Originally Posted by hometheaterman

I know this thread is old, but I'm going to respond anyway. So why do you say Savage has a weak barrel? I have never ever heard that complaint. That being said, you are away that Savage makes several bull barreled rifles right? Those certainly have even bigger barrels. If you want a great gun for the price of the 710/770's the Savage Model 10 is the way to go.