A friend recently picked up a Remington M788 chambered in 308 at a gun show. He's asked me to pose a couple of questions to this forum.
First, he was wondering if he got a good deal. The rifle came with a 3x9 Burris scope, 2 mags, and a sling. He paid $275 for the rifle. He said it has a nerf on the barrel the needs some cleaning and maybe a touch-up with some bluing. (I recently checked the latest Gun List and they had a few listed at around $100 more than he paid.) Was this a good deal?
Second, he was going to clean the rifle and can't seem to get the bolt out. Since I can't see it, I'm not able to try and figure out how to release the bolt. Any suggestions?
Finally, at the show, he picked up some 150gr. ammo and some 180gr. ammo. From what he was saying, the 150's were new/surplus stuff, but the 180's were reloads. The 150's chambered fine, but the 180's wouldn't allow the bolt to fully close. Is it possible that the crimp on the 180 reloads aren't tight enough to allow the bullet to fully seat in the chamber? That was my guess since the 150's cycled fine. The overall bullet length seems the same, but again, I haven't mic'd them yet.
I realize that it's difficult to give concrete answers without firsthand knowledge, it's the same for me but I couldn't think of a better place to start asking on his behalf. (If I could at least get him into the 20th century, he could get on-line and ask for himself. )
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Ron
Detroit Area Chapter
Terra-Haute Torque & Recoil Society
First, he was wondering if he got a good deal. The rifle came with a 3x9 Burris scope, 2 mags, and a sling. He paid $275 for the rifle. He said it has a nerf on the barrel the needs some cleaning and maybe a touch-up with some bluing. (I recently checked the latest Gun List and they had a few listed at around $100 more than he paid.) Was this a good deal?
Second, he was going to clean the rifle and can't seem to get the bolt out. Since I can't see it, I'm not able to try and figure out how to release the bolt. Any suggestions?
Finally, at the show, he picked up some 150gr. ammo and some 180gr. ammo. From what he was saying, the 150's were new/surplus stuff, but the 180's were reloads. The 150's chambered fine, but the 180's wouldn't allow the bolt to fully close. Is it possible that the crimp on the 180 reloads aren't tight enough to allow the bullet to fully seat in the chamber? That was my guess since the 150's cycled fine. The overall bullet length seems the same, but again, I haven't mic'd them yet.
I realize that it's difficult to give concrete answers without firsthand knowledge, it's the same for me but I couldn't think of a better place to start asking on his behalf. (If I could at least get him into the 20th century, he could get on-line and ask for himself. )
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Ron
Detroit Area Chapter
Terra-Haute Torque & Recoil Society