Walmart Remington 770
 

Has anyone bought the Remington 770 .270 with the scope that comes with it? Im thinking about getting the 770 but wanted to know if the scope that is on it is a good quality scope or if I should buy the gun and get a different scope. Thanks

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Run away run far far away. The 770 is the shame of remington. Start looking for reviews about it online and you will know what I mean. If that is all the money you have look for a Stevens 200 or a Mossberg ATR both are good rifles and better then the 770. If you can spare a few more bucks check out a Savage.

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I second what RugerM77.270 says, and add that the scope on the 770 package is of poor quality also.

The lowest priced scope I would put on a rifle is a Nikon Prostaff.

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I don't know what that scope is, but I doubt that it could be of lower quality than that rifle.

Save your money, and buy aRemington Model 7, Model 700, or better yet, get one of the new Winchester Modle 70's.

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And a third vote to stay away from that rifle!

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One more "no" vote on the Rem. 770. Minimal in every way. Spend the additional $150 or so and go for the Model 700 if you like Remington. As for the scope, I'd bet the "package" has a near bottom of the line as well. If you are on a budget, look at something like a Leupold Vari-X II.

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Run very very fast away from that deal!

Rifle = JUNK
Scope = JUNK

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I agree with everyone here and run far away from it. You can get a better quality gun in the Savage 110 or 111 packages. I have no idea why Remington still sells that rifle..

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PLEASE do yourself a favor and stay away from the 770. All it is an "improved" version of the 710. Another thing-DON'T buy any factory package as the scope they put on will be a very cheap scope. Better to buy a savage 110 and nikon 3x-9x-40mm-both of which are available at wal-mart.

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I've seen some nice gun packages. I looked at a Remington 700 with a nice looking Nikon scope on it from I think it was Dicks Sporting Goods when I got my 30-06 and was looking at different ones.

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I thot the 710 was shame of Remmmy and the 770 was waymobetta.

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Savage or stevens good rifle

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I would go to a reputable gun dealer and buy a used gun before I would buy a combo deal.The scopes are usually worth the aluminium that the tubes are made of.You can get a used model 700 and a used nikon or leupold or bushnell elite or something.And if you are not set on a remington a savage,winchester,ruger or many others can be found at a good gun shop.Just check out the chamber and bore for pitting or rust,if it has neither and appears in good shape it should shoot good.I picked up my favorite deer rifle ever for $300 at a local gun shop,Rem. 700 in 30-06 good stock a few scratches,good blueing,shiny bore and good trigger shoots MOA with corelocs 150grains.It and the nikon scope cost less than $440 all total.I have seen the older model788 for around $250 I have one of these in 308 and it is a very good gun.Just look around at different places and dont expect to get a good scope on a combo.I haven't had any exp. with the 710 or 770 but I haven't read very much good about them,I dont know what remington was thinking other than a package deal that was inexpensive to the customer no matter what the quality.I have heard a few good reveiws about the new marlin bolt action rifles.you might want to check them out.GOOD LUCK AND GOOD HUNTING.

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+1 coyote, When it comes to hunting you can buy garbage like the model 710/770 and get garbage like results, or you can put out theextra money and pay $470 for the remington model 700 and $300 for the Leupold var x II 3x9x40 and have an excellent hunting rifle that will last you the rest of your life.

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Ditto on the Win Mod 70!

Tom

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Buying a 770 and worried about the quality of the scope? :eek: Go to a gun shop - support them so they'll be there when you need 'em. Walmart sure won't care later on.

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I tried to support my local gun shop 2 times by paying more each time than I should have and both times had bad dealings with them. The 2nd time the Rifle I couldn't find elsewhere but I over payed on the scope. Ended up having problems with the scope 6months later and they said they would take care of it. When it came back from Leupold tried to charge me shipping fee's that they hadn't told me about upfront. After trying to get them to drop the fee's I finally said fine I will pay them and just wont ever shop their again. I had asked to talk to the other owner whom wasn't there right at that time. I ended up getting a message left to call him on his cell. When I did and explained what happend I get to hear him cuss at me. That is basically the short version of the story but I wish I had never bought anything from them and don't plan to again.

I would have been way better off buying from Wal-Mart and saving a fair bit of money and I would have gotten better support to. I've never had a owner of a Wal-mart store start cussing at me and or had a store try to charge me fee's they didn't tell me about upfront either. After that experience I will deal with other gun shops if they have resonable prices but I'm going with whoever is the cheapest as clearly paying extra didn't get me anything.

I also had a shotgun I paid more for from them as Wal-Mart had it in Cammo and I wanted it in wood. The cammo version at Wal-mart was like $70 cheaper than the wood one I got if I remember correctly and the cammo was more than the wood at the gun shop. Anyway, it never has been right always jams a lot and when I took it in for them to look at it they didn't really do anything told me they cleaned it a little and didn't see a problem. I just have had bad dealings everytime I've bought anything major from them. So not only did I pay a premium I got worse service than Wal-Mart. From now on I go with whoever is the cheapest.

I have since found a gun shop I really do like though.

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I was going to say, the second you walk out of a Wal mart with a gun it is...........CCCCCCccccya Later

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Found a good shop = SEEYA to WalMart. A loyal customer to WM is a #, while a loyal customer to the small gun shop is a customer and later a friend.

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Hometheaterman-are you SURE leupold actually charged return shipping and the crooks at the shop wasn't tryin to rob you? I've sent 3 leupolds back over the years and not once did I ever have to pay return shipping. Wonder why you had to send it back to begin with? I'm sorry you had a bad experience with buttholes. They orta be dragged behind a horse for cussing you like that. Trust me when I say that MOST of us ain't like that. Wal-mart sells the cheapest crap they can and if the customer don't like it-tough. Also,and I found this DIRECTLY from the horse's mouth,(from 1 unnamed gun manufacturer rep)that when theyhave a wal-mart "run",they run nothing else but wal-mart stuff during that time,and quality control goes down several percentage points. What that means is that you could luck out and get a good 1,but they let minor cosmetic flaws out that they otherwise wouldn't.

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Better yet,stay away from Wal Mart for gun purchases. The NRA has reported that Wal Mart is now video taping all gun sales. As an FFL dealer, I can almost match their prices and not invade the customers privacy.

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I'm probably the biggest Remington fan on here, but if Fisher-Price made a hunting rifle I'd probably buy it before I bought a Remington 770.

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Went to a gun show today. Now is the time to buy used guns!! The deals are everywhere! People need money, the economy is tight, bargains are to be had. Dont even bother with Walmart unless you need milk and eggs....

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could you please tell me what is so wrong with this gun

as a brand new hunter I bought a Rem. 770 in the .270 cal.
I had to sight in the scope because it was about 2-3 feet off the target. besides that it shoots well IMO..I'm dead center at 100 yds.
when I bought this gun I did some research and bang for the buck seemed like a good deal, like I said this will be my 1st season hunting and this is my 1st rifle, but I'm not a newbe to guns
I was just wondering why so many people are against this rifle...didI wastemy money?

also just in case anyone asks NO! I didn't get this from Wal-mart...I bought it from a local firearms dealer with a good history in my area

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The 770 is made with very low quality components,and uses a pressed in barrel.The action is rough,and the trigger is no better.A stevens 200 is a much better rifle.

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Probably the best beginner gun for the money is the Howa. You can get some screamin deals on a Howa with a scope included.

It's 100 times the gun the 770 will ever be and you have more caliber choices. This is a gun you could use your whole life without a problem. I can't say the same about the 770.

This is just an example:
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/prod...ducts_id=85957

there is a ton of different HOWA combos out there.

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Its not really the accuracy of the 770 that is the problem it is the quality and the longevity of it. If you for a 700 you will one day pass it on to your kids and grandkids but the 770 probably won't last that long.

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I wouldn't use that gun and scope if WalMart gave it away. Seriously. I'm not speaking from a position of arrogance either.

I work too hard and have precious little time to hunt these days, therefore I will not use cheap equiptment. Period.

That doesn't mean you have to buy top of the line. All my rifles were bought used and they wear scopes purchased for under $250.00. They are perfectly servicable, reliable and accurate. The scopes work in any weather and don't loose zero. That's all I want.

My guns are:

1978 Remington 700 in 30.06 with an "oldie but goodie" Redfield Illuminator 3X9X43. This is my favorite rifle.

1980s Ruger Model 77 in .270 with a Burris 3X9 ballistic reticle (scope purchased off Ebay slightly used for $110.00.

1998 Browning A-Bolt in .243 with a Bushnell 4X12X42. This is my coyote/deer combo gun. (scope bought on Ebay new for less than $250.00)

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What is wrong with them is they are built so cheaply in design and manufacturing techniques that they simply wasn't made to last. The barrel is pressed in like most (inexpensive) rimfires,the bolt is designed in such a way that it is encased in plastic and rides in plastic guideways,this means that the ONLY solid sreel lockup is the bolt lugs and the plastic wears away VERY quickly,the magazine release has broken or fell out on a lot of them,and they've had lots of problems with safetys. As soon as any kind of burr starts stripping away a groove in the plastic,it WILL become extremely hard to operate and will need to be sent back. Do yourself a HUGE favor and sell/trade it and get a rifle that's more traditionally manufactured that will last you a lifetime! I flat out refuse to carry the remington 710/770 for ANY price or incentive!

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Honestly, there is one place around here. Well, a few towns over that seem to be slightly higher on a few things and slightly cheaper on a few things than Wal-Mart so it sort of evens out but other than that I've yet to find a gun shop that comes even close to Wal-Marts prices.

Why is them video taping gun sales bad? Maybe I don't get it but I don't really see why it should bother anyone if they get video taped while buying a gun. Don't most gun shops have camera's anyway? Or most stores I'd assume?

Honestly if a gun shop could give me just as good of a price and not crappy service as in worst that Wal-Marts no service I wouldn't have a problem buying from them. I really like the one I talked about above however our local gun shop has been horrible to deal with when I've had problems. As in way worse than Wal-Mart and their prices are way way way higher.

Another thing I don't want to do is have to haggle to get the prices down to Wal-Marts. If you want to sell me something and will sell it for a price don't put a way higher price on it and expect me to haggle with you. More than likely I'm going to call around and whoever is cheapest is whom I'm going with. So if you tell me a high price instead of me haggling I'm more than likely just going to buy from someone else.

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Get a 700. I was also interested in the 770 as I am with most anything that's new. I'm glad I did research.

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So price is the ONLY thing that matters to you????? What about support or repair if you need it? I guess it wouldn't matter what they do,how they treat employees,wether or not they contribute to anti-hunting organizations or not,wether they buy from countries that use child slave labor-all that matters is price RIGHT? Wal-mart and others like it is 1 of the reasons why small shops are going out of business.

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It's called competition. If the small shops want to stay in business, they need to offer competitive prices and good customer service. Most people don't share the same mentality as you and are bargain shoppers. Especially when it comes to merchandise that can be had for several hundred dollars cheaper at one place compared to the other. I know I'm certainly not going to spend $200 more at a small shop when I can purchase the same firearm at Wal-Mart for $200 less just because it's a "Small Shop". Call it crapping on the little guy if you want. I call it smart shopping.

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Exactly how I feel. If a small shop can offer me the same price as Wal-Mart I have no problem buying from them however, I will not pay a ton more for a the exact same gun I can get at Wal-Mart for a fraction of the cost just because it's a small shop.


After the dealings I had with my local gun shop which the gun was more expensive from in the first place. Anyway, after having to deal with them when a gun wasn't shooting right and then again when a scope messed up and having them do nothing basically for the gun not shooting right just say it seemed fine to them and go shoot it some more. This was after a shell exploded in the chamber. They said they cleaned it and it seemed fine. I was afraid to shoot it for a while after that. IMO if they thought it needed to really be shot more they should have taken it and tested it or sent it back or whatever not let me shoot it and hope I don't get hurt. Not sure if it was a problem with the gun or the ammo was bad. The gun always has jammed way way more than it should.

Then with the scope they told me they would take care of it and send it off to Leupold. It finally and I mean finally came back way way after they said it would. They told me 2 weeks I think and it ended up being like 1-2 months. I can't remember if it was one or 2. It was a while anyway. So basically had I not gone and bought a Tasco from Wal-Mart I would have been without a scope during the majority of hunting season on my main hunting rifle. Then when it finally did come back they tried to charge me for shipping which they never mentioned to me before sending it in. I finally paid it to get my scope back after trying to get them to drop the fee to no avail. It was like $10 or something. Anyway, after asking to speak to the other owner whom I had given it to to send in I was told he wasn't there but he would say the same thing. I told them that was fine and that I'd come in and pay it but I felt since it took way longer than I was told and since I'd spent soo much on the gun and scope that I thought they should just handle it and that I'd pay it but I'd never buy from them again if I had to pay it. They told me that they didn't know how much I thought they made off of me but it wasn't a lot which I'm pretty sure is not true. I got an okay deal on this gun but the last shotgun I got flat out ripped off on because I wanted wood stock with a 3 1/2" version. I got a Remington 870 for around $350 and that was 2-3 years ago.

I then had the owner call me and when I told him what had happend and basically the same thing that I'd pay it but wouldn't come back and I got told something along the lines that he hopes I never do buy from them again and proceeded to get cussed at several times. THIS IS NOT GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I repeat that is not good customer service. Honestly the no support I would have received from Wal-Mart is way way better than this. Not to mention Wal-Mart half the time just exchanges stuff if you have a problem so I may or may not have been waiting for a scope for a long period of time.

I told myself I wouldn't deal with them again after the shotgun experience but then they had the rifle I wanted for a okay price so I bought it and bought a scope from them at the same time. Both times I thought like you were saying hey you know it costs more now than it would elsewhere but it's probably worth it incase I ever have a problem or anything to be able to come to a gun smith and get their support. Well, I was wrong conisdering I basically just way way overpayed and got horrible support. I don't want to ever make that mistake again and that is why I plan to just buy from whomever is cheapest from now on.



BTW the shotgun I got that was $350 was like $280 or $299 or something at Wal-Mart. I can't remember the exact prices they just didn't have it in wood and the 3 1/2" version. I had to get the wood with the 3" version or the cammo with the 3 1/2". At the time I didn't want cammo. The cammo at the gun shop was even more than the wood when I checked on it at the gun shop and the cammo was way cheaper at Wal-Mart than the wood was from the gun shop.

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Sorry you had the unfortunate experience of dealing with a RARE bad apple. Almost all of us are NOT like that! As we cannot compete with them that buys THOUSANDS at a time,our only/best feature is service. Also-any scope I've EVER sent back to leupold for any reason came back 2-2.5 weeks and they always paid return shipping. Just another point that that shop screwed you.

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I know. I'm not sure if they charged me for them shipping it to Leupold or for Leupold shipping it back or what they were charging me for but it was something if it did even cost them that they should have covered imo. It just was a unpleasant experience and made me I guess sour on gun shops. Made me decide I'd get it wherever I could cheaper and not worry about helping out the local guys. I do know of a gun shop a few towns over that has decent prices and so far has been great to deal with. The only reason I didn't buy the last gun I got from them was that they had a waiting list with 8 or 9 people I forgot how many and another place had it instock so I just got it from them. Otherwise I would have bought it from this shop. I've bought lots of gun accessorys from them so far and like them.

I just don't know how the gunshop near me stays in business trying to rip people off like that. If when I worked at a auto repair shop for a bit where I had to deal with customers if I had called one cussing at him I would have been in major trouble. I guess you don't get in trouble if you own the place but still that imo is no way to treat a customer. They lost me as a customer over $10 which they had already made way more than that off of me and most likely would have made way way more than that off of me in the future had they just eatten the $10 shipping charge if it even cost them that. Oh well, it's their loss. That's basically why I don't care if I'm supporting a local gun shop or Wal-Mart though. I'd rather just save the money as I figure I won't get great support either way more than likely. It seems like it's less and less people everyday that actually care about their customer service.

If Wal-Mart ran local shops like this out of business it wouldn't bother me a bit. Infact it might actually be a good thing. I know there are good gun shops out there as I said I think I found one but the majority I've been too want to try to overcharge and rip you off. That's just what I've experience. I know not all are like that but there are a lot that are.


To be fair to Leupold though it was during hunting season my scope broke and part of that time was around Christmas but giving them a week off for Christmas it was still way way longer than expected. I think the gun shop might have told me a week but when I called Leupold they told me 2 or something like that so I figured it would be 2. Or maybe the gun shop told me 2 and Leupold 3 I can't remember exactly but I think it was the first one. It was way way way longer than either told me. I'm not saying that I like Leupold much either as to me a scope I paid that much for shouldn't have broken in 6 months.

Overall, I do not ever plan to deal with that gun shop again as they just are plain and simple a rip off when it comes to prices and service. At least that has been my experience.

I also don't know that I ever want to deal with Leupold again as I don't think the quality is up to par on that scope. Heck I honestly think the two $30 Tasco's I have. Well, I sold one and still have one but honestly they seem just as good. Have lasted longer and seem just as clear to me and buddies say they look better to them. Leupold may get a second chance from me I'm not sure yet but I was pretty unhappy with them too.

However, the gun shop was the biggest reason I had so many issues with everything.

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I know nothingof the model 770. I will tell you that when my little sister was shopping for a deer rifle, she chose the Remington model 710 "package" gun. She asked my opinion and I told her it had been recieving some bad reviews...but that I had never handled one. So, I went to the store and handled one with her. I wasn't impressed....she was impressed by the price. I told her she was a big girl and they were her dollars, she could spend them how she liked. She bought one ina .243 and we took it home. The action was rough, but the trigger wasn't as bad as I had expected. I took it to the range and sighted it in for, surprisingly, it shot very good. I was able to get less than a 1" group out of it at 100 yards from the bench with sandbags, with factory core lokt ammunition. She took it out last season and shot a nice little 4 point buck, her frst buck, and she's never looked back.

Here's what Icame up with as an opinion for the gun......it's fine if you are like her and only take it out of the caseone week out of the year to shoot. it will probably be just fine for several years at the rate she shoots it. She won't hand the gun down to anyone, but she will be abe to hunt with it for several years. Now the model 770 is what they replaced the 710 with and it appears to be much the same gun. So it comes down to this: How much are you going to shoot it? How important is it to you that the gun retain it's value or increase it as the years go by? How important is it to have the option of passing the gun down to one of your children?


If none of these things are an issue, and the bottom doallr is your main concern, you should just buy the remington 770.

GH

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Don't let all the negative reviews turn anyone away from this rifle. I own a 770 in .270 and it shoots as well if not better groups than my buddy's 700 in .270. I was shooting factory federal ammo.(130 grain). You can buy whatever you want but for the money and a little extra to put on another scope if you would like.......you cannot beat it.

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No one said it wouldn't shoot. What is being said is it won't last.

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We are giving "reviews" based on hard experience of dealing with dozens of rifles(in my case) brought into send back to factory(which to my knowledge wal-mart won't do otherwise why would they bring them to me), brought to me for repair,or brought in in attempt to trade them off. The facts of the matter is that they are VERY poorly designed and will NOT last long at all. Just because you own ONE and havn't shot it enough for it to screw up YET don't over ride everybody else's more extensive experience with them. They WILL mess up on you,if not right away,usually within the first 200-300 rounds at most. I honestly havn't talked to anyone that didn't regret buying a 710/770 instead of a savage,model 700,mossberg or other rifle. Yes,they can be beat easily and for the same money by rifles that will last a lifetime such as the stevens model 200,the mossberg,nef's handi rifle,or even marlin model 336 lever actions 30-30s. I,along with the other posters are NOT being paid by anyone to reccomend better rifles. IF they were good rifles,I wouldn't have a thing against them and would carry them.