Look, one of the things that is most important in a gun is "is the person comforable with the gun" I frankly don't like the way the 710 feels, because, yes, it does feel like a toy. IMO, I think a gunshouldn't feel like a toy, because I won't to maintain a level of safety, and I don't want to think my gun is a toy, I want to be wary and reminded of the fact that it is a weapon, and one of the deadliest ever made by man, and when you take a gun that feels like a toy, it almost seems to take away a sense of responsibility that is involved in the sport of hunting. I want to be reminded that in my hands rests the only reason there are hunting accidents, and that you have the solemn responsibility to wield it in a safe, resonsible manner, and to use it to bring the animal as little pain as possible. If my gun feels like a toy, I can't be reminded or feel that.
If you can hunt with a gun that feels like a toy, then good for you; I won't, and I know plenty of others that won't, because I'm not comfortable with the way it feels, anyone who's considering buying a gun should hold it in a number of positions, check the action, and other things that will greatly impact the guy'sfunctionality andpridewith his rifle.
JMHO.