I have a 710 in the 270 flavor and it has been a good gun. No problems here whatsoever. As a matter of fact my first day out with it I popped a nice buck at about 100 yards. I guess that I can see why a lot of people have complaints with thiers. It probably isnt the best gun to expect to take a beating, I take pretty good care of mine and try not to beat it up since it is plastic and pretty cheaply made. But I think that if you are aware of this (and a person should be since you are getting a pretty feature rich gun for under $400) then it should last a long time. I did pick up a Winchester Model 670 this year though to replace my 710 though, but I have no plans on getting rid on the 710 since it is a pretty nice backup gun.