Thread: Lever guns - What do ya reckon?

Greetings,
Had a Winchester 88 in .308 years ago. It shot very well but the trigger was not flash. It booted more than my M700 in spite of lighter loads and a heavier rifle due to a stock with a lot of drop. For quick shooting a lighter rifle with a lower recoil cartridge like the .30-30 would be my pick although as an old codger I would want the option of a low power scope. I lent my 88 to a young friend at one stage and he managed to collect his first two deer with one 4 shot mag so it can't have been that bad.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
Had a Winchester 88 in .308 years ago. It shot very well but the trigger was not flash. It booted more than my M700 in spite of lighter loads and a heavier rifle due to a stock with a lot of drop. For quick shooting a lighter rifle with a lower recoil cartridge like the .30-30 would be my pick although as an old codger I would want the option of a low power scope. I lent my 88 to a young friend at one stage and he managed to collect his first two deer with one 4 shot mag so it can't have been that bad.
Regards Grandpamac.

The 88 has an advantage over its look-alike Finnwolf in that the 88 trigger moves with the lever as you work the action thereby not leaving you likely to get a ‘94 trigger finger’. (Ask anybody that has worked a ‘94 lever in a hurry!)
But the Finnwolf has a shorter lever throw!

Had a Finnwolf 308, sold in moment of madness. Still got my 88 308, won’t ever sell it. Both excellent rifles. BLR is pretty good too, still considering getting one in 223 to scratch an itch.