Your a serious hunter when you seriously train or prepare for hunting. Most think to do this, you have to practice, practice, practice. With a 710, you can't have the gun rebarreled. And the heart of the gun, the action, is not worth working on to make it a practical shooter. All you can do is hope it shoots well out of box, and go with it. And I shoot out barrels every once in a while. So a 710 wouldn't be practical for a person who seriously's practices like I and alot of my brethren on this page.