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Offline 351 power

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788 in .308 today
« on: February 18, 2009, 09:27:35 AM »
been sitting in a shop for awhile. made a trade for it. i would say it's excellent to very good condition. bushnell 2.5-8 scope. should be fun. 18.5" barrel
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Re: 788 in .308 today
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2009, 11:20:55 AM »
Have a 788 - .308 I bought new over thirty five years ago. Its still my go to gun.  I need to put the old Weaver 2.5 x 7 back on it as it was the right power scope for my use.   My barrel is 22 inches and it has all the muzzle blast I want.  Maybe you you got a good deal by telling the seller "no one wants that short barrel".
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Re: 788 in .308 today
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2009, 01:39:53 PM »
recoil could be interesting. i plan to reload for it so probably mostly light bullets
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Re: 788 in .308 today
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2009, 07:23:05 AM »
That is one of those carbines I regret having parted with although it went away as a Gift.
I bought it used and someone had it Magna ported so I don't know what the original recoil was like. I do know the carbine is still used and loaded with 180 gr Speer's for mulies and moose and it is  L O U D !

I wouldn't necessarily load with light bullets just because of recoil. Weigh your rig and use the recoil calculator to see what different loads will produce. The 788 isn't a real light firearm anyway.
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Re: 788 in .308 today
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2009, 11:24:01 AM »
I never could get 125 grain Sierras to shoot in mine but about any 150 gr. factory or reloads were accurate.  The 165 gr Sierra boat tails were super accurate with IMR 4895.  I use Varget now and get a little more speed and close to the same accuracy.
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Re: 788 in .308 today
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2009, 04:33:29 AM »
yes i'm thinking 150g is about right. have great loads with reloder15 in my .303. will try that in the .308 plus the 4895
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Re: 788 in .308 today
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2009, 04:58:16 AM »
I got my 788 from my brotherinlaw. His favorite groundhog load was a 130HP speer in front of some IMR3031. My fave, for deer, is a 150 gr Sierra, but I can't remember the powder.


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