Winchester Model 88

About the Winchester

In the year 1866, more than 150 years ago, Oliver Winchester left a significant mark on the history of rifle-making when he founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company with the intention of producing exceptional guns and ammunition. Oliver Winchester, “a man of vision and influence,” as many considered him, fulfilled his intention and built an industrial empire around the lever-action rifle. Sporting a polished brass receiver, the Model 1866 “Yellow Boy” lever-action rifle was the first gun to bear the Winchester name. Fast forward a few years, to 1880, Oliver Winchester died at age 70, but his legacy remained. The Winchester Model 1892 lever-action rifle soon proved itself to be the moviemaker’s favorite, while revolvers chambered in .38-40 Win., .44-40 Win. and .45 Colt were also well received.

Winchester helped pave the way for modern-day rifle manufacturers, and their decades of experience and craftsmanship can also be seen in their high-quality ammunition. They offer a variety of ammo for handguns, rifles, shotguns, and rimfire rifles. Today, the Winchester brand is owned by the Olin Corporation and made up of numerous members who are devoted to the maintenance, collecting, and learning about Winchester rifles and related products, as well as the role these products held in shaping the history of America’s firearms.

Winchester Model 88 Rifle Review

Winchester Model 88 is a lever-action repeating rifle released in 1955. At the time, it represented a completely new action-lever design: it was missing a visible hammer and its bolt was like that of a bolt-action rifle since it rotated and locked into the receiver with three locking lugs – Winchester even advertised it as a “bolt-action rifle with a lever”. Model 88 features a detachable 4-round box magazine and ejects cartridges from the side, which makes it easy to mount a scope on top of the receiver. It was available in a rifle and a carbine version. It was discontinued in 1973.

Winchester Model 88

Figure 1: Winchester Model 88. Source: https://www.fieldandstream.com/blast-from-past-winchester-model-88/

Model 88 is chambered for the following calibers: *

.243 Win.
.284 Win.
.308 Win.
.358 Win.

*Caliber choice depends on the variant

Model 88 is available in the following variants:

Rifle
Carbine

M88 has four holes in the receiver for mounting purposes.

Winchester Model 88 receiver

Figure 2: Winchester Model 88 receiver. Source: https://www.maynardsfineart.com/auction-lot/winchester-model-88-lever-action-rifle_E45461F9F5

Skica dimenzij

Figure 3: Winchester Model 88 receiver.

A: 21.9 mm

B: 62.23 mm

C: 21.9 mm

BHU: 0

Ø: 6-48

R1: R20.8

R2: R20.8

Which Rifles Have Interchangeable Mounts

Two-piece mounts

For two-piece mounts to be interchangeable the mounting surfaces of the rifles must match in every dimension except the B dimension which can vary. This is because the distance between the two pieces of the mount is not fixed. Rifles that have two-piece mounts interchangeable with Winchester Model 88 are the following:

Winchester Model 100

One-piece mounts

The necessary condition for rifles to have one-piece mounts interchangeable is that the mounting surfaces of these rifles match in every dimension. Rifles that have one-piece mounts interchangeable with Winchester Model 88 are the following:

Winchester Model 100

Our Recommendations for Mounts

Fixed mounts

These Talley rings are the only ones available.

Detachable repeatable mounts

We recommend this pivot mount from Rusan since it is reliable and high-quality.

Picatinny rails

This Picatinny rail from EGW is the only one available and it is of good quality.

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Rusan Pivot mount for Winchester 88/100, Pulsar Digisight/Trail/Apex, one-piece

$259.00

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Pulsar used this mounting standard for many of their night vision and thermal rifle scopes in the past.

Pulsar Trail mounting standard on Pulsar Trail LRF XP50

The mounting surface features four screw holes, each with an M6 thread size.

Pulsar Trail mounting standard on Pulsar Trail XP50 LRF

Thermal riflescopes that share this mounting standard

Pulsar Apex XQ38	Discontinued
Pulsar Apex XQ38 LRF	Discontinued
Pulsar Apex XQ50	Discontinued
Pulsar Apex XQ50 LRF	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail XQ38	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail LRF XQ38	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail XQ50	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail LRF XQ50	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail XP38	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail LRF XP38	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail XP50	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail LRF XP50
Pulsar Trail 2 LRF XQ50*	Discontinued
Pulsar Trail 2 LRF XP50*	Discontinued

Night vision riflescopes that feature the Pulsar Trail mounting standard

Pulsar Digisight LRF N960	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight LRF N970	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight N550	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight N750	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight N960	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight N970	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight Ultra N355*	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight Ultra N450*	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight Ultra N450 LRF*	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight Ultra N455*	Discontinued
Pulsar Digisight Ultra N455 LRF*	Discontinued
Yukon Sightline N450	Discontinued
Yukon Sightline N450S	Discontinued
Yukon Sightline N455	Discontinued
Yukon Sightline N455S	Discontinued
Yukon Sightline N470	Discontinued
Yukon Sightline N470S	Discontinued
Yukon Sightline N475	Discontinued
Yukon Sightline N475S	Discontinued

*While this riflescope uses the Pulsar Trail mounting standard, its eye relief differs from that of the devices without the asterisk mark (*) on the list.

As a result, mount producers typically provide different mounting solutions for it.

Winchester Model 88

About the Winchester

Winchester Model 88 Rifle Review

Model 88 is chambered for the following calibers: *

Model 88 is available in the following variants: