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The quality of the trigger pull is fortunately aided somewhat by a trick used by the Winchester engineers on their Models 50 and 59 shotguns. By maximizing the distance from the trigger pivot point to the sear surface, they were able to minimize the amount of trigger travel and hence amount of “creep” transferred to the shooter’s finger. In reality, this is something you are aware of but quickly adapt to during actual use and is therefore no problem, at least to us. The Model 88 we evaluated had a trigger pull measuring a crisp 5.5 pounds.

The internal hammer arrangement of the 88 does prevent the use of the conventional half-cocked position of the hammer as a safety. While some will prefer the external hammer safety arrangement, this system is also prone to accidental discharge when operated with cold or inexperienced thumbs. The 88 was fitted with a crossbolt safety conveniently located along the anterior bow of the trigger guard/lever. This was similar to the safety mechanism used on pump action and other shotguns and hence was familiar to most shooters. A less obvious safety feature was a cam machined into the rear surface of the firing pin that prevented the firing pin from projecting past the bolt face until the bolt lugs were fully engaged and the action completely locked.