I wish I had read this forum before I bought my 710. I was looking for a cheap alternative to my 30+ year old 30-30 and ended up buying the "saturday night special" of hunting rifles. I got it out of the box and noticed that unlike the model I had examined in the store, my action was incredibly un-smooth. There will be no second shot attempts with this gun. Not to mention that after this one handling, I place my rifle in the corner near my gun cabinet to be broken down and cleaned. Only three days later, there is enough rust on the bolt I thought I would need a tetanus shot before I handled it again. I find this unacceptable...I have a sixty year old Mosin-Nagant milsurp rifle I bought over a month ago, that is in better condition than a brand new rifle right out of the box....Sad...nr