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Remington 710??
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Robert the41MagFan
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Saw them at Shot Show and the quality is less than Remington. If you want one, wait till the Fall. I'm sure that stores like Walmart will have them as lost leader at rock bottom prices. Would say that they would make a good gun for a teen, but the stock is too big. Only two uses I can think of is a truck gun or a person who wishes to hunt on a extremely limited budget.
Robert
Robert
Boy, everybody is really bad-mouthing these guns. Maybe they are really bad. I've not seen an actual specimen - but maybe they have a place.
IF (?) they are accurate, and IF (?) they would make them available in a really wide variety of calibers, they could make it possible to own a greater number of calibers than you could own otherwise. They also may make it possible for more people to enter the shooting sports world than would otherwise.
I don't believe they are a threat to our beloved high quality rifles.
They have to be accurate, though, like the 588 rifles were. Otherwise, Remington might as well forget it.
Mike
IF (?) they are accurate, and IF (?) they would make them available in a really wide variety of calibers, they could make it possible to own a greater number of calibers than you could own otherwise. They also may make it possible for more people to enter the shooting sports world than would otherwise.
I don't believe they are a threat to our beloved high quality rifles.
They have to be accurate, though, like the 588 rifles were. Otherwise, Remington might as well forget it.
Mike
The main problem that I saw with the 2 that I have handled was the bolt. The bolt throw was VERY stiff and it suffered from constant binding throughout it's travel. It is aweful! It is also totally unacceptable. I can't believe that Remington put it on the market the way it is. Fast follow up shots will be impossible with this thing.
The concept of the rifle itself is solid. I don't care for not being able to top off the magazine while it is still in the gun but that's not a huge issue. The stock is serviceable and should work fine for a gp hunting rifle. The scope sucks but will work. (for a while anyway) The trigger can be fixed by a gunsmith. Most hunters don't shoot their rifles enough to come close to wearing out the barrel so having the barrel permanently attatched isn't that much of an issue either. The problem is that bolt. A multi lugged, 60ª throw that locks into the barrel instead of the receiver is nothing new. That's how the SIG SHR970 works and it's one of the finest rifles on the market, IMHO. If Remington would fix the bolt this would make a serviceable rifle for the average hunter. Until then, avoid it like the plague!!!
The concept of the rifle itself is solid. I don't care for not being able to top off the magazine while it is still in the gun but that's not a huge issue. The stock is serviceable and should work fine for a gp hunting rifle. The scope sucks but will work. (for a while anyway) The trigger can be fixed by a gunsmith. Most hunters don't shoot their rifles enough to come close to wearing out the barrel so having the barrel permanently attatched isn't that much of an issue either. The problem is that bolt. A multi lugged, 60ª throw that locks into the barrel instead of the receiver is nothing new. That's how the SIG SHR970 works and it's one of the finest rifles on the market, IMHO. If Remington would fix the bolt this would make a serviceable rifle for the average hunter. Until then, avoid it like the plague!!!
Badger Arms
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Everybody bad-mouthed the 788 when it first came out. I'd like to hear a few field reports before I come to any conculsions. I love my 788 and many a gun-writer laughed at it at first. Gee, it LOOKS cheap.
Frankly, though, I don't know why Remington just doesn't build an investment-cast, rock-bottom 700. You can build it cheaper than the ADL and still have an accurate rifle. Wonders never cease.
Frankly, though, I don't know why Remington just doesn't build an investment-cast, rock-bottom 700. You can build it cheaper than the ADL and still have an accurate rifle. Wonders never cease.
My question is - why haven't the gun mags told us about the problems noted above? I've read a lot of reviews, and the only real negative remark has been toward an accuracy problem which they claimed was easily fixed.
I just hate the way magazines (of all kinds) review products without mentioning problems. Then, when the item is removed from the market, the mags all talk about how nobody bought the item because of this or that problem which they had never mentioned before.
If Remington didn't want anything bad to be said in the product review, why didn't they make sure the product was fully ready for the market before they put it out for review (or especially for sale)!
I just hate the way magazines (of all kinds) review products without mentioning problems. Then, when the item is removed from the market, the mags all talk about how nobody bought the item because of this or that problem which they had never mentioned before.
If Remington didn't want anything bad to be said in the product review, why didn't they make sure the product was fully ready for the market before they put it out for review (or especially for sale)!
Badger Arms
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It is my understanding that gun magazines are loaned or given guns by the manufacturers. Do you think they'd give ones that hadn't been tested to gun writers?
Tom Matiska
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Biggest problem with the 788 was that it gave your basic meat hunter a good reason not to buy a 700. Maybe Remington's aim thas time is to increase 700 sales? If so they hit their target.
Tom, (not going to part with my 788)
Tom, (not going to part with my 788)