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.