remington 788
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MODEL 788
THE REMINGTON MODEL 788 is a highpower rifle with an extremely strong act-ion. The full length stock has a form fittingpistol grip. The receiver is fitted with remov-able plug screws for receiver sights and tele-scope mounts. The bolt can be removed easilyfor take-down.
TO PUT BOLT IN RIFLE - Your model 788is shipped from the factory with bolt remov-ed from rifle. Place bolt into receiver withbolt handle in 2 a 'clock position. Push boltforward into rifle.
TO COCK BOLT - Bolt must remain cock-ed to put into rifle. If bolt "uncocks"firing pin head will snap forward into cockin~cam in rear of bolt. To cock bolt, hold firingpin head (Fig. 2) firmly to prevent move-ment. Use vise jaws if available. Raise bolthandle. Bolt will cam cocking surface (beneathhandle) against firing pin head. Continue rais-ing handle until cocking detent on rear of boltengages firing pin head. Bolt is then cockedand ready for re-entry to rifle.
TO REMOVE BOLT - Raise bolt handleto unlock bolt and pull bolt rearward to boltstop. Rotate and hold safety forward andwithdraw bolt from rifle.
SAFETY (Fig. 1) - Close bolt and push safetyto rear stop position, marked "S" on re-ceiver. Trigger cannot be pulled to fire rifle.
FIRE - Push safety to front stop position mar-ked "F" on receiver. Trigger can be pulledto fire rifle.
TO SINGLE LOAD - Place safety On Safe.Raise bolt handle to unlock bolt. Pull bolthandle back to open action. Load cartridgedirectly into chamber. Close bolt and lowerbolt handle to lock action closed. Rifle is nowready to fire.
TO UNLOAD CHAMBER - Place safetyOn Safe. Pull bolt rearward carefully untilbullet tip clears chamber. Lift cartridge fromrifle.
BOLT ACTIONHIGH POWER RIFLE
TO MAGAZINE LOAD - Grasp front and rearof magazine between thumb and fore-finger.Press magazine release and pull magazine fromrifle. Load cartridges into magazine. Magazinecapacity for all calibers other than 223 Rem.is three (3) cartridges. When fully loaded,223 Rem. magazine will hold four (4 ) cart-ridges. To replace magazine, press magazineevenly into rifle until it clicks into position.
TO UNLOAD MAGAZINE - Place safetY OnSafe. Lift bolt handle, pull bolt rearward andremove cartridge from chamber. Leave boltin open (rear) position and remove magazinefrom rifle. Carefully slide cartridges forwardand out of magazine.
SIGHT ADJUSTMENT - Factory sights onRemington high power rifles are targeted at100 yards and carefully adjusted at factoryfor average shooters. If your rifle does notappear to shoot accurately it does not nec-essarily mean that sights are improperly aligned.
Individual differences in eyesight or method ofshooting may require sight realignment. Beforeattempting to re-align sights it should berealized that the greater the group size themore difficult it becomes to determine whererifle is shooting (center of impact). A con-sistent method of holding rifle, aiming andsqueezing trigger will aid in obtaining a smallgroup size. Different sight settings are required
for each cartridge type, bullet type and weight,barrel length, each range and wind conditionand, most likely, each individual shooter. Totest rifle for accuracy place large target in safearea at desired range. (Before testing at alonger range it is advisable to fire a few roundsat 50 yards. At this range, bullets will generallyhit somewhere on target). Shoot from a prone
IFIRING PIN HEAD
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or sitting position giving body and elbows solidsupport. Fire four or five shots per group,using ammunition with which you plan tohunt. Shoot carefully and deliberately. Ifgroups are at desired point, sights are correctlyadjusted, if not, you should adjust sights. Ifshots are too high, loosen elevation screw andlower rear sight. If shots are too low, rear sightshould be raised. If rifle shoots left, rear sight(Fig. 3) should be moved right. Should rifle
shoot to right, move rear sight to left. (Turnwindage screw to loosen sight leaf). Alwaysmove rear sight in direction you want rifle toshoot. Information about trajectory or ball-istics of your favorite load may be found inthe Remington Firearms and AmmunitionCatalog. A free copy may be obtained fromRemington dealers or by writing to RemingtonArms Co., Inc., 939 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport,Conn. 06600.
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CLEANING AND CARE - Caution: Beforecleaning make sure rifle contains no live ammu-nition. To make cleaning of barrel and bolteasier, bolt should be removed from rifle. Toclean barrel use lightly oiled, soft cloth andclean from breech to muzzle. Scrub barrel boreand cartridge chamber with a good bore sol.vent, if necessary. Wipe dry and re.oil bore andchamber very lightly. Brush face of bolt to re-move shooting residue. Wipe dry and re-oilvery lightly. Additional care and cleaning ofbolt parts can be done, if necessary.
ACTION CARE AND DISASSEMBLYRemove stock and bolt if necessary to cleanaction or replace parts. Unscrew and removefront and rear guard screws. Trigger guard may
then be removed by pivoting downward untilit pulls free of floor plate. Lift stock away fromaction and barrel. Clean bolt and action insolvent and wipe clean. Reverse procedure toreassemble.
TO DISASSEMBLE BOLT PARTS - Boltassembly may be cleaned and oiled as a unit.Should disassembly be required, proceed asfollows: With bolt cocked (handle down),insert pin (close fitting through holes in bothsides of bolt plug (Fig. 2). Lift handle and re-move bolt from rifle. Unscrew and removebolt plug-firing pin assembly. To reassemble,screw assembly into bolt until firing pin headcontacts rear of bolt. Back off (counter-clock-wise) until firing pin head snaps into detent onrear edge of bolt. Replace bolt into rifle. Withhandle down, remove pin from bolt plug.
LUBRICATION - Your Remington Model 788will remain clean longer if little or no oil isused on parts of action. Lubricate cam surfaceson bolt to prevent wear. Wash action and boltparts with a good grade of petroleum solvent,dry and re-oil very lightly. After handling,wipe barrel, receiver and all steel parts to pre-vent rusting. Invisible "prints" of moisture cancause rust unless removed. After using in wetweather dry and wipe steel parts with oilto prevent rusting. Abrupt changes in temper-ature can cause condensation and wetness.Therefore, special care is needed to interiorsteel parts to prevent rust. When shooting infreezing weather, remove excess oil for bestresults. Use dry graphite if necessary to lub-ricate metal parts.
MAINTENANCE - Rifle should be checkedperiodically by a competent gunsmith to ensureproper inspection and any necessary replace-
ment of worn or damaged parts.
IMPORTANT - Remington firearms are de-signed, manufactUred and proof tested to stand-ards based on factory loaded ammunition.Improperly loaded handloads can be dangerous.Remington Arms Company, Inc. cannot assumeresponsibility for damages or injury caused byhandloads or reloaded ammunition.
This gun has been manufactured to Remingtonspecifications and shipped from the factorysuitable for use. Remington does not recom.mend and is not responsible for any alter-ation or modification to the gun not made byRemington factory personnel, nor the re-placement of worn or damaged parts with thosenot of Remington manufacture.
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Send all guns for factory service and inquiries an service and paris toREMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC.
Arms Service DivisionlIion, New York 13357
All ather inquiries are 10 be addressed to
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC.
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06602
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PARTS LIST
NOTE: Prices for barrels and bolts will be quoted upon application. Factory assembly required.
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NOTE: Basic 308 caliber listed below. For other caliberparts and numbers see additional calibers list.
BarrelAssembly.. . . . . . . . . . . . (Restricted)BoltAssembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Restricted)BoltFinalAssembly. . . . . . . . . . (Restricted)BoltPlug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BoltStoP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BoltStop Spring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Butt Plate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Butt PlateScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ElevationScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ejector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EjectorPin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EjectorSpring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ExtractorRivet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FiringPinAssembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FloorPlate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Floor PlateScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front GuardScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front Sight (also.22 1250Rem.) . . . . . . . . . .Front SightScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front SightWasher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HousingLockScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HousingPin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MagazineAssembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MagazineGuideBar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NOTE:AODITIONAL CALIBERS
Parts not listed same as 308 caliber.
BarrelAssembly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BoltAssembly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BoltFinalAssembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ejector,223 Rem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extractor,223 Rem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ExtractorRivet,223 Rem.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Firing Pin Assembly, 223 & 22/250 Rem.. . . . . .FloorPlate,223 Rem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FloorPlate,22/250 Rem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front Sight,223 Rem.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MagazineAssembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MagazineAssembly,223 Rem. . . . . . . . . . . . .MagazineAssembly,22/250 Rem. . . . . . . . . . .MagazineAssembly,243 Win.. . . . . . . . . . . . .MagazineAssembly,6mmRem.. . . . . . . . . . . .MagazineGuideBar,223 Rem. . . . . . . . . . . . .StockAssembly,223 Rem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .StockAssembly,22/250 Rem. . . . . . . . . . . . .
MagazineGuideBarScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RearGuardScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RearSightAssembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . .RearSightBase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RearSightEyepiece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RearSightLeaf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RearSightScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ReceiverPlugScrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rib (RearSight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RibSpacer (RearSight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SafetyAssembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SafetyPivotPin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SafetyPivotPin RetainingWasher. . . . . . . . . .Safety Detent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Safety DetentSpring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SafetyRetainerPin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SafetyRetainerPinRetainingWasher. . . .Sear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SearPin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .StockAssembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TriggerHousingAssembly. . . . . . . . . . .TriggerHousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . (Restricted)Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Restricted)TriggerGuard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TriggerPin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TriggerSpring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WindageScrew. . . . . . . .
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SERVICE PARTS
Bolt Assembly, 222/223 Rem. (old style) .Bolt Assembly, 221250 Rem. (old style). .Bolt Assembly, 308 Win., 243 Win., 6mm Rem.
(oldstyle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bolt Final Assembly, 222/223 Rem. (old style). . .Bolt Final Assembly, 221250 Rem. (old style) . . .Bolt Final Assembly, 308 Win., 243 Win., 6mm
Rem. (oldstyle). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BoltPlug(oldstyle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Firing Pin Assembly, 222/223 & 221250 Rem.
(oldstyle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Firing Pin Assembly, 308, 243 Win., 6mm Rem.
(old style) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bolt Assembly, LH (old style). . . . . . . . . . . . .Bolt Final Assembly, LH (old style) . . . . . . . . .Bolt Plug, LH (old style). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Firing Pin Final Assembly, LH (old style) . .
ACCESSORY
Sling Strap Assembly & Mountings, Complete. . . .25571
PARTS AND PRICES SUBJECT_TO.CHANGE WITHOIJT NOTI..F nCII\/I:DICC A DC C r'\ D 1111""\."" v
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING PARTS
(PLEASE READ CARE FULL YI
Please ~Jlve rnodcl rHllnber. par t l1ulnber andnarne. Give serial nUlnbcr and state caliber or!Jauge and choke. Idenllfy parts from list. PiC'ture Or exploded View. List rnterchangeableshotgun barrels on separate orcier torrn to spec(1shlprnent.Cover only one subject In letter or order. Donot order parts and give rCfJi:Hr Instructions Insarne let ler .Please do not ship sample parts If they may beIdent Ifled ot herwlse. See shipping Instruct Ionsbelow.
Parts will be supplied for d,scont inued m0delsIf available. Parts cannot be supplied nor gunsreparred if not listed in complete line parts list.IMPORTANT: Do not combine Part Orderswith Gun Service Orders. Please send Part Or.ders direct to:
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC.PARTS DEPT.
ARMS SERVICE DIVISIONlIion, New York 13357
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FACTORY SERVICE(PLEASE READ CAREFULL YI
Please package carefully. Use plenty of cush.lonlng rnatcflal to prevent rnovernent of gun orparts In package. Please do not ship gun In a guncase, or special cont;:Hner that rnust be returned.Return of !Jun or parts will be speeded If prop.erly packaged Hl a throw- away carton. CIC(lrly,nark forwarding iJnd return address on gunpack ()ge as well as on at ttlched letter.Securely attach cornplete letter of Inforrnatlonon outside of each package returned to fact.ory for repairs. Please do not return gunaoceSSOrles such as sling straps, qUick releasesWivels, special boots, covers, telescopes, rno.lints or i1ny special equlprnent to factory withgun shipment. Give full details of contents.State If complete gun or part. List model num.ber, part nurnber i1nd name, serial nurnber andcaliber 01 gauge. Give full condItion of COn.tents any pi1rts rnlsstng or darnaged, etc.This will enable us to accurately lISt needed reopairs.Do not order parts and give repair instructionsIn SeHne letter. To avoid delay In starting work,please Include If' first order Or lette' the trou'ble 10 be corrected, changes deslrer1 Or parts tobe replaced. If an cstrrnate is required please ad.vise Otherwise work will proceed and a state.ment of cost will be sent. This will speed ser.vice.
Unless specified otherwise. shipments will bemade by way of Parcel Post on small packages.Express on larger packages. Remington gunparts are not Interchangeable with those of anyother make. For this reason the RemingtonArrns Cornpany, Inc., cannot serVice any gunnot of Its rn(1nufacture.Repalls will be made on ,ltscontinued modelsas long as supply of parts IS available. However.repairs cannot be rnade for rnodels which arenot lISted If) Complete Line Parts LISts.IMPORTANT: IT IS A FEDERAL OFFENSE
TO SHIP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION TO.GETHER. BEFORE PACKAGING FIREARMSFOR RETURN TO FACTORY, ALL LIVEAMMUNITION SHOULD BE REMOVED.If live ammunition is included in package. ship.ment cannot be made by Insured Mail. All othershipments may be made by Insured Mail, Pleasesend repairs direct to:
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC.
ARMS SERVICE DIVISION
lIion, New York 13357
For instructions on how to dress, ship and deliciously cook wild game, send for the Remington "WildGame" Cookbook $3.95-Reminglon Sportsmen's Library, P.O. Box 432, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06601.
Printed in U.S.A.Form RD 5558
Rev. 181