Need some lowdown on a Gew88!

[jmoore]

The factory Remington ammo seems to be fine in these rifles. It's fairly underpowered just because of these chamber and bore variations. Funnily enough, it's proven to be quite accurate out of a couple of K98k rifles in the past couple of years. The older ammo didn't seem as good. Last outing we shot the 170gr RN bullets out to 500 yards. Just had to crank in some moe elevation.

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[kanterj]

I too am confused about one of my 88s. What is the correct trigger guard/magazine. I am building this rifle, so I don't have the original configuration. My guess that I have a 05 modification for the reciever. What is the correct trigger guard. I have one that is the original and I have the bottom cover. Ialso have one that has a box-like fixture and only one spring. I have a hunch that this is for the 14. Which is the correct one to use?

[kanterj]

I'm replying to myself. The boxy trigger guard is for an 05. This was in my Gewehr 88 reference book. I guess I can use both types.