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{{Infobox Weapon
{{Infobox weapon
|name= Remington 788
|name= Remington 788
|image= [[Image:Remington 788.jpg|300px]]
| image= Remington 788.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption= Remington 788
|caption= Remington 788
|origin= {{flagcountry|USA}}
|origin= United States
|type= [[Rifle]]
|type= [[Rifle]]
|is_ranged=Yes
|is_ranged=Yes
|designer= Wayne Leek
| designer = Wayne Leek
|design_date=
| design_date =
|manufacturer=[[Remington Arms]]
| manufacturer = [[Remington Arms]]
| production_date = 1967–1983 <ref name=Rem>{{cite web|title=Model 788 Bolt Action|url=http://www.remington.com/products/archived/centerfire/bolt-action/model-788.aspx|publisher=Remington Arms|access-date=5 January 2013}}</ref>
|production_date=1967 to 1983
|number= approx 565,000
| number = 565,000
|variants= Left-hand in 6mm Remington and .308 Win.
| variants =
|spec_label=
|spec_label=
|weight=
|weight=
|length=
|length=
|part_length=
|part_length=
|cartridge= [[.222 Remington]]<br/> [[.223 Remington]]<br/> [[.22-250 Remington]]<br/> [[.243 Winchester]]<br/> [[6mm Remington]]<br/> [[7mm-08 Remington]]<br/> [[.308 Winchester]]<br/> [[.30-30 Winchester]]<br/> [[.44 Remington Magnum]]
|cartridge= [[.222 Remington]]<br/>
[[.223 Remington]]<br/>
[[.22-250 Remington]]<br/>
[[.243 Winchester]]<br/>
[[6mm Remington]]<br/>
[[7mm-08 Remington]]<br/>
[[.308 Winchester]]<br/>
[[.30-30 Winchester]]<br/>
[[.44 Remington Magnum]]
|action= Bolt-action repeater
|action= Bolt-action repeater
|feed= 3-rd, single-column box magazine
|feed= 3-rd, single-column box magazine
|sights=
|sights=
}}
}}


The '''Remington 788''' is an inexpensive yet accurate hunting rifle developed by the [[Remington Arms]] Company to compete with other gun companies' less expensive rifles and marketed alongside their more expensive Model 700 line. The 788 utilizes a single-column detachable magazine holding 3 rounds. A [[.22 Long Rifle|.22 rimfire]] model was also produced known as the 580, 581, or 582 depending on its method of feed. A target version of the .22 caliber 58x series, the 540X, was used by the US Military<ref>'''American Rifleman''' magazine, may 1976, pp 42</ref> as a training rifle and later disposed through the [[Civilian Marksmanship Program]].
The '''Remington 788''' is a bolt-action, centerfire rifle that was made by [[Remington Arms]] from 1967 to 1983. It was marketed as an inexpensive yet accurate hunting rifle to compete with other gun companies' less expensive rifles alongside their more expensive [[Remington Model 700|Model 700]] line.<ref>Remington Arms http://www.remington.com/products/archived/centerfire/bolt-action/model-788.aspx</ref> The 788 utilizes a single-column detachable magazine holding 3 rounds for the larger diameter calibers and 4 rounds for the 222 Rem and 223 Rem. A [[.22 Long Rifle|.22 rimfire]] model was also produced known as the [[Remington Model 580|580, 581, or 582]] depending on its method of feed. A target version of the .22 caliber 58x series, the 540X, was used by the US military<ref>''American Rifleman'' magazine, May 1976, p. 42.</ref> as a training rifle and later disposed through the [[Civilian Marksmanship Program]].


==Overview==
==Design==
[[File:Remington 788 bolt and lugs.png|frameless|left|Remington 788 bolt]]
The distinguishing feature of the 788 is its rear-lugged bolt. The bolt has 9 lugs in three rows of three lugs each. They lock into the receiver behind the magazine well. Because of this design, the bolt handle lifts only 60 degrees on opening giving more clearance for scopes compared to the 90 degrees required for the Model 700 and other two-lugged bolts. The bolt travel is also reduced because of the rear lugs. The receiver also has a small ejection port and no bolt lug raceways, making the receiver stiffer than a Remington 700, although it is the same outside diameter.


The Remington 788 has two distinguishing design features. The first is the rear-lugged bolt. The bolt has nine lugs in three rows of three lugs each. They lock into the receiver behind the magazine well. Due to this design, the bolt handle lifts only 60 degrees on opening giving more clearance for scopes compared to the 90 degrees required for the Model 700 and other two-lug rifles. The bolt travel is also reduced because of the rear lugs. The bolt pictured is a pre-1975 locking model from a .308 Winchester caliber rifle. The locking bolt requires the safety to be in the "fire" or "off" position in order to rotate the handle and actuate the bolt. Rifles manufactured from 1975 to 1983 have non-locking bolts which can be actuated while the safety is engaged. The second distinguishing feature is the receiver. It has a smaller ejection port than similar bolt-action rifles, and no bolt lug raceways. The single stack magazine design yields a smaller feed opening in the bottom of the receiver compared to rifles using a double stack magazine well. When machining of these smaller ports is complete there is more steel remaining in the receiver between the ejection port and adjacent feed port, and significantly more steel overall where all receivers have the least strength. These characteristics combined to make the Remington 788 receiver more rigid and stronger than most, if not all, competing designs, including the Remington 700 which shares the same outside receiver diameter. A rifle's accuracy tends to increase slightly as the rigidity of the receiver increases, as this slightly reduces barrel deflection during firing. Thus the Remington 788 has the structural foundation to be a very accurate rifle.
The 788 was made in many calibers up to the length of the [[6 mm Remington]]. Magazines in this caliber are extremely rare. Most common calibers encountered are [[.308 Winchester|.308]] and [[.243 Winchester|.243]], but less common bolt-action calibers are available such as .222 [[.30-30 Winchester]] and [[.44 magnum]].<ref name="788history">[http://www.remington.com/library/history/firearm_models/centerfire/model_788.asp Remington Model History]</ref> These rifles differed slightly in the design of the magazine and the bolt. The front of these bolts did not rotate.


==Variants==
Remington made extensive use of 'screw-machines' in the manufacture of this rifle. The 788 was discontinued in the 1980s. In its used form, the 788 retains a cult following for its accuracy, despite several serious design flaws. Such as the safety, it is notorious for slipping up and making the firearm unfit for safe use. Because this rifle is no longer in production, replacement parts and expensive and difficult to find. The Remington 700 is still in production and is used (with variants) as a military sniper rifle.
[[File:Remington 788 in 243 win 2.jpg|thumb|Remington 788 with the 18.5 inch barrel in 243 Win caliber made in 1982.]]
<ref>http://www.snipercountry.com/HotTips/Remington788.htm Sniper Country article</ref><ref>[http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/shooting/article/0,13199,1139635-6,00.html Field & Stream article]</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3197/is_n5_v35/ai_9056905 Gunsmithing the model 788 Remington] by William Schumaker, Shooting Industry, May 1990</ref>
A left-handed version was produced in .308 and 6mm Remington calibers. The Carbine version with an {{convert|18.5|in|cm|adj=on}} barrel was produced in .308 Winchester, 7mm-08, and .243. The stock was revised in 1980 being the only significant change throughout the production history. The following table presents a breakdown of this rifle's 13 year production run by caliber, year, and configuration.
<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090609081110/http://www.charm.net/~kmarsh/788.html Notes on the Remington 788] by Ken Marsh</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
==See also==
|-
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*[[List of firearms]]
! Rifle !! Year !! w/18 ½" barrel
|-
| .222 Rem || 1967–1980, 1982 ||
|-
| .223 Rem || 1975 ||
|-
| .22-250 Rem || 1967 ||
|-
| .243 Win || 1968 || 1980
|-
| 6mm Rem || 1969–1980 ||
|-
| 6mm Rem Left Hand|| 1969–1980 ||
|-
| 7mm-08 Rem || || 1980
|-
| .308 Win || 1969 ||
|-
| .308 Win Left Hand || 1969–1980 || 1980
|-
| .30-30 Win || 1967–1970 ||
|-
| .44 Rem Mag || 1967–1970 ||
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Bolt-action rifles]]
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[[Category:.44 Magnum firearms]]
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[[Category:Bolt-action rifles of the United States]]
[[Category:Remington Arms firearms]]

Latest revision as of 03:59, 31 March 2024

Remington 788
Remington 788
TypeRifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerWayne Leek
ManufacturerRemington Arms
Produced1967–1983 [1]
No. built565,000
Specifications
Cartridge.222 Remington
.223 Remington
.22-250 Remington
.243 Winchester
6mm Remington
7mm-08 Remington
.308 Winchester
.30-30 Winchester
.44 Remington Magnum
ActionBolt-action repeater
Feed system3-rd, single-column box magazine

The Remington 788 is a bolt-action, centerfire rifle that was made by Remington Arms from 1967 to 1983. It was marketed as an inexpensive yet accurate hunting rifle to compete with other gun companies' less expensive rifles alongside their more expensive Model 700 line.[2] The 788 utilizes a single-column detachable magazine holding 3 rounds for the larger diameter calibers and 4 rounds for the 222 Rem and 223 Rem. A .22 rimfire model was also produced known as the 580, 581, or 582 depending on its method of feed. A target version of the .22 caliber 58x series, the 540X, was used by the US military[3] as a training rifle and later disposed through the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

Design

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Remington 788 bolt
Remington 788 bolt

The Remington 788 has two distinguishing design features. The first is the rear-lugged bolt. The bolt has nine lugs in three rows of three lugs each. They lock into the receiver behind the magazine well. Due to this design, the bolt handle lifts only 60 degrees on opening giving more clearance for scopes compared to the 90 degrees required for the Model 700 and other two-lug rifles. The bolt travel is also reduced because of the rear lugs. The bolt pictured is a pre-1975 locking model from a .308 Winchester caliber rifle. The locking bolt requires the safety to be in the "fire" or "off" position in order to rotate the handle and actuate the bolt. Rifles manufactured from 1975 to 1983 have non-locking bolts which can be actuated while the safety is engaged. The second distinguishing feature is the receiver. It has a smaller ejection port than similar bolt-action rifles, and no bolt lug raceways. The single stack magazine design yields a smaller feed opening in the bottom of the receiver compared to rifles using a double stack magazine well. When machining of these smaller ports is complete there is more steel remaining in the receiver between the ejection port and adjacent feed port, and significantly more steel overall where all receivers have the least strength. These characteristics combined to make the Remington 788 receiver more rigid and stronger than most, if not all, competing designs, including the Remington 700 which shares the same outside receiver diameter. A rifle's accuracy tends to increase slightly as the rigidity of the receiver increases, as this slightly reduces barrel deflection during firing. Thus the Remington 788 has the structural foundation to be a very accurate rifle.

Variants

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Remington 788 with the 18.5 inch barrel in 243 Win caliber made in 1982.

A left-handed version was produced in .308 and 6mm Remington calibers. The Carbine version with an 18.5-inch (47 cm) barrel was produced in .308 Winchester, 7mm-08, and .243. The stock was revised in 1980 being the only significant change throughout the production history. The following table presents a breakdown of this rifle's 13 year production run by caliber, year, and configuration.

Rifle Year w/18 ½" barrel
.222 Rem 1967–1980, 1982
.223 Rem 1975
.22-250 Rem 1967
.243 Win 1968 1980
6mm Rem 1969–1980
6mm Rem Left Hand 1969–1980
7mm-08 Rem 1980
.308 Win 1969
.308 Win Left Hand 1969–1980 1980
.30-30 Win 1967–1970
.44 Rem Mag 1967–1970

References

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  1. ^ "Model 788 Bolt Action". Remington Arms. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ Remington Arms http://www.remington.com/products/archived/centerfire/bolt-action/model-788.aspx
  3. ^ American Rifleman magazine, May 1976, p. 42.

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