Rem 710 7mm mag

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I just got a 7mm rem mag Remington 710 to try out. I am amazed at how bad the apparant quality of this rifle really is. It is obviously not a very expensive rifle, but the Stevens 200s and Mossberg ATRs I've tried were a head and shoulders above this thing. It feels like it was made for sale at the Great Canadian Dollar store because I don't think anyone would pay a $1US for this thing. It must be marketed for the budget minded hunter that will buy based on the Remington name. Nobody that knows rifles is going to pick this up and put out their hard earned cash.
I have not shot it yet and I assume it's safe, but it's not confidence inspiring. I am sure Fisher Price would make a more sturdy feeling rifle. The mag follower for more than half of it's surface is just flat. The bolt jumps open on dry firing.
It will be interesting to see how it groups. I wonder what the service life of one of these in intended to be in rounds?
I am not knocking the member that traded it to me either, he was completely honest from the start. I just had to see if they were are poor as everyone says. I am surprised to find, it's even worse.
This can't stay on the market long, the SPS is not that much more expensive.
I will report if it groups or falls apart first.
 
so what your saying is that it is one of the few production Hunting Rifles that needs to come from the factory with a bayonet :D
 
The 710 is for those guys who want to try hunting or shooting but really dont want to be too serious.......I suppose if its all you had, it might do, but I wouldn't encourage anyone to buy one.That said, if I had to buy one, it would be the 7mm rem mag.
 
The action of the 710 is brutal to cycle; it’s the worst I've ever felt. It' is however a sturdy cheap rifle that will do the job it's intended to do and I'm very much enamored with the reasoning behind it's design and price.
Hunting in North America is much more a sport then a way of life. It's a high priced expensive pass time. I’m not complaining though I love buying the latest kit or fall victim to the newest trend in ammo or sports gear.

The 710 is a cheap effective and fairly rugged rifle that while not sub MOA is accurate enough to do the job. I like the fact that in this country for under five hundy you can still get a rifle, scope and box of power points, go out and put meat on the table for you family.
I’m glad rifle makers still make rifles like these.
 
SparkyWonderDawg said:
The action of the 710 is brutal to cycle; it’s the worst I've ever felt. .............I like the fact that in this country for under five hundy you can still get a rifle, scope and box of power points, go out and put meat on the table for you family.
I’m glad rifle makers still make rifles like these.
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I like the fact that in this country for under $450 you can still get a much better rifle, scope and box of power points, go out and put meat on the table for you family.

Savage all the way! :D

Ted
 
Why not? said:
I like the fact that in this country for under $450 you can still get a much better rifle, scope and box of power points, go out and put meat on the table for you family.

Savage all the way! :D

Ted
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X2, Savage would be a much better choice :D .
 
It is more like one time use Cameras, you do not expect quality from them just take some photos, and then throw them away. I think the stock of 710 is made of recycled GoodYear tires that are made of recycled condoms.
 
Yeah, the thing with the 710 is that - for the same money - you can have a much better gun. There is a place in the market for low-end, cheapie starter rifles. But the bar for those has been set by the Stevens and Mossy ATR. The 710 does even less for more $$$. If it was $250, then it *might* have it's place in the market. But it's not, and there's just no room for it in the $400 corner.
 
Because some of us enjoy talking about rifles and I sure as heck wouldn't want to see anyone else on here waste their money one of these without knowing what they were getting into.
 
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I would tie a string to the trigger and fire it....I heard the barrels were "pressed" in and not threaded.:eek: What was Remington's designers thinking about when the 710 contraption was conceived???..:( PS, this response was in no way trying to provoke a response......sorry in advance if I offended any Model 710 lovers.:runaway:
 
I owned a 710 in 270win. One day it would be dead on, the other day it would be off (i was using the same factory ammo). I got the 710 as my first centerfire rifle and for my first hunting rifle. I felt under powered shooting the 710 in the .270win. I sold the 710 on the EE forum here at CGN and quickly went out and bought a Ruger M77 MKII in 30-06sprg. I feel way more confident shooting a Ruger and with the 30-06 I can hunt anything in North America. I will never ever touch a 710 again. So far all of our rifles are Ruger, and they are really good quality, not to mention a damn good field gun.

I was taking my restricted course and I met a guy who hunted everything and he only had one rifle and that was in 30-06.
 
Mumptia said:
because piece of crap or not, this is GunNutz and its what we do here:D
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Ok, but let's not beat it to death. Or on second thought maybe we should.
 
303carbine said:
I would tie a string to the trigger and fire it....I heard the barrels were "pressed" in and not threaded.:eek: What was Remington's designers thinking about when the 710 contraption was conceived???..:( PS, this response was in no way trying to provoke a response......sorry in advance if I offended any Model 710 lovers.:runaway:
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The barrel is pressed in, but the locking lugs on the bolt lock into the barrel itself, not the action like on a real rifle. Thats how they can get away with a stamped steel action with a plastic liner for the bolt to ride in. Rem had a detailed write-up about it on their web site when they first brought it out (and how it would revolutionize how rifles are built). After reading it I ran right out and bought a Savage.

BTW, x2 on the string around the trigger. If the bolt handle lifts when you dry fire it, whats going to happen with live ammo?
 
Workin Man said:
BTW, x2 on the string around the trigger. If the bolt handle lifts when you dry fire it, whats going to happen with live ammo?
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Mine did the same thing, the handle did a little jumped when fired.
 
I do think that locking the bolt into the barrel itself is a good idea, conceptually, for an inexpensive gun. It essentially makes a traditional 'action' unnecessary. It should also provide for a very strong lock up if done right. Of course, replacing the barrel becomes impossible to do, and correcting headspace problems must be difficult.

Overall, the Savage barrel nut is a much better (if slightly more expensive) solution to the problem of making an inexpensive rifle.
 
710 ??

well my hunting bud said i needed a different gun this year.my little 243 has killed deer,elk,moose(most with one bullet)in the last 30 years but my bud said i should have a new one.i didn't think i needed one but i looked around. i have two bud's that spent 2500$ on a gun/scope,they were bragging about them. so i said i would buy a cheap gun and show them up. i looked at the savage 3x (it didn't feel comfortable). i read about the problem's with the 710 and really didn't want it but it fit very well,so i bought one in 7mm. at the range it did well,i shot 5x at 200yards,a quarter would hide 3 of them.the other 2 were not too far away.the two bud's were shocked(i know i'm not the best shot)but i was impressed too.i shoot most of my animals under 200 yards,and most running. i got my whitetail,then my mule,and my elk draw.i would never have taken the shot with the little 243,but my bud said go for it.the first shot was 10 feet in front,the second at the elk's feet,so with my last shell i put it 2 feet over it's head.it fell,broke it's neck.i say it was a lucky shot.my bud thoght it was 600 yards,i'd say 450. the gun works' well and is not going anywhere.i'm very happy with it,yeah it's cheap gun,so what. i bought one to prove a point and was a little suprised myshelf. all this people who know someone who has or had one of this (POS) must have got the bad one. it will be my main gun from now on,just in case i need to shoot that long distance again.i would,and may buy another in another caliber. i bought it and tryed it,now i can give you my oppion, but i did get one and tryed it.anyone can say what they want but unless you back it up, your just talking without knowing.i just had to say something good about the 710,after all you guy's slamming it.it's all about bullet placement, and a good gun. the 710 is a good gun.thanx dwayne
 
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