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Info on Rem. 788
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<blockquote data-quote="upacreek" data-source="post: 903238" data-attributes="member: 59039"><p>My first reloading assignment as a kid was brass inspection. My dad shot around 300 rounds a year out of his 788 in 243. The most incredible running deer and coyote shots I have ever witnessed was with him shooting his favorite gun. I sorted brass cause he never sorted by reload life, just by the stretch ring before they crack near the head. Something that I am still obsessed with. It was a great gun and he figures about 3000 rounds took out the barrel. Years before LRH he could impress most anyone we hunted with by hitting a #10 can at 500yrds. My brother isn't as oriented towards guns as I am, but someone allowed him to reload his own bullets. He has an identicle gun that my grandfather bought at the same time as my dad. Anyway my brother was loading 52 gr varmit loads with fast powder. Out shooting my 7RM with him one day whistle piggin his gun fired a shot 3 times louder than any gun around us. After using a hammer to open the bolt we found the bolt face was broken at the extractor. But it held together. Later we figured he could have double charged one so we pulled all his bullets apart. 2 more were double charged. As D. Trump would say......He's fired! That was the last time anyone let him touch the reloading table. </p><p>My point is the 788 is a good gun. I have always been on the look out for another one for myself. All I ever find is 22-250, 6mm, or 18" barrels. Hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>Oh ya, the 3 round clips were awesome to have a few of for quick reloads whistle piggin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upacreek, post: 903238, member: 59039"] My first reloading assignment as a kid was brass inspection. My dad shot around 300 rounds a year out of his 788 in 243. The most incredible running deer and coyote shots I have ever witnessed was with him shooting his favorite gun. I sorted brass cause he never sorted by reload life, just by the stretch ring before they crack near the head. Something that I am still obsessed with. It was a great gun and he figures about 3000 rounds took out the barrel. Years before LRH he could impress most anyone we hunted with by hitting a #10 can at 500yrds. My brother isn't as oriented towards guns as I am, but someone allowed him to reload his own bullets. He has an identicle gun that my grandfather bought at the same time as my dad. Anyway my brother was loading 52 gr varmit loads with fast powder. Out shooting my 7RM with him one day whistle piggin his gun fired a shot 3 times louder than any gun around us. After using a hammer to open the bolt we found the bolt face was broken at the extractor. But it held together. Later we figured he could have double charged one so we pulled all his bullets apart. 2 more were double charged. As D. Trump would say......He's fired! That was the last time anyone let him touch the reloading table. My point is the 788 is a good gun. I have always been on the look out for another one for myself. All I ever find is 22-250, 6mm, or 18" barrels. Hope this helps. Oh ya, the 3 round clips were awesome to have a few of for quick reloads whistle piggin. [/QUOTE]
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