubber recoil pad that makes the length of pull a tad too long. Bore is dirty but rifling and crown look excellent.
I had one years ago and loved it's accuracy. (Still have my handload data, too!) I want to get it for my son to teach him long rang shooting.
For $325 plus tax, should I buy it or pass?
Thanks, Gary Almost always they're tac drivers, even if a little heavy. $325 isn't bad, esp if you parted out the stock, parts to get the donor action - then fairly cheap at that point for a solid action!Does it have the longer barrel for a .308? If so, the price is even better.
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Just stopped by a friends store and he has a used Remington 788 in .308 win for sale. It has a big old BSA scope on it. Looked like a 50mm objective lens and I think it went up to 24X. It has an aftermarket rubber recoil pad that makes the length of pull a tad too long. Bore is dirty but rifling and crown look excellent.
I had one years ago and loved it's accuracy. (Still have my handload data, too!) I want to get it for my son to teach him long rang shooting.
For $325 plus tax, should I buy it or pass?
Thanks,
Gary The price is good. However, before you plunk your money down, dry fire the rifle several times to see if you can live with the trigger. They are notoriously bad. If you don't like the trigger, Timney makes an aftermarket trigger for it. Not sure of Timney's price, but check it out and plan on including that price in the "buy" equation. 788's have a benevolent habit of being VERY accurate.
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