My grandfather just pased down a Winchester Model 88 in .308 to me for my first hunting rifle. He has claimed that he hasnt shot it sence 1965. So the barrel is very dusty and I would like to know how to strip the rifle and the firing pin to give it a propper cleaning. Online I have only really found posts that lead me to a book that I can buy. I have not located any detail on how to break the rifle down.
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Winchester Model 88
- Thread starter mooman13
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Tom Matiska
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Congrats.... low mileage Win 88 is a nice find.
You sure it needs to come apart? Few simple screws to separate the stock from the barreled action. Then give it a good dose of one of the many fine aerosol products on today's market. Drain all excess, blow it out with compressed air. Put the stock back on.
You sure it needs to come apart? Few simple screws to separate the stock from the barreled action. Then give it a good dose of one of the many fine aerosol products on today's market. Drain all excess, blow it out with compressed air. Put the stock back on.
.300 Weatherby Mag
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They are not the simplest rifle and unless you are seriously mechanically inclined person, I would take it to an experienced gunsmith for a thorough inspection and cleaning... My father inherited an 88 in .308 just a couple years older than yours... Great rifles!!!
warbirdlover
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What .300 Weatherby Mag said. I've heard nightmare stories of guys trying to get them back together. If it functions smoothly (and they did) I wouldn't mess with it. If you still want it done, take it to a gunsmith or do what Tom Matiska recommends.
And they are sweet rifles.
And they are sweet rifles.
http://www.stevespages.com/page7b.htm
Not a complete manual.
The good folks at Hoppes might be helpful
http://www.hoppes.com/GuidetoGunCare.pdf
Not a complete manual.
The good folks at Hoppes might be helpful
http://www.hoppes.com/GuidetoGunCare.pdf
YOu'll need to make...
"slave pins, Qty: 2) about .730 " long.
Use to drive out the two pins visible and leave the slaves inside the receiver wall. This allow the trigger plate/housing to drop out the bottom.
Straight forward from then.
I found that best accuracy reguires the front mag block to be surrounded by bedding and the barrel free-floated. THe barrel tendon insert needs to be bedded on the rear half only. [The barrel swing into channel]
Doing this allows me best grouping.
PM me have two .jpgs to send.
"slave pins, Qty: 2) about .730 " long.
Use to drive out the two pins visible and leave the slaves inside the receiver wall. This allow the trigger plate/housing to drop out the bottom.
Straight forward from then.
I found that best accuracy reguires the front mag block to be surrounded by bedding and the barrel free-floated. THe barrel tendon insert needs to be bedded on the rear half only. [The barrel swing into channel]
Doing this allows me best grouping.
PM me have two .jpgs to send.
bamaranger
New member
+1
I'm w/ Matiska on this one. Pull the barreled action, hose the action down w/ a aerosol scrubber, blow it dry, see how it runs. I might do it twice.
Old lubes can varnish and become tacky. I too have heard stores on stripping a win 88 and would check up before I tried it, or took it to anybody.
I'm w/ Matiska on this one. Pull the barreled action, hose the action down w/ a aerosol scrubber, blow it dry, see how it runs. I might do it twice.
Old lubes can varnish and become tacky. I too have heard stores on stripping a win 88 and would check up before I tried it, or took it to anybody.
I (eat your heart our) own two 88's. One is a 308 made in 59' that I've used to take alot of deer and a couple of bear's with. I still take it to the woods with me every chance I get. My other one is my pride and joy. It's a 88 carbine in 284 that I picked up for a heck of a steal (I won't say how much, you'll probably cry) and I've got a couple of deer with that gun as well. The 88 is a heck of a good rifle, and I wouldn't hesitate to take that one in the woods with you, and see what it will do
xtriggerman
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A sticky 88 can be old lube dried out and gummy. Iv also fix a couple of them sticking because scope base screws were too long & into the bolt channel, those screw holes burred out into the bolt channel and the bolt channel its self being very roughly machined (polish job). Iv tuned those triggers to good effect also, although they are a bit involved to get a crisp breaking trigger action. Stock, they tend to be quite spongy.