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Rem 788 308 win question.
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<blockquote data-quote="osok-1k" data-source="post: 1889712" data-attributes="member: 106259"><p>I've had three 788 Remington's and regret selling them all. My first was a semi heavy barrel 22-250 I bought in 1977. I bedded the action, floated the barrel, polished the factory trigger and re-crowned the muzzle. It was a true 1/4 minute shooter as was my 6mm I bought from a pawn shop for $135.00 in the mid '80's. 100 gr Sierra's at 3,000 first three were in the same hole having done the same treatment as before. My last one was also a 22-250 which shot well but the twist is 1-14 which would not stabilize the heavier bullets I wanted to shoot so I sold it too. My recommendation to possibly get a little more accuracy is to have the crown re-cut. Lots of Remingtons (and other guns) have poor crown concentricity which definitely affects accuracy, any gunsmith should be able to check / cut a new crown pretty inexpensively, or buy a Dave Manson crowning tool from Brownell's and carefully do it yourself. Check your twist rate with a snug fitting wrapped jag and a floating rod like a Dewey. I insert the rod into the bore about eight inches,, mark the spot at the rear end of my bore guide and witness marks on the rod and handle, push the rod into the bore until your witness marks align, make another mark on the rod at the end of your bore guide, extract the rod and measure the distance between the two marks. Now you know your twist rate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="osok-1k, post: 1889712, member: 106259"] I've had three 788 Remington's and regret selling them all. My first was a semi heavy barrel 22-250 I bought in 1977. I bedded the action, floated the barrel, polished the factory trigger and re-crowned the muzzle. It was a true 1/4 minute shooter as was my 6mm I bought from a pawn shop for $135.00 in the mid '80's. 100 gr Sierra's at 3,000 first three were in the same hole having done the same treatment as before. My last one was also a 22-250 which shot well but the twist is 1-14 which would not stabilize the heavier bullets I wanted to shoot so I sold it too. My recommendation to possibly get a little more accuracy is to have the crown re-cut. Lots of Remingtons (and other guns) have poor crown concentricity which definitely affects accuracy, any gunsmith should be able to check / cut a new crown pretty inexpensively, or buy a Dave Manson crowning tool from Brownell's and carefully do it yourself. Check your twist rate with a snug fitting wrapped jag and a floating rod like a Dewey. I insert the rod into the bore about eight inches,, mark the spot at the rear end of my bore guide and witness marks on the rod and handle, push the rod into the bore until your witness marks align, make another mark on the rod at the end of your bore guide, extract the rod and measure the distance between the two marks. Now you know your twist rate. [/QUOTE]
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