Ive been deer hunting since 1981 when I used my fathers model 70 winchester 30.06. 3 years ago I decided to retire that rifle & use something else. Unfortunatly I was laid off from my job at that time and money was tight. I looked at Savage and it didnt feel right, I picked up the remington 710 and it felt good. Yes I thought the grey stock is ugly, but who cares. I liked the clip & the price. I bought it, took it home and sighted it in, at 200 yrds I can put 4 shots in a 50 cent piece, just as accurate as the winchester, but alot cheaper. My only complaints about the rifle are Plastic trigger guard seems cheap, bolt feels strange until you get used to it, scope is cheap, works OK but nothing great, Ive since gone back to work and replaced with a weaver and I like it very much. I dont shoot it alot just a couple weeks during deer season, but Ive taken 4 deer, 2 right in the same time, all I have to say is where can you buy model 700 brand new for $330.00 .