Rem 788 in 30-30 find

[greg gremlin]

Picked up a 788 in 30-30, born 1967, at cabelas. Had a tasco w/c scope 250 + tax. Loaded 150 gr. gc Lee's over 10 gr. of unique giving 1544 fps. At the range I enjoyed plinking at a rock at 200 yards. Don't try to pry thisn away from me! best, greg

[Uncle Grinch]

You picked up an excellent cast boolit rifle and at a very good price!

[MDC]

Good grab Greg

I know where one is but the owner wants $550. I have a 22-250 and would like to add the 30-30 and 7mm08.

[Char-Gar]

That was a smoking deal on a great rifle. I can tell not many cast bullet shooters go into that store or it would not have lasted more than a minute.

[crash87]

That is a great deal, I have found these, (in 30/30) off and on thru out the years, from truck guns to ANIB. Prices have always been , way out of line. I would have snapped that up too. It's amazing to me how when things are there,nobody wants them, yet when they are gone because of it, everybody wants one. while I could haave had one a few times over, they were just not worth it to me, Good find for you though. Crash87

[Curly James]

Congratulations on the find and the price. Owned a 788 in 30-30 as a much younger man. Figured it out all own my on that it just wasn't powerful enough to kill a deer and traded it off. Ya'll think that's what they mean when they use the phrase "painfully intelligent"?

[8mm]

In the gun lust of my earlier years I bought 2 of them. The first was a shooter. The second because of nice wood. Only in later years did I stumble onto the fact that the 788 in 30-30 is a superb cast bullet rifle. I still have both of them.

In roughly the same time frame I acquired 788's in 44 Mag, 308 Win. and .223 Rem.. They are all incredibly accurate. The 788 was Remingtons dark little secret: you didn't have to spend big bucks for MOA accuracy.

[Doc Highwall]

To get the best accuracy out of it make sure you cleaned all the copper fouling out of it and yes you have a great cast bullet gun.

[Iowa Fox]

Nice snag Greg, I would have jumped on that myself.

Last Friday evening I went to the Cedar Rapids gun show. I told the wife I was going only to socialize and really wasn't looking for anything plus I'm retired now. You quessed it, I was by the front door and spied a fellow waiting in line with his admission coupon in his left hand and a Marlin Mountie in his right hand. I went out and had it bought before he got in the building. A one owner 1969 Mountie as new for 350. I might have to get a part time job just for the deals that have and keep popping up. I hope the nice deals keep on surfacing.

[greg gremlin]

I found that I had to seat 125 & 150 gr spire point boolits deeper to fit in the magazine. They were accurate and I look forward to rockchuckin with this in Idaho. I had a 788 in 308 as a young pup and sold it. One of those painfull lessons we learn in life. best, greg

[Iowa Fox]

Nice snag Greg, I would have jumped on that myself.

Last Friday evening I went to the Cedar Rapids gun show. I told the wife I was going only to socialize and really wasn't looking for anything plus I'm retired now. You quessed it, I was by the front door and spied a fellow waiting in line with his admission coupon in his left hand and a Marlin Mountie in his right hand. I went out and had it bought before he got in the building. A one owner 1969 Mountie as new for 350. I might have to get a part time job just for the deals that have and keep popping up. I hope the nice deals keep on surfacing.

[x101airborne]

Trade you a wife and two kids!!

[oksmle]

Don't mean to highjack the thread, but have a question while we're on the subject: I'm getting ready to sell my 788 in .30-30 cal. Want to do it locally where I don't have to mess with shipping, etc. It's in almost new condition (aren't they all), early '71 model & has been pillar bedded & a real nice trigger job done on it. I have about $250.00 in it. What would be a fair price? I was thinking around $450.00.

[BCall]

I just bought mine from this forum for $500 shipped. But it has a Timney trigger and an unfinfshed Boyd's stock with it, and the original factory trigger and stock were included.

[oksmle]

BCall .... Thanks. That makes me feel that my price is in line. I'm not trying to make a killing on this rifle. But I want the price to be high enough so Mrs. oksmle feels good....

[Kraschenbirn]

Hey, Greg...

When it came to stealin', at least Jesse James held folks up with gun in hand. Last one of those I saw (in decent shape) was at Ahlman's up in Minnesota and they were asking $575 without iron sights or scope bases and no spare mag.

Bill

[oksmle]

I might be too easy, but I sold it for $450.00 with 50 turned & reamed cases, (all indexed), & a Lyman #311332 two cavity mold along with some sample boolits & several ten round targets fired at 100 yards. I never got around to installing my 20 power scope on it to really wring it out. And finally realized that I probably never will. The gent I sold it to is a friend & a member of our local gun club, so I know how it will be treated.

[Shakey Jakey]

I have one in 44 mag, part of the family. Bought it out of Shotgun news back in the early 80's for 175.00, close to NIB.

[Multigunner]

I paid less than 100 bucks for a brand new 788 in .243 along with scope rings and base plus two boxes of cartridges. It was a discount store clearance sale around 1970.
The same store carried new condition No.5 carbines for 35 bucks, and good condition SMLE rifles for 12 bucks. Those were the days.

[Jack Stanley]

I just saw one at a gun show for five hundred bucks , I just couldn't see myself getting a second one for that kind of money . I don't think I'd let go of the one I have for any amount of money though .

Jack