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starting to use the computer or tape controlled machining processes(put workers on the streets too) and they would have to purchase the stuff for the 788 too. The profit margin wasn't high enough and at the time the people were really starting to want pretty. You remember the ol 721-722 guns. They were pretty plain and even that pressed checkering stuff on the earlier 700's was pretty bad. Rem was upgrading all the guns at the time so as the 788 was too good a gun compared to the 700 and the 788 was a bit ugly was not the flagship model and not really contributing to the profit margin..they discontinued it. I didn't get to hobnob with the big guys much. Met most of 'em but when you are "just" an employee they surely don't remember you. And I wasn't a regular employee. i just took people that they sent to the farm "hunting". Met most of the bigger gun writers of the 60's and 70's. Some were nice to talk to..some not so nice. Elmer Keith was a garrulous ol guy that was fun to listen to. His estimation of ranges on geese were a bit exaggerated. When I told those guys to shoot the geese were always inside of 40 yds. We didn't have to worry about the geese. They were gonna come. so we only took the good shots. Ah those days are gone and I seem to have oldtimers and CRS diseases now..but those really were the good ol days.. The good ol days always occur when you are young and impressionable. I started guiding waterfowl hunters at the age of 15. Worked on Remington Farms...and i was a Winchester guy!! I still have an 11-48 410 skeet gun I got from one of the Rem reps. Even has a mag cap weight for it so it'll swing better. Was made by one of the machinists at Ilion. Maybe you. Been shot exactly 7 times and somewhere in all my crap I have the box of shells with 18 left in it. paper shells too.