I'm not going to get into a pi$$ing match here. I'm never going to own a 710 unless someone hands me one for free. I've held more than one and I've never been impressed. Two different gunsmiths have told me their opinions also. They didn't much care for them either. Bic lighters work just fine, but they're disposable...like a 710. A Bic lighter costs less than $2.00. I don't mind throwing something away that costs so little after its been used up, but at $329.00, I don't find the 710 so inexpensive. Not when you consider what your getting for that money. Like I said, whatever floats your boat.

True and nough said. I dont want to argue over something like this. hatchet is buried.

these arent exactly new anymore they have been around for about 6 years now. they are ok guns but for the price you can get a better model M700 for just a bit more. also you might look at a stevens model 200 which is a way better rifle then a 710 and are priced about 100 bucks cheaper.

I think I'll paint my gray stock on my 710 black and then it might qualify for "non-ugly" status, as the Savage apparently suffers from no such label as "ugly".

I looked at both the 710 and the Savage 110 packages when I bought my 710. The Savage struck out on a couple of things:
1) no detachable magazine
2) didn't like the "squared-off" stock of the 110 vs the more rounded 710 (on of those "fit" issues, don't you know!)

As for a 700 being a "bit more", unless you consider an additional $200 more (66%) for a Rem 700 over the 710, then it's significantly more. The cheapest 700 I could find was $450 without a scope. Tack on another $50 (minimum) for a scope, and we're easily in the $500+ range. That's a very minimal cost - most of you would probably cringe at paying only $50 for even a basic scope. I would expect most would be more inclined to the $100+ range for a scope, thus pushing the cost for a 700 & scope to almost double the price of a 710.

But, like somebody said....whatever floats your boat.

There are new versions of the 710 out. I guess most people dont get out enough or read anymore. They are refined and I liked the first one I bought and I like the new ones even better. If you take the word of some gunsmiths you might be in hot water as most are biased anyhow. I took a concealed carry course and all this gunsmith said over and over is buy a smith , buy a smith. Sure they are great guns but not all can afford them. Holding a gun and using a gun are two different things. If people didntjust rely on how something looked or felt, there would be alot less Edsel owners out there. Now they are collector items.I have actually seen a broken savage bolt and stock, and the rough finish on them. I used one about 7years ago. I actually used one and didnt take the advise of a gunsmith or comments of others.Thats why I dont buy them anymore. If the main pin that holds the bolt headassembly breaks twiceand the syntheticstock crumbles eventually under recoil then i have the right to say, "Hey, I think this gun is junk". If I used a710 and itnothing breaks, is extremely accurate, and serves its purpose for the money I paid for it,I can say its a great buy and reccomend or comment on its pluses or minuses.If you dont have an experience with something others are talking aboutthen dont comment and downgrade it. If youcan come up with somesticks and stones then comment to your hearts content but words without backing are useless in a discussion. She said or he said sounds like 1st graders telling on someone to theirteacher.Now Im done with this issue.

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well from the prices available to me a remington m700 sps is only 80 bucks more then a model 710 yea the 710 comes with a cheapy 40 dollar bushnell scope and the m700 sps doesnt come with a scope at all, just throw another 40 bucks in and put the same cheapy bushnell scope (that one every walmart in the nation carries) on the m700 sps and it would only be 120 bucks more all together IMO that is a small price to pay for twice the gun.

I was in Wal-mart yesterday and they had a version of the Rem 700 for $354. I didn't take a close look at it, but it had a black sythetic stock, no detachable magazine and no scope. Must have been one of the discontinued ADL models. From browsing Remington's web site, it appears the ADL has been replaced by the 700SPS, but the ADL had open sights while the SPS doesn't.

I didn't notice a clearance tag on the rifle, but it must be marked down because when I went shopping for my rifle, the lowest-priced 700 model Wal-mart and Bass-Pro had was around $450.

So if anybody is looking for a Rem 700, you might check your local Wal-mart or other stores to see if they've got them marked down.

I probably would have sprung for the 700 with the current price difference, but right now the next thing on my list will be a Springfield 1903 from the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program). Got to get one before they're gone for good.

I hear that. One of these days I'll be getting one of them too.

I have a smith corona 03-A3 variant and it didnt come from cmp. my dad bought it surplus back in the 70's for 60 bucks. its immaculate its in 99% + condition has one little ding in the stock other then that its perfect. I shot in a vintage war rifle match 2 years ago with it I took second place the guy who beat me was shooting a K98 mauser. After the match I had sevral offers I guess this gun would go for a couple thousand from the offers I got. Ill never sell my dads rifle though I'll keep it and pass it on to my son.