Remington Sportsman 770

If you do a search you will find many heated debates about the Rem 770 (and older 710).

Of all the budget rifles out the there the Rem 710/770 draw by FAR the most criticism and lots of negative reports.

In sub-$500 rifles its a Stevens/Savage or Marlin XL/XS7 game.

(or second hand rifles of even better quality - eg get an old Husqvarna 1600 series)
 
Just pick one up play with the action a bit and then decide if that's where you want to put your money. Also I would never buy a rifle where the trigger guard is part of the stock (770).

You would be much better off with a Stevens 200 .
 
kayaker1 said:
If you do a search you will find many heated debates about the Rem 770 (and older 710).

Of all the budget rifles out the there the Rem 710/770 draw by FAR the most criticism and lots of negative reports.

In sub-$500 rifles its a Stevens/Savage or Marlin XL/XS7 game.

(or second hand rifles of even better quality - eg get an old Husqvarna 1600 series)
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:agree: 770/710 are the poster child for crappy guns. Whether or not that reputation is deserved is argued all over the 'net.
 
A guy a work with missed a second shot on a deer when he pulled the bolt through the bolt stop. If you google the models you will see lots of first hand complaints re: 710 / 770's.

I have three stevens 200's - never had an issue with any of them.
 
DON'T BUY ONE!!!! waste of time and money. i've got one in 308 and although they are somewhat accurate, they are a pain in the ass to carry because there is no center of balance. i've had another few problems with it. big ones. pm me if you have more questions and i'll explain the downfalls in detail.
 
atlasoutfitters said:
The Rem 770 is about around $400 and the Savages are around $500.
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Wholesale Sports lists the Remington 770 "from $469.95" and the Savage 111FCXP3 "from $459.95"

Cabelas.ca shows the 770 at $469.99 and the Savage package regular $459.99 currently reduced to $429.87.

So I can see where you are not getting your prices.

I suppose small gun shops that aren't buying with big volume discounts (and possibly undertaking obligations to the manufacturers about advertised prices?) can be more flexible with their prices and better reflect the difference in real value i.e. price the Remington lower than the Savage.

The Savage is a long-lived model with a very good reputation for accuracy and value for money. The Remington is really just a renamed 710 and most of them are probably working as well as their owners expected, but there are too many reports of defects when the Savage packages, Stevens 200, and now the Marlin XS7/XL7 are getting consistently better reports for the same or less money. Unless all of those for some quirky reason just don't fit you, that Remington just isn't a logical choice. If you really want a Remington, their 700SPS is more gun per $ than their 710/770.
 
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