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Well here we have it. I had my doubts on the weaver pivot mounts but it's on there and it really does feel stout.







It's too windy to shoot today but we are planning a shooting day next weekend so I'll get it lined in then.

I like it, that's a fine looking rig (of course Model 88's just look "streamlined" to me anyway).

Looks good Dave

Thanks Phil and Odessa.

That's a fine looking rig you got there Dave. Do the crosshairs line up on what you're looking at when you shoulder the rifle? It looks like there's enough drop in that stock that the low mounts ought to really help out with "point-ability".

If they don't they aughta
We''ll work on seein if he can scale down the size of that telescope later down the road

Does look good Dave , the rear sight looks like mine , can you see and use it with the scope tipped away ?

Scope is a bit much eh?

I think I could use the weaver base groove & the front sight to shoot if I wanted lol! but if I flip up the rear sight yeah I can see it.

You want ugly (and strong), go Weaver, you want class with built in base windage, find a Redfield turn in base and equip it with the with the old square cornered 1" rings.
Buy a Leupold M8 2.5, 3, 4 or 6X (correct period) and the iron sights will just be decorative.
88s can be accurized quite well but they'll never be a pre mil 99R or a SAKO Finnwolf.

My 88 is post 64, one piece Redfield base with low Redfield rings, front ring is extended (the screws are on the bottom of the ring) Scope is Leupold 3-9X Compact.
Don't know how period it is but I've had this set up a long time.

nice!

That looks nice and I gotta admire anyone who can deal with those
GD$Y*(!# Redfield rings with the screws on the bottom.

Mounting systems that I remember from time period:

Leupold M3 mount and rings.

Conetrol.

Buehler.

Redfield.

Weaver.

My first deer rifle was a pre '64 M/88 in .308 it had a Weaver K2.5 60B scope with post and crosshair reticle in a Weaver pivot mount. I always liked that set up, used it to kill my first and biggest deer. Always regret having sold it.

I shot the rifle with the "new scope" last Saturday. I only had a handful of ammo so I didn't shoot a bunch. Just enough to verify zero @100. Didn't get a chance to shoot a group @100. Maybe next weekend.

it shoots just fine with the new old glass.



150 gr rem core lokt

100 yds.

Those Weaver rings are the same as the ones on both of my 88s Dave. They look good to me.
Jerry

Not a thing wrong with "new/old" glass, all my rifles wear "new/old" scopes and all shoot just fine.