The 788 was made from 1967 - 1983 as an economy centerfire. Issues were the bolt lock safety was fickle, bolt handles were soldered to the bolt and could break, the extractor got dirty quickly, was weak and issues were reported. Over a half million were made in 3 action lengths. As I recall, the 44 mag, 30-30 and 35 rem were hard to find. I owned a 222 and recall the accuracy was fairly impressive. Good entry level varmint gun.