I've had a 710 for the last couple of years and I like mine. It's .30-06, but I normally shoot the Remington Managed Recoil ammo so that my daughter (13) can handle it. Never did understand what the big dot deal was with the nylon receiver insert. Just one less piece to rust and less prone to the effects of weather. My son tagged a nice 8-pt this past season. It was his first deer and he got it on his first time out in his 4th year of hunting.

I looked at the Savage package gun when I was shopping for my 710. At the time the Savage didn't have the removable magazine and has a less comfortable stock.

My poor little red-headed stepchild rifle.