WHY?!

I have this piece of junk car. The suspension is shot, the motor is on it's last cylinders, uses oil, burns oil, blows oil, the trans only has first gear, the radiator leaks, there's no heat or A/C, all the windows are broken out, it has mice living in it and even they are moving out.

But I want to put some new custom wheels and tires on it.

Ha ha. It's not top-o-the-line but I will keep mine as a loaner to anyone who doesn't own a hunting rifle and wants to come hunt with me. Anyone that doesn't have too much experience and is not expecting too much luxury will be more then thrilled with it.

Absolutely.
That is why I mentioned earlier that my boys would love it.
They are too young to have developed opinions. They'll think it's the bee's knees!

I have a 710, in a 7mm, it was my first gun i ever bought, and so far it has done its job, killin moose. i didnt buy it to look pretty, i bought it to put food on the table every september. and it does its job.

but...

the bolt is hard to lock in, but i never have a problem with a moose downrange

personally looking back, i do not regret buying the gun as much as i regret not researching others, i was brought up in a family with remington 700 7mms and i joined the group with a next generation cheapo-spawn, now though, im looking at a BLR in a 7mm, or a .308

AKhunterTeen,
Well put.
Do you own a .308?
I love mine(Rem ADL).

nah, but i like the cartridge, id get a .308, but id like to be able to swap cartridges between rifles

i have: remington 710 7mm
ruger 10-22
Remington 870 wingmaster 20ga
colt .357

and i had a ruger mini-14, but sold it after i shot my bear with it,
definitely looking intently at the BLR, and maybe a mosin nagant 91/30

I've read some of your questions regarding the 710 and have answers for you. I've owned a Rem710 in .270 for over 3 years and have done some modifications to it. I will try to post pictures of it later but I may have some answers for you.

710 Stock: The 710 stock is exclusive to the 710, though you can replace it, the only ones who supplies stock for the 710 is Remington. No other aftermarket stocks are available for 710. I've tried looking for them through other manufacturers, but I think they just want to bother with it.
And no, the hardware is not pressed to the stock. The barrel/reciever assembly can be removed to do internal work if needed.

Cocking Trouble: The older style 710's have a HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) oil impregnated reciever that should make the bolt slide eisier. However I found this to be incorrect. The "Plastic" tends to bind a little but with a little extra gun oil and some use, it tends to slide a lot better. I did notice that sometimes as I work the bolt, the reciever tends to flex when Ipushedthe bolt handle upwards and back simultaneously. The newer 710 have a metal reciever and it seems to work a lot smoother.

Modifications: Like any other rifle, the 710 can have modifications done to it. You just can't change the barrel off the reciever. Some will argue that this is a draw back, but considering that typical barrel life for most rifles is approximately 5,000 rounds, if taken care of properly, it should last you for quite some time. i.e. if you shoot 15 rounds daily, 5 boxes weekly, 21 boxes monthly or 63 boxes every three months, then yes, definately consider a rifle that has a removable barrel. But also consider this, anyone who shoots this much is wasting about $5,480.00 a year. Yikes!!!

I'll try to post more items later including some pictures of my modified rifle just for the fun of it. I'm sure many of you hard core gun enthusiests might think me a joke and mock me, but I'm not trying to prove anything. All I'll do is answer some of the technical questions that have been posted and that you may have in the future.

The 710 trigger mechanism is very similar to that of the 700, and yes, you can do some work to make it better.
I personally adjusted the trigger to break at 3 lbs and removed all creep and overtravel.

I removed the original 3x9 Burris and replaced it with a Tasco 6x24 Varminter for more precise viewing. Worked out great until I took a spill and my rifle went flying out in front of me slamming unto some dead trees. The stocks forearm took the brunt of the hit with it spinning a couple of times before the scopes eyebell took a hit and that was it.
The stock had no visible damage other than a small scratch under the swivel stud where it had taken the hit.
After some time of searching, reviewing and reading technical stuff, I settled for the Barska 6x24 Swat Tactical scope and am very happy with it. Hasn't lost its center once.

I did do a couple of barrel modifications that I think is important to mention.
The breach side is not entirely deburred and has a sharp edge that tended to shave a bit off the bullet as it entered and sometimes had the case wedge at the neck asI pushed the bolt forward. I useda Dremmel Tool extension and some grinding stones to remove the sharp edge and polished the edge where the ammo made contact. Someone had noted that any modifications like this might tend to make the shell casing deform because of the pressures caused by firing, however, because the the sharp edge is prior to the locking lugs and the bolt locks into the barrel, this area never sees any pressure and therefore is safe to fire without any safety concerns.
The second modification was at the muzzle end, I installed a muzzle break to ease the pain off my shoulder due to the fact I usually burn four or more boxes of ammo when I go target shooting and also to keep the Tasco Varminter from slamming into my face due to the short eye reliefe it had prior to replacing it.

Well juliohoo,
I personally appreciate the input.
My dad's gun was sent to Remington and returned "repaired," but my father called me yesterday to tell me that it seemed the same to him.
I restated my offer of buying it from him, so that he may buy something that he'd rather have.....his choice.
He wants to go out and shoot it again, and if he is still unhappy, he would like to find a different gun.
Again, this particular 710 has a magazine that rattles while in place, empty or full. I think that if I buy it from him, cuz I love my dad, then I may look for someone in my area who owns one in .243 or .308, and try a different magazine. If that solves this particular problem, then i will go ahead and buy a new magazine. No thanks to Remington.
Feeding problems, which it has, will be addressed once I can have some private time with the rifle.
I am staying open-minded, as it is apperent that while this gun is hated by plenty, it has been loved...by plenty (who've actually owned one).
I am still very interested in more of your (and other's) input and pictures, since I will need more as I go.
Fingers crossed!!
Victor

i got the 270710 2 years ago mag rattles like u said bolt hangs up all the time what a peice but my first gun so ill just have to save up for something better