I find the whole 710 argument funny. Of course it' s not a fine gun. I bought one at a Sports Authority a couple of years ago. Not bad had the trigger worked on, then someone gave me (yes I said gave) a Leupold VX-I. Have killed everything that I have ever shot at without a miss. Gun was on sale for a little over $200 not a bad setup for the money! Plan to pick up a new .30-06 in the future but for now dead is dead. I think some folks have got some deficiency issues elsewhere that no gun will fix!