My little sister just purchased a package 710, .243 with a scope already attached. I was a bit skeptical, but she'd already bought it so we took it to the range to sight it in. It's a heavy gun IMO. I thought the detachable magazine was a minus, but she really likes it for unloading after a hunt is over. The bolt was tight and really needed some oil, but after I applied some, it smoothed out pretty good. The trigger was nice, crisp, and light. She lined up for the first shot at 25 yards. I had put up 3 targets just hoping it would hit paper as we didn't have a bore sighting tool to get it close. First shot hit about 1" low and about 1/8" to the left. That was pretty close to where I would have set it so I had her shoot again. 1" low and dead center. I was surprised but decided to go ahead and head over to the 100 yard range. First shot it hit about 1" high and just slightly off left. Had her shoot again and it tore the bullet hole. This was with factory Remington loads. I was impressed with how it shot, and it fit her well. I'm still abit skeptical about how well it will hold up, but for a price of $275, I'm confident she'll get many deer seasons out of it. If you're not a regualr range shooter, and really just want a decent gun to take deer sized game with, I'd say it will be fine.

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