Timney still sells a trigger for the 788. It also works on the 540X and 540XR.
$150 Remington 788
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Timney still sells a trigger for the 788. It also works on the 540X and 540XR.
The 788 ejects it's casings up and out at about a 60 to near 70* angle depending on which caliber it is.
With some scopes mounted as usual (windage adj knob on the right side of the tube) the ejected case can occasionally strike that adj knob on the way out.
Again it depends on which scope you happen to be using, how it's mounted (fore and aft position) and which 788.
The easy fix is to rotate the scope 90* CCW in the rings.
The windage adj is now on top and becomes your elevation.
What used to be the elevation is now on the left side out of the way and is now the windage adj.
With some scopes mounted as usual (windage adj knob on the right side of the tube) the ejected case can occasionally strike that adj knob on the way out.
Again it depends on which scope you happen to be using, how it's mounted (fore and aft position) and which 788.
The easy fix is to rotate the scope 90* CCW in the rings.
The windage adj is now on top and becomes your elevation.
What used to be the elevation is now on the left side out of the way and is now the windage adj.
Nice find
Congrats!
Congrats!
stykshooter
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The summer of 1977 I had just graduated high school and was working construction, so I had a little money in my pocket. We had a local chain store called Woolco that was going out of business and I stopped in one day. They had Remington model 788's on close out sale for $99.00 each. I asked the salesman what calibers they had as I was looking to buy a .270. Remington didn't make the 788 in .270 but he laid new boxed rifles on the counter in .308, .243, .22-250, 6mm and .44 mag. I laid away one in each caliber and picked one a week up over the next month. They only had three Weaver 3 X 9 scopes and I bought them all. Put one on the .308, the 6mm and the 22-250. Never did scope the .44.
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Just a bit more info, I seriously doubt this rifle has been fired! I just took a look at the bolt face and there is not a mark on it. it doesn't take many rounds to start wearing the bluing off the face of the bolt and this bolt hasn't a mark on it! And there is not a scratch or dent anywhere on the stock! I don't think a used rifle can be called "new" but this is as close as I've even seen!
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