We all have likes and dislikes. My grandfather wouldn't have been caught in anything but a ford pick-up (I'm not making this up - My fam drove him to the graveyard in his F-100 because the hearse was a Caddy) and would rather starve than shoot a gun that wasn't a Remington. I'm secure in my judgement of guns to know that the 710 is a good piece with a lot of potential. It's not a 700, but then it wasn't intended to be. Thanx for the support.