Remington 788 Restoration

Bloody good stuff mate ,as a lefty myself good to see an old remmy brought back to its former glory:thumbsup:

Looks good to me ebf. :thumbup:
While no blueing is much of a rust protector in my experience with cold blue some are better than others in this respect .

As a right handed shooter I actually find left handed bolt actions better to shoot off a bench.
Right hand stays on grip and supports rifle/holds on target and left works bolt.

But other than that they are gay :D

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

As a right handed shooter I actually find left handed bolt actions better to shoot off a bench.
Right hand stays on grip and supports rifle/holds on target and left works bolt.

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Same for me VC, my target rifle is right-handed, only ever shoot it prone, left hand stays on grip.

But for hunting/off-hand, I prefer left-handed

ebf, you have inspired me to.......

Go collect the old 788 from the old man and bring it back home.To.........


Send to you to tidy up.:thumbsup:

But seriously you've done an awesome job there. How does it shoot?

Took it to the range before starting all the work. Kicked like a mule, and did 2moa with Highland SP. Will have another go next week, and see what difference the stock work and DIY crowning makes.

I like old guns. They really don't make 'em like they used to.

Jasssis... was in a bit of a toestand in the first pictures but you did really well on this EBF, looks good. :)

what are your thaughts on the old corncob bolt rifles? I like the history behind them and believe they are quite accurate, but think that people love to talk them up because they are the underdogs to the brother rifle the Model 700?
curious, Iv allways wanted to buy one just to have a look at it. are they a lighter action than the 700?

Beautiful EBF..... awesome mate!

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Originally Posted by Bill999

what are your thaughts on the old corncob bolt rifles? I like the history behind them and believe they are quite accurate, but think that people love to talk them up because they are the underdogs to the brother rifle the Model 700?
curious, Iv allways wanted to buy one just to have a look at it. are they a lighter action than the 700?

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nope, heavier than 700

very happy with it after load development, shoots real nice for an old clunker :cool:

Nice work mate!

Beautiful EBF nice work.:cool:

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Originally Posted by Toby

Are ya going to blue the trigger guard and that?

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'I think' the trigger guard and mag floor plate are alloy therefore better to paint rather than blue anywho.

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