ILoveto4X4,
I' ll tell you why I don' t like the Rem 710. As I posted in the " guns" forum to answer another member' s post on this very topic, I have always trusted the Remington name and I bought a 710 in 30-06 soon after it came out, almost two years ago. The bolt issue that you described can be dealt with as long as you keep it lubricated, but the trigger is COMPLETE JUNK. When the trigger is squeezed, the trigger creap is horrible and unsmooth. I have contacted Remington about this issue and have sent it to their authorized repair shop TWICE to no avail. The gunsmiths were friendly, but they are not permitted to perform adjustments to the sear engagement, which is where the true problem lies. Now that I' ve clearly done everything possible to correct my gun' s problem, I' m doing what I can to trade it in for a higher quality rifle. I wish I had never laid eyes on my 710. For the minimal amount of extra money, any true hunter should slap down the extra hundred bucks or so and buy an ADL with a comparable scope.