If you read up on the gun, you'll find a lot of people saying that Remington discontinued the 788 because its accuracy was drawing customers who would have purchased their more expensive lines otherwise. The rifle was, in effect, too accurate for its own good.

im very impressed with the rifle and I have been enjoying shooting it cant wait for the kids to grow into it

My dad gave me one in .22-250 when I came back from Vietnam. We shot a lot (hundreds) of groundhogs with it. A little on the ugly side but a GREAT shooting rifle.