RE: Winchester Model 88
Milo Hansen used one to shoot the current B&C#1 typical white-tail buck near Bigger Saskatchewan. I tryed one for awhile (belongs to my father-in-law) but didn't kill a B&C buck with it.
A lever action .308, sounds like a real fine "bush gun" to me. I mostly use a Sav. 99 in .300 sav. which is just about the same thing.
Robin in Rocky