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You're beginning to see the light BSA! This is encouraging!  Encouraging, and a step in the right direction. But it doesn't count until he buys a new lefty to drive demand for more production. BSA, go forth and buy thee a new lefty.
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I will as soon as winchester starts making them. Damn bastids!! 
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Thanks Carlos, I created a shortcut to that so when I feel the need to get a nice walnut stock for it, it will be easy to look up. Great find my friend....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I will as soon as winchester starts making them. Damn bastids!! I hear you. Wanted a Winchester, and found a New Haven LH M70 in 300 WSM Fwt at Gander Mountain. But the bastids were awfully proud of it ... like $899 proud of it. Kept an occasional eye on it until it finally went on sale. It be mine now. Don't know if I'll ever get one of the SC M70's assuming they come out with lefty's eventually. I never thought Winchester would ever make Model 71's again, but darned if they haven't. Of course, I already purchased a Browning 71 carbine a few years prior to that happening. I've got a knack for that kind of thing.
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old 71's are cool but very spendy.....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I had a gammut of 788's including a LH 6mm. All of them were accurate as all get out but the one issue I had with them was with the bolt. Obviously in old school fashion, it didn't lock down with the safety and while carrying it with a sling the bolt would easily open a bit. Just enough that when I'd slip the safety off to shoot, it wouldn't shoot. It took me one lost buck mule deer to figure that one out. After that I'd slip the safety off then make sure the bolt was fully closed before attempting to shoot.
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I will as soon as winchester starts making them. Damn bastids!! I hear you. Wanted a Winchester, and found a New Haven LH M70 in 300 WSM Fwt at Gander Mountain. But the bastids were awfully proud of it ... like $899 proud of it. Kept an occasional eye on it until it finally went on sale. It be mine now. Don't know if I'll ever get one of the SC M70's assuming they come out with lefty's eventually. I never thought Winchester would ever make Model 71's again, but darned if they haven't. Of course, I already purchased a Browning 71 carbine a few years prior to that happening. I've got a knack for that kind of thing. The LH M70's in the WSM chamberings are expensive but the ones with a .473" boltface are absolutely ridiculous.
The Chosin Few November to December 1950, Korea.
I'm not one of the Chosin Few but no more remarkable group of Americans ever existed.
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Congrats bsa! I've always liked the 788. They aren't fancy but they sure do shoot. I've got a LH 788 6mm myself.
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For whatever reason I've always liked the rear locking lug actions like the old Schultz & Larsen's, the Colt Sauer's, and the 788's.
Heck I even like the action on the incredibly ugly French MAS 36!
They always seem to feed well because the cartridge doesn't have to jump the locking lug abutments like it does on front lug actions.
The Chosin Few November to December 1950, Korea.
I'm not one of the Chosin Few but no more remarkable group of Americans ever existed.
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Yep, it's a neat little rifle. I'll pick it up tomorrow afternoon and start refinishing the birch stock. I told the gunshop owner I'd buy it if he had the original wood stock for it and he could keep the plastic stock. He said, "wait a minute, I think I have it here in the back". Glad I finally asked about it.....it's (the stock) got some dings and scratches in it but shouldn't be too hard to get to looking good again...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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We have purchased 3 788's in the past 10 years all for under $225 and wouldn't sell them for twice that Matt, the funny thing about this is I bought some leupold rings from you to go on my new 788. What a coincidence . Not the normal type of mount or rings for one of these but I wanted to keep all the original sights on the rifle and figured this would be just the ticket. Thanks again....: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/chiefbsa/004-52.jpg)
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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