I' m not sure why everyone says that the Rem 710 is junk. I own one in 270, and my sister has one in 30-06. Both of us are happy with them. Granted they' re not as nice as the 700s, but they aren' t meant to be. They' re meant to be a cheap gun for the begginers and low budget folks. If they made them in calibers larger than 30-06, I' d look at getting another one to hunt elk with. My 270 is light enough that I don' t mind carrying all day hunting, is pretty accurate, and has almost no recoil.

Just my .02