Yep they pretty much are just a throw away rifle. I wouldn't buy one. You can get a much better rifle which is a Savage Model 10 for right around the same price. Only a few dollars more at Walmart. The Savage also has the accu trigger which is very nice. The package at Walmart comes with a Simmons 8 point scope which would be decent until you could upgrade. There is no way I'd buy a Remington 770 when you can get the Savage which is a much better rifle for around the same price. Another better option is the Marlin XL-7 which is around $300 at gun shops here. That's without a scope but at the same time the package deal scopes usually aren't very good and you will probably want to upgrade them anyway. It also has a trigger similar to the accu trigger. Both of those options as well as even a Stevens 200 would be a much better choice than a 770. Heck, I'd take most of those over a Remington 700.