I've got a rem788 in 308 that I want to put a HVY barrel and SYN stock on it. I love how fast the action is on this gun, with the rear lugs. Any info would be great.
THANKS

Sounds like a fun project to me. About twenty years ago when highpower silhouette was new, those actions were in some demand by shooters for their light weight and ease of getting to shoot straight. It has a very fast lock time too for what thats worth. Go for it. You cant have too many guns anyway.

What kind of info are you looking for? How does the rifle shoot as is? You might be better off selling it to me for $5 and buying a varmint rifle.I have a 788 that used to be a 243 Win. The barrel was damaged when it was given to me so I had it rebarreled to 7mm-08 Rem. It is now probably my favorite rifle. If it was me and it shot well already, I wouldn't monkey with it.

Edited by - frizzellr on 11/20/2002 15:00:19

I read once that the 788 was the poor mans 700. Mine shoots pretty good though. I have seen replacement clips but never a synthetic stock offered for the 788. If you find one please let me know.

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I have several of them.I think Ramline makes a syn.stock for it.I talked to the people at Timmney ,They are supposed to be coming out with a trigger for them also.Buy all you can find!

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The 788 is a "poor man's 700" only by virtue of finish and prestige. I had a 788 in 6mm Rem. that was an absolute tackdriver. Great trigger, fast lock-time. My model 700 in .270 is great, but no more accurate than the cheaper rifle.

If your 788 shoots as well now as most of them do, I'd leave it alone and enjoy.

I have a 788 in .308, it is extremely accurate. From what ive heard Remington built it to be a really afforable alternative to the 700's but it turned out to be so much more accurate then the higher dollar guns they had that they dicontinued them cause they were out selling the other remington guns. Yes ramline does make a synthetic stock for the 788's they are the only ones i know of. I have seen them at www.natchez.com on sale. Hope this helps

They are a good gun but with one rather bad habit. I have seen several including one that I had, loose the bolt handle. The handle is soldered in and sometimes they come out. They can be welded back in but it may be hard to find someone who will take on the job. The handle is put in then the inside of the bolt is threaded for the firing pin housing. It is hard to weld them back in without damage to the threads. I had four of these rifles only one broke on me.

I used to have one in .223. It must have ridden 100,000 miles in the back window of my pickup. Clean or dirty, it never failed and was a tack driving machine. My Dad bought my brother in law one in .243 and it was the same. I kick myself every time I think about getting rid of it. But, on the bright side, it is now the object of my latest quest, searching for another.