Remington model 710
 

Wondering if anyone had a .270in this model?what are your thoughts about it and how is the Bushnellscope that comeson it?

RE: Remington model 710
 

here we go again


welcome to the forums..........just a suggestion, do a search in the gun forum for remington 710. You will find SEVERAL threads that are pages upon pages of posts about this rifle. Most are not positive, but some say its an ok gun. Do the search and see what you think. :D

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welcome txvern, i am a remington man, i have several model 700's and 7's and they are great guns, i don't own and have never shot the 710, i have picked one up and i really believe you can do better, however like mossy stated there are several people here that like them

here is a link on a 710 discussion earlier

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1486079

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I got a 710 in .243 caliber and at first I thought it was a good gun. After examining it I realized that it really isn't all that good. I hate the bolt on it, the trigger guard is part of the stock, and the stock is cheap. Although shooting it isn't all that bad until you have to mess with the bolt. Just my opinion.

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The Remington 710 just isn't a very good gun, much better guns can be bought for around the same money, like the Savage packages, or a HOWA 1500.

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I have one in 30-06, last yearI killed 7 deer two big hogs and a bobcat with it, all were one shot kills, this year I killed a 165 class 14 point with it. I shoot 165gr BTSP out of it and it groups 1" at 100yds.As far as the scope that comes on it, I junked it and put on a Millet 8-24X50 for long range shots, I can shot anything that a VLS orA-bolt in the same caliber can, last year on my trip to Kentucky the guys talked alot of smack about it on the way there, a day and half later I had already tagged out 3 deer in 3 shots with one shot over 300yds, they shut up after that...

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The Bushnell that came with the gun, holds more value than the gun itself.:D

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gun value and pretty wood isn't my main concern, bagging deer like this is!

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Is that you in the pic or Frankenstein's Monster?:D

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Ya I usually look through the fourmfor other posts, containing info. But I just didn't have the time to sit around and look through 442 pages of different posts....m.t.hands thank you for the link containing that info... Looks like I'll be changing my mind, that I thought I had made up.

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I got one two years ago and I like it just fine, especially for the money. Who cares about the bolt or the cheap stock, as long as its sighted init will do just as good as a 700-800 dollar gun will. Mine is zerod in at 100yards and it still shoots good and flat at 50 and 150. Good gun for the money i always thought. Oh yeah I like the bushnell 3-9-40 as well

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Get yourself a Remington 700 ADL, a Savage, or a good used gun. I used to have a 710 and ended up swapping it for a 700. I hated the 710's trigger creep and the cheap, plastic receiver. Do yourself a favor and steer clear of the 710.

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Thats me, and thats a 165 5/8 14 point killed with a remington 710, do you have anything to add or just ignorant off hand remarks? Lets see a pic of you and something you killed this year pretty boy:D

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nice deer joker;)and welcome to the forums

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I was thinking about maybe just a good used one too, might be my best bet and won't hurt the pocket book either......:D

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For not much more money, you can get a better rifle. And stay away from the packaged deals. If you are going to have a scope on a rifle, put a good one on it.

Know what I mean, Vern?:D

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Yes I do...:D.now you bring up scopes...I know I know let me do the research:eek:. So whats are yalls opinions on scopes?

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on a budget i like the simmons aetec 2.8X10X44 the last one i bought was 129$ 2 years ago, other people here have spoken highly of the bushnell elite 3200, nikon scopes (unsure of the models), but dollar for dollar i could not find anything i like better than the aetec. i have looked thru some of those i mentioned in the same price range and they may have beenbetter, but my tired eyes couldn't tell a difference, if money were no object i'd go with leupold, schmidt & bender, swowrvski (sp) simply for their light gathering capability, but i live in the real world,

BTW when i mentioned leupold, i didn't care for there lower end stuff, with them i'd go vari-x III or a higher end, the vari x ii are decent i guess, but the "rifleman" series was really a let down[&o]

add a good set of rings and base(s) and you should be fine

good luck and try the optics forum, and see what everyone recommends, then go look thru a bunch of different scopes, make notes of which ones you like best, and check out the warranties, then start shopping;)you can get some good deals on ebay, gunbroker, and gunsamerica on new or used items, just be sure your getting what you like as far as magnafacation levels, reticle, and objective lens

RE: Remington model 710
 

Junk... I work for a gun shop and see alot of them come back broken just before season.. Can't really do any trigger work.. If you like a gun that has a poor trigger, poor bolt, and "ok" accuracy out to 50-150 yds then good.. The scope is yellow and dingy looking..
Can't you shoot a deer and even a monster with it.. YES... As long as everything works and works in your favor.. IF you have a shot at a "monster" at first light and you pull up the scope you'll be lucky if you see anything at all.

So if you find a load the gun likes, and the gun is working then sure you can kill a deer with it.. No resale value but it's a tool to use anyway, right?

If you like it buy it, but there are better choices.. Even in that price range.. For around 300 you can get the Mossberg 100 ATR which is even better quality...

But then again I kill most of my deer with a slug gun so what would I know?