Some say that for it' s cost it makes a good knock around brush gun.
Well for that cost I got 3 Nagants and 2 are M-44' s which make great brush guns. One is brand new never issued. And I' d trust a Russian Nagant to be more durable than the 710.
In addition for about $100 less than the 710 I got a model ' 98 type FR-8 in .308 that already has a good set of iron sights that make it great for brush hunting. The rear blade can be turned from " open" to peep sights.

Maybe the good thing is the newbies will buy 710' s and leave all the good milsurps to those of us who appreciate them.