RE: Remington 710...junk? I think not...
Hog,
"How do you know he didn't hit it over the head with the 710?"
< Because the stock isn't broken.
Seriously, I've had two friends buy the 710 and one really likes his. The other's action started locking up so he sent it to a gun smith and said it's now fixed. He still has it but uses a modle 70 black shadow mostly.
If I didn't have the money to get a savage or blackshadow I would get a handi-rifle. But if all I could come by was a 710 I'd use it. I have no problem with it other than it's reputation. There are so many other choices. Used guns, single shots, reputable cheap guns, all seem like better choices than the 710.
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