Here's the thing. I'm not trying to **** talk Chantecler or anyone else who does not like the 710.

I'm just saying that I don't think it's fair to bash a product, any product, without ever having owned one or extensively used one. If you have then you are certainly entitled to not like it. If you have never owned one, then you are still entitled to make negative comments about it, just like anyone else. But to go as far as some people do in bashing certain products with out personal knowledge of them, just seems stupid to me.

Would I recommend this rifle to others? Well, I don't see the real need to since you can just buy a 700 for about $150 more. Or save another couple hundred and buy top of the line 700. But if someone were hell bent on spending under 400 for a rifle, then yes, it's just as good as any other rifle under 400. Just my opinion. I, like everyone, could be wrong.