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Rem 788 worth messing with?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1252214" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>The 788 is a great action and well worth the trouble to install a new barrel.</p><p></p><p>The 22/250 uses the short action and is limited in the cartridge you can use, but if you wanted to stay with the 22/250 cartridge it would be easy to do.</p><p></p><p>I have built two 788s in 708 and 708x40 and am very impressed with the strength and short bolt throw and 60o bolt lift. Stockeys has real nice laminated stocks, and Timney makes a very good trigger replacement.</p><p></p><p>The 788 is different than the 700 and requires special tools, so some smiths may not be willing to work on them but an experienced smith should not have any trouble re barreling and blue printing</p><p>one.</p><p></p><p>I used a standard .250 700 Remington recoil lug by cutting the barrel tenon with a step diameter of 1.062 to land it on and cut the rest 1.000 to fit the action threads.</p><p></p><p>For years, the 788 was a bench rest favorite because if its strength. So in my opinion it is well worth the trouble.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1252214, member: 2736"] The 788 is a great action and well worth the trouble to install a new barrel. The 22/250 uses the short action and is limited in the cartridge you can use, but if you wanted to stay with the 22/250 cartridge it would be easy to do. I have built two 788s in 708 and 708x40 and am very impressed with the strength and short bolt throw and 60o bolt lift. Stockeys has real nice laminated stocks, and Timney makes a very good trigger replacement. The 788 is different than the 700 and requires special tools, so some smiths may not be willing to work on them but an experienced smith should not have any trouble re barreling and blue printing one. I used a standard .250 700 Remington recoil lug by cutting the barrel tenon with a step diameter of 1.062 to land it on and cut the rest 1.000 to fit the action threads. For years, the 788 was a bench rest favorite because if its strength. So in my opinion it is well worth the trouble. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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