I GOT MY 788 IN .243 FROM MY UNCLE. IT WAS THE FIRST CENTERFIRE I EVER HUNTED WITH. TALK ABOUT ACCURATE! WE USED TO TAKE BEER BOTTLES AND LAY THEM ON THEIR SIDE AT 100 YARDS WITH THE MOUTH FACING US. WE WOULD THEN SHOOT THROUGH THE MOUTHS TO BLOW THE ENDS OUT. NO I WILL NEVER GET RID OF THIS ONE. I ONCE HAD A CHANCE TO BUY ANOTHER ONE EXACTLY LIKE IT FOR 200 BUCKS AT A YARD SALE. THE REASON I DIDN'T BUY IT WAS THE STOCK HAD A BREAK IN IT BACK WHERE THE RECOIL PAD WAS PUT ON SO I THOUGHT IT WASN'T A GOOD DEAL. KINDA WISH I HAD BOUGHT IT NOW. I FOUND OUT LATER I COULD GET A RAMLINE SYNTHETIC FOR IT FOR A 100 BUCKS. LIVE AND LEARN I GUESS.