I agree with you Hunter712 on trying to support your local gun shop.I have bought 6 guns in the past year from mine. One that I bought from them had a minor problem and once I took it back, they fixed it right there on the spot. If that same thing had happened to a gun bought from Wallmart (scope mounts came unscrewed, not long enough screws where used to mount it), I would have had to stand in line at the customer service dept andfill out paperwork for a return or exchange. Now in my area, I ususally do end up paying more for things from my gun shop, but to me it is worth it. I do purchase ammo from Wallmart sometimes though, it works out to about $3 to $10 a box cheaper from Wallmart than through any of the other distributers in my area. That is just too big of a margin imho. I know one thing though, if I had heard of all of these problems before I bought my 710 I probably never would have bought one. I read reviews on the 710 from a couple of the magazines that had tested them last year and both where more than positive about the $359 gun, and that is where I got my info from. I hadnt found this forum yet.