I also got a 710. Their not bad. My gunsmith said the magnums had all the problems because of the action being stretched. Mine is a 30-06 and after two years it's doing fine. 11 shots in three inches... that's fine.
this gun was made for hunting. It's cheap, so no worries about replacement parts. Don't be afraid to drag her through the mud. The bolt actually operates smoother dry. There's teflon inserts around the bolt that don't like oil, but when they ware out there's too much play in the bolt. I've seen a friend pull the bolt right out without flipping the bolt release, but this guy's huge and clumsy. Mine never did that.The only problem I had was the magazine release shatterd, but that took two seconds to fix.
Next to any other gun with a synthetic stock, it feels the strongest. I've heard the gun called ugly by so many people, yet it's all buisiness to me?!
Looks like it was made for the real world. You know that place that's not always nice? Yeah Yeah, the place you wouldn't drag your wife's gun! Asside of that, don't listen to everything you hear. Most of the opinions out there are based on something they read. Go shoot it, see for yourself,
it's really an alright gun!