Have access to one of these, with a Butler Creek synthetic stock on it, and an older 3 x9 scope of some sort.

No experience with this rifle, but have heard good things about a 788 as far as accuracy

Any comments and any idea of a fair value on this rig?

Thanks guys

Cheers and Good shooting
seafire

Around my part of the midwest a 788 Rem. in decent condition goes for about 325 to 350. I have seen really nice ones bring 425. You just don't see them any cheaper than that. And when you do find one a good one, it is gone quick.

I have two of them,I bought both of them used in 1969 for 65 dollars each. One a 308 that is on its 4th barrel and one that was orginally a 222 (now a 223) that is on it's second barrel. Both were .5 MOA rifles with good handloads as they came from the factory. With match grade barrels on them, and pillar bedded in coustom stocks they are sub .5 MOA rifles. A Remington tech told me they quit making it because it was hurting the sales of the 700 Rem.

I have read on this website that the bolt handles are bad about breaking off. I know I have never had any problem with them. The 308 has over 11,000 rounds on it and the 223 has over 9000 on it. If one of the bolts was going to break off I would have thought it would have happened by now. Those two rifle are still my trigger time rifles.

May I be half the man my grandson thinks I am.....RiverRat

I had one in .22-250 that I bought used in So. Oregon about 14 years ago for $160. I still shot well, the stock was less than stellar. When I first got it it would shoot about 5/8" groups at 100 with no problem.
The 788 action is quite stiff but the rear locking lugs supposedly can't take much in pressure without a sticky bolt lift. I never noticed anything like this and I ran mine up about as far as I dared.
The trigger housing sucks! It's stamped metal with tabs bent to hold it together. I paid to have it touched up and silversoldered by Accuracy Inc. ( I think thats what he called his business) in so. Cal.
Mine would eject occasionaly but usually I had to reach up and pull the brass off the bolt face. I know this was a simple repair but I actually liked it as I reload so I didn't have to look for my brass. My stock was either birch or maple, it was pretty dense and I never replaced it.
I traded mine off for a muzzle loader when the barrel became un-bearable. Sometimes wonder If I should have kept it and just had it rebarreled.

I have two of em a .22-250 I bought new for around a hundred bucks (it's on it's third barrel and it's still one of my more accurate rifles) and a . 7MM-08 in pristine condition I picked up with scope for $150.00 out of our Mini-Nickle several years ago. When I gave the guy his asking price of $150.00 for the 7-08 I felt like I shoulda had a mask on and a pistol in his ribs. Around here prices are about what RiverRat mentioned, $300.00 to $375.00ish for 98%. When it came out the 788 was touted as having the fastest lock time of anything going, a lot of fellas with high dollar rifles got to eat crow instead of turkey when they went up against a cheap ole 788 at the turkey shoots. Sure a pain in the ass to lap the lugs though.
Do they still have the factory stock with the one that you mentioned? Club of a stock but it would enhance the value, I only paid $68.00 for the Ram-Line I put on the 7-08 but the original is as new and probably worth more than that. Great rifles.

Thanks for the update on the 788 Gentlemen.

Cheers and Good shooting
Seafire

don't know what they go for now but, I bought mine new when they first came out for $59.99

Currently , it takes about $350 to buy a decent one in this part of the country , with examples in .223 being likely even a little more ........son-in-law just bought a brand new Vanguard in .223 for $360 across the counter. That would be a better buy today than a used 788 in my view......

In New York State the 788 right hand model goes for $275.00.The left hand model about $295.00 to $325.