Remington 770

Like several have posted, the 770 may not be a class act, but they are generally plenty accurate for hunting, and if it gets someone shooting...it is a good thing!
Since any rifle I buy may be subject to a rebarrel in it's future, I would not buy a 770.
However, those I have shot were plenty adequate for an entry level shooter.
One 30-06 shot factory Remington 180 Cor-Lokts into under 1 moa right out to 300 yards.
Eagleye.
 
I own a 710 (stop laughing now) had some issue with the entire firing assembly coming loose while working the action while shooting at game that "sucked hard "
(ok you can laugh now) but other than that the gun has done as advertised. It is in .270 caliber and will easily drop 5 shots into a softball sized spot at 200yrds. That's "minute of deer" any day!!! and my brother inlaw has been killing coyotes with it for the last 2 seasons with no issues...loves the gun??????

It is not what I'd call a quality firearm but it can do what it was intended for... Are there better choices???? you betcha, look at the Savage Axis or the fxpc package rifles they are in the same price range and are known to be more reliable and accurate!!

If you are buying the rifle as the guy that takes his gun out of the safe 1 week before deer season, fires a few shots down range and hunts for a week,.. it will work!

Personlly I own both the 710 and the Savage pkg gun and the Savage is 50x the gun the 710 is MHO!
 
Ive handled, cycled the action, and shot one. It is absolutely the worst gun I have ever done so with.

10 out of 10 times, I'd rather buy a bubba'd Lee Enfield for $150 if all I needed was a gun to shoot yotes or the occasional deer hunt.
 
Another good budget rifle to buy is the marlin xs7/xl7 they come in most calibers 243, 308, 30.06 but not 223. I was looking for a budget gun and was going to get a stevens and then came across the marlin. It is a great rifle for $350, and wholesale sports had the 25-06 on sale for $279, more then accurate enough for coyotes and deer. It has some nice features also like an accu-trigger or whatever marlin calls it, and a decent stock that is not flimsy like a stevens, anyway take a look it might not be a bad choice for you. I have one in 308 and if they ever make one in 223 I would rush out and buy one right a way.
 
is there a reason why he is looking for a new rifle. last summer i bought at a really good price a 20 years old savage 110 in 7mm rem. mag. it's a pre accutrigger but it's in a mint condition and with the original scope. it shoot with great accuracy. and for the 770, my brother bought one last fall and i will never buy one for all the reason listed before.
 
The 710/770 Remington are the bottom of the barrel when it comes to economy rifles, the Savage line eclipses the 710s because they still use their primary action as the basis for those rifles. But IMHO, a better solution to anyone on a tight budget is to purchase a used high quality rifle rather than investing in the new bargain basement stuff. Tradex for one provides many options, as do many of the contributing dealers at the top of the page, you can subscribe to the Canadian Access to Firearms, or you can pick your way through the EE. As you can see, there's lots of better options that spending your hard earned money on a rifle as poor as the 710/770s.

From the 710/770s I've seen:
A) out of the box, the bolt is too stiff to manipulate from the shoulder
B) bolt handle breaks off, or did on two I've seen
C) extractor jumps the case rim without extracting the fired cartridge
D) bolt lugs engage the barrel rather than receiver so difficult if not impossible to rebarrel
F) finish doesn't stand up to long wilderness trips.
 
If your looking for a new rifle, look at the Weatherby Vangaurd, a Savage Axis/Edge, a Stevens 200 or even a H&R Handi-Rigle in 243 or 308. Many of the used surplus rifles are also very good. He would have a hoot with a SKS, or Mosin Nagant or a Lee Enfiled or even one of the many Mauser 96 or 98.

I do not like any of the new Remington firearms, it seems the accountants are making the engineering decisions. Quality as well as fit and finish have suffered in recent years at Remington. I had a bolt handle come off the bolt body (it had been soldered on)in my hand while checking one out in the store. The shop owners only comment was "not again"!
 
Boomer said:
The 710/770 Remington are the bottom of the barrel when it comes to economy rifles, the Savage line eclipses the 710s because they still use their primary action as the basis for those rifles. But IMHO, a better solution to anyone on a tight budget is to purchase a used high quality rifle rather than investing in the new bargain basement stuff. Tradex for one provides many options, as do many of the contributing dealers at the top of the page, you can subscribe to the Canadian Access to Firearms, or you can pick your way through the EE. As you can see, there's lots of better options that spending your hard earned money on a rifle as poor as the 710/770s.

From the 710/770s I've seen:
A) out of the box, the bolt is too stiff to manipulate from the shoulder
B) bolt handle breaks off, or did on two I've seen
C) extractor jumps the case rim without extracting the fired cartridge
D) bolt lugs engage the barrel rather than receiver so difficult if not impossible to rebarrel
F) finish doesn't stand up to long wilderness trips.
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Good advice
 
I have only handled the 770 and only seen a 710 from across the gun counter.

There are a ton of excellent low-budget rifles out there right now. Savage Axis, Stevens 200, Savage 10/110 package guns (no accu-trigger), Marlin XL/XS rifles, Weatherby Vanguards (lots of close-out sales now that the V2's are out), lots of Rem 700 SPS sales too, new Ruger American just released might be worth checking out too when they get here. If you need to spend no more than 300 or so, a Handi-Rifle with a Bushnell Banner would do the trick. I'd take any of them over the 710/770.
 
I bought one in 243 and the bolt was the worst i have tried
Put some lubricant and worked the bolt couple of hundred times and it inproved somewhat but I sold it without ever firing it as i felt it was junk
 
Just saw that cabelas has the savage fcxp3 packages on sale for $379. That'd be a lot nicer than a 770. I'm personally partial to the Marlin XL/XS-7 for a budget rifle though.
 
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