I did not, and still do not like button safties on the trigger guard.
That forend screw was touchy, and needed a lot of ammo to tune. I also found that zero could change with the weather. I also found that it had a tendency to string shots vertically as the barrel warmed up, though it was good on that first shot. I traded it off on a 30/06 Ruger model 77 in 1978 (which I still have and has accounted for about 15 moose, several bears, quite a few Mule deer and a couple of whitetails). I shot a LOT of prairie whitetails with it until I moved to Dawson Creek BC in 1977. I had one in 308 that I bought in 1973, in Regina Saskatchewan. The trigger is much better than most are reported to be. It Also has a recoil pad and an add-on peep sight for when I want to use one. We mounted a scope on it while dad was still shooting it. We repaired the stock and while we were at it glass bedded it. The stock has a few dings and one repair from letting the recoil stop in the back get loose. It has been used quite a bit but the bluing has held up well. It shoots as well as most of my bolt action rifles. Get a good book on it if you try.ĭad bought his in 1959. They are difficult to fully take down and reassemble. Going beyond normal maintenance requires some caution. Accuracy with mine is better if, on reassembly care is taken to firmly seat the barreled action into the recoil block /lug in the stock and firmly tighten the forend screw, which is similar to those on early Model 70's. Dad fell in love with his.Ī few cautions.
Epoxy is a wonderful thing, I was able to put that stock back together for him.īut you should get good service from your 88, the only negative about them is that the trigger is usually a stiff pull, but lots of folks get used to that. I had a buddy in the Black Hills that had the same thing happen to him with a Marlin 94 44mag. Those rifles had a hard life out there horseback being rubbed against trees, awful weather, and one I got to witness of a horse deciding to take a roll on the ground like a dog. The rifles these guys needed was something economical, and all of these were back then. The main reason was because they could be had in major calibers. The Winchester 100's and 88's along with Savage 99 were popular as saddle guns, mostly I saw them with just iron sights in a leather saddle scabbard.
I have sold many copies of this and other weapon manuals and have never received a single complaint.Back in my olden golden days they were popular with the hunting guides I saw in the Yellowstone country and later in Colorado wilderness areas.
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