i handled one and dont like it from that expirience...the bolt was horrible!..and the scope is maybe 30 bux or sumthin...its really not hard to goto a gunshop...pick a gun...and scope mounts and bases...if you buy it all from the same shop sum1 there will mount it and bore site it...and there ya go...i did here the 710 shoots ok...and would be ok for a beginner but i feel a beginner should have quality...so you dont gota spend the money twice yano....its all upto you...you are goin to get a bunch of answers on this...unless ppl gave up....

mauser06