I was looking at getting one for my son, and was talking to a friend about it. He told me he talked to a local dealer down in Warrensburg that told him, that "some of the parts in the 710 are plastic", and that his local Rem. representative had advised him not to sell it to anyone. Has anyone here heard of this? I can't imagine Remington making firing pin and parts critical to firing a gun out of plastic! But I could be wrong. I know the stock is synthetic/plactic, but I can't believe that is what he was talking about. Would like to know more if anyone here can elaborate more on it. Thanks. Scott.