renfrowridge

XD I will tell you where the bad things are coming from on the 710 you gave me the facts on you last post. I got the 710 when it came out so I have shot oneyou shoot yours maybe 12 days a years maybe 1 or 2 boxs of shells, most people here shot 500 to a 1000 rounds a year at the range and hunting. The one I had after about 400 rounds the 5 shot group size double, the frount site fell off the floor plate crack any one can make a bad gun now an then so I fix it. Bad ideal at about 1000 rounds I traded it of to someone like you that liked the 710

renfrowridge

not to any thing bad if your 710 shoot great and stay together enjoy shooting it you must have got a good one

xd9x19

renfrowridge, I imagine if you ask Remington if they designed the 710 for people who shoot 500 to 1000 rounds a year, they'd probably fall to the floor laughing at the question. If I shot 500 or more rounds a year, I wouldn't buy a 710 either. I bought the 710 because it met my "cost-benefit analysis" for the amount of hunting that I get to do.

moose75, I'm admittedly a rookie and wasn't really sure about the best way to sight in my rifle, but I didn't have a problem making adjustments based on the shots I fired. I certainly didn't have a problem with the 710 "never shooting in the same place twice". I was able to put 4 shots on two different days into about a 1" square @ 100 yards. Since I wouldn't be shooting more than 50 yards in the woods where I hunt, after the shots on these targets, I just made the necessary adjustments and went on my way. I'll be more precise this year when I go to sight it in.

You've apparently got the reverse situation there that I was told here. The guy at Bass Pro said they sold 5-7 710s for every Savage they sold. They were neutral when I went in and looked at the 710 and the Savage package gun, so I wouldn't blame it on any bias, but who knows.

I like my 710. It does what I bought it to do (2 kills so far) in the context of my hunting situations. I saw no reason to pay more for pretty wood, shiny metal and a possibly a little better out-of-the-box accuracy. Those benefits were not worth the extra money to me.

P.S. @$^&*, if anybody else asks me about whether or not to buy a 710, I'm going to tell them if they do, just don't say anything good about it on a message board or put on your body armor before you do. [8D] Hehe.

renfrowridge

In my last post I said if your 710 shoot great injoy it. I was just saying for the same money you can get a better gun thats all. I own 3 remmington 700 bdl and would not trade them for any thing remmington makes a great gun they just miss on this on just my .02 cents. but they are a lot of people that think this way about the 710 do a search for diff. thread and see what they say. again injoy your 710 and as someone that knows the salemen would be the last person to listin to you would be lucky if he ever shot a gun at the range or any place else for that matter.

xd9x19

Other than a Savage package gun (110 or 111 with scope, but without the Accu-trigger), what other rifle or rifles are out there for $350 or less? I think the 710 was actually on sale for $300 when I bought it and the next closest thing I was able to find was a Rem 700 version for about $450 without a scope. I REALLY like having the detachable magazine on my 710, so that limits the field somewhat.

DoubleLungUm

hey those are pretty good groups xd9x....might just be my computer but the bullet holes look a little small for a 150gr. 30-06? Nice shootin!!!

renfrowridge

XD like i said look at the charles daly a mouser 98 action 22 barrel sys. stock with a life time warr. the one I have has shot about 600 rounds thru it, and will still shoot less than 1 inch group at 100 yards, not one misfire or problem at all, you talk about price,The charles dalyat the gun stores $349.00 I have seem it on the net for $329.00 and if it breaks I will send it back to get it fixed for free all it will cost is shipping. peace andhave a good day

Slamfire

I think the Stevens 200 ( a Savage without the accutrigger) goes for less than $300 just about everywhere. The trigger will smooth up with use, and can be adjusted for weight of pull. I think pull weight is over touted anyway, a good clean break without overtravel works well for me.
The Savage rifles are consistently accurate out of the box, if the stock ain't foulded up somehow.

rick_reno

These rifles get a lot of bad press here and elsewhere. At the local range where I work I've seen 4 of them show up - they shoot good and no one got injured shooting them.

ejpaul1

Really? I suspect that these are great hunting rifles for the dude that only runs 200-300 rounds per year and doesnt compete or isnt worried about a pizzin contest. I did get to see one being shot and it was doing great! The dude said that 1-2 inch groups are the norm. As well, the demographic of a fella using one of these isnt one that would spend much time on sites like this one. I am contemplating getting one in 7mm mag as an elk rifle, ONLY! Leave the other rifles for the contests. EJ