{"id":8568,"date":"2014-03-13T22:11:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T22:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=8568"},"modified":"2015-12-07T20:57:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T20:57:35","slug":"the-late-great-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-late-great-88\/","title":{"rendered":"The Late Great 88"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"winchester-model-88\"<\/a>Why 88? Probably because the greatest lever action of all time was made by Savage and used 99 for the model number. I owned an 88 myself once; I’d learned it was a cousin to my Dad’s model 100 Winchester. I toyed with the 88 for a while, figured out how far to turn the forward stock screw to make it shoot little groups and then traded it for a Remington model 7 MS from the custom shop. That model 7 helped me take one of my best bucks but, looking back, I kinda wish I’d been carrying the 88 that day.<\/p>\n

Adam Heggenstaller over at NRA’s American Hunter talks about a scope on his 88 but I think the rifle is best suited to an aperture sight. I never could get comfortable sticking my neck far enough forward to see through a scope on an 88 or a 100. Yeah, the 88 is drilled and tapped for a scope but so is a Marlin lever action. That don’t mean you have to put one on it.<\/p>\n

My 88 story is not near as good as Adam’s You can read his HERE<\/a>. If this nostalgic Grandpa infused tale inspires you to go out and find an 88, or if you’re just a die hard Dale Jr. fan, I’d suggest you look for the Pre-64 version. Its easy to spot, it will have checking instead of a basket weave pattern. Just don’t expect to get it cheap; some folks think they should be collected and not fired. Shame on them folks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why 88? Probably because the greatest lever action of all time was made by Savage and used 99 for the model number. I owned an 88 myself once; I’d learned it was a cousin to my Dad’s model 100 Winchester. I toyed with the 88 for a while, figured out how far to turn the forward stock screw to make it shoot …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2522],"tags":[526,527,528],"class_list":["post-8568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hunt","tag-lever-action-rifles","tag-winchester-model-100","tag-winchester-model-88"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-2ec","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16758,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/analysis-of-the-scout-rifle-part-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":8568,"position":0},"title":"Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 6","author":"gunwriter","date":"March 14, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the sixth and final part in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. 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