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In addition to being a bit more accurate, the Model 88 is better suited to wearing a telescopic sight. The Model 71 has a better trigger, and with a Williams aperture sight attached to its receiver, it is an honest 250-yard deer, elk and moose rifle.
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The Model 88 is a light, handy rifle, but touching one off, especially in .284 or .358 Win. rattled the teeth of shooters not used to dealing with the level of recoil generated by these...
The Winchester Model 88, introduced in 1955, is (like the Winchester Model 1873) a timeless design that has yet to lose its appeal for hunters and sportsmen. But unlike with the Model ’73, there are no modern-day copies of the Model 88.
Introduced in 1955, the Winchester Model 88 was a radical departure from all other Winchester lever-actions with four major differences: Forward-locking rotating bolt; The detachable box magazine, which fed more aerodynamic sharp-pointed bullets, unsafe in tubular magazines;
Introduced in 1955 for the then new .308 Winchester cartridge, the hammerless Winchester Model 88 was entirely different and technically more advanced than any previous Winchester lever action rifle.
1955 — Model 88 was introduced by Winchester in 308 Caliber serial number 4 was the first gun produced . The 308 was the longest running caliber with the last ones produced in 1973 . 1956– Caliber’s 243 Winchester and 358 were added to the Model 88 line.
As the result of the Gun Control Act of 1968, Winchester assigned letter prefixes to the serial numbers to designate most models, the letter "H" was assigned to the Model 88s while "A" was used as a suffix to the Model 100 serial numbers.
About 284,000 Model 88 Winchesters were produced in calibers that included .243, .284, .308, and .358. The .358 Winchester chambering was produced in the smallest numbers. This model was made from 1955 to 1973 in 19-inch carbine and 22-inch rifle variants.
Late 1960s era Winchester 88 in .284 Win. with Bushnell 3-9x40 scope. The .284 is one of the rarest cartridges chambered in the model 88 and brings a substantial price premium.