accuracy of a remington 710

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Bogie knows bolt guns.

Do NOT buy a Remington 710. Get either a 700 or a Savage Model 10/110 variant. Savage is easy to work on yourself, and Remington has better triggers available, any _any_ gunsmith who even dreams of opening a shop should know how to rebarrel one...

Why avoid the 710?

If you're posting here, odds are you're planning on doing some shooting. Some practicing. You aren't going to be able to do relatively minor things like rebarrelling that 710 - it just can't be done.

So, after you put a case of ammo down that pipe, and the accuracy is starting to go south, well... You can try to trade it for something...

Now, _if_ all you are looking for is a gun to take out for deer season, and you're the typical "buy a box of the cheapest legal for deer ammo every year or so" kinda guy, this may be the rifle for you. Irritates the heck outta me when I see you at the range tho - 10 rounds of ammo, trying to sight the darn thing in, and you can't figure out which way to crank the scope...
 
Not even close, Slinger. You have no idea who lurks here.

That's one heck of a fourth post. You go big guy. :D
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These posts make one thing obvious...almost none of you have tried this rifle.
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Sorry. I've been a range safety officer for over 10 years. I've gotten the privilege, if you want to call it that, of firing darned near just about everything that goes bang and has been foisted upon an unsuspecting firearms market. Foisted is a good word, because that's exactly what Remington did with respect to their 710.

The best thing one can do with a 710 is cut the barrel off with a hacksaw at the junction of the barrel and receiver (You can't unscrew it, it's hydraulically pressed into the receiver for life) and discard everything but the barrel. Put the newly-liberated barrel into your car's trunk, it makes an excellent spare jack handle.

Then, since you obviously haven't experienced a better rifle than the 710 (otherwise you wouldn't be defending the POS) go buy a Savage 110/10 series, or a Remington 700. Even a plain-vanilla 700 ADL is 10x the gun that 710 was.
 
I'm pretty sure the original poster made his decision in the 3 years since this thread started, but I thought I would reply anyway. I own a 710 in .270 and it is a good gun. It won't be on the alltime list of great guns, or even great Remingtons, but it is accurate enough to take hunting and bring back some deer meat. That said, I might not take it on a hunt that I spent more then the purchase price of the rifle on airfare, outfitters, etc. I also might be looking forward to passingit down to a future Kjervin Jr, but it's and entry level Remmington and it puts the bullets downrange with reasonable accuracy. It's not a benchrest rifle, but if you miss your target with it, you're not going to get a good shot with many rifles. I would not, however take a shot at the far end of my comfortable range with it. As groups open up, you might end up having to follow a blood trail and finish what you started (not a lot of fun). If you are not too ambitious with it, it will do you proud. You need to consider, however, how ambitious you are. My other deer gun is a lever action 30-30, so I'm not trying to be Alan Quartermaine, but I do fill a tag or two, and the 710 has usually done what I have asked of it, and might get to go out again this year. I am, however, thinking of taking out my new (to me) K31 if I can get familiar with it enough by next year to use iron sights, so this might be the last year it gets to go out for a while. Conclusion, not the best gun made, but how much gun do you need?

KJ
 
I never ended up buying a 710...or a 700, or a 110, for that matter. Or any other scoped-bolt action rifle. I'm not sure where I was coming from when I asked the original question...
 
I have two rifles worth over $5k. One over $10k.

I've shot the 710 and while I would get a used 700 instead for the same price, the 710 WAS a MOA shooter, and did have a nice feel to it belive it or not. Mag clicked in posative, and it made groups. Don't know what more a bolt gun under $2k is supposed to do.

The scope had lots of paralax, but as above, did the 100yd job I asked of it (setting off a few bottles of tannerite.)

It's not a bad rifle.

There are just other better rifles for the same $
 
Why waste your time with the 710 when a Stevens 200, the same rifle as a Pre Accutrigger Savage 110, can be had for $80 less??? Why waste your time with a 710 when the same quality can be had in a Mossberg 100ATR for $100 less??? Why waste your time on a rifle that will not remain in production very long when for the same price you can get one that will???

The 710 will go the way of the much better 788, and is really a cynical attempt to grab at the low end market share with the cheapest rifle possible. Even so, the profit margin on the 710 has got to be the best in the industry. Why waste the time and expense threading a reciever when you can chamber the barrel directly and then press it into a soft steel tube that looks like a reciever and then use some nylon to make it feel somewhat smooth. Heck, it has Remington stamped on it and that is all it needs, right? Kinda like the Hi-Point being the same price as a CZ-75, just doesn't make much sense.

With the Accutrigger Savage costing 5 cents cheaper and the Stevens $80 cheaper than the 710, there is absolutely no way one can say that the 710 is the best bang for the buck.

Ash
 
Wow, I didn't even realize this thread was over 3 years old. I guess we can credit warezdog from bringing this up from the deep.
 
Wow, I didn't even realize this thread was over 3 years old. I guess we can credit warezdog from bringing this up from the deep.
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this is the 3rd or 4th time that a 'new poster' has dug up an old thread, posted something stupid, insulting, incorrect, arrobant, etc...

and then never posts again.

someone is playing a game. ;)
 
heya folks

Im a first time rifle buyer and amatuer rifle user. Bought my 710 just for fun, to replace old child hood memories of my 22(aka my dad's even though he said it was mine). A semi-beginner, like my self, could shoot the head off a bowling pin above the red stripe, 5 pins in 7 shots, remington rounds 165 grain, at the distance of the far ridge/ max distance of the Burro Canyon Rifle Range in Southern California. I want to say its 150 meters, but im not too sure. Im hoping its further because im always the last one back panting, and i know some of you guys are think about shooting the slow rookie holding up the "guns-down-time". That seems like good shooting to me, and the winds are usually high there.
im happy with the accuracy, but the manufacturing parts are shot to hell. the bolt stop/lock does not lock and is easily chipped. And one day it wont stop the bolt and make your next gun a lefty 700 rifle. After about the 3rd time i took it out, about the 180th shot, the cheap screws that hold down the sight mount ware out, but easily replaced. The action gets smoother everytime i use it but i rather get it professionally fixed and all the right part replaced before taking it out again. I hope remington fixed all the flaws,including the ones not posted, in their later models after 2002.
I should have bought a more reliable off the shelf rifle, but after buying it, i believe miner fixes will make it a good gun.
 
warezdog said:
For the price it cant be beat, even if you could get a 700 for $500+/- the 710 would still be a better deal and I won't stoop to the level to even compare it with a Savage or any other rifle in its class. They make a 270 and a 7mm as well as the 30-06 but the latter rounds are cheaper and the cartridge has proven itself since 1906 nealy 100 years.

So all you rich people that can afford to trick out your 700's to the tune of thousands of dollars great, I am happy for you but don't knock the 710. Others like me will love the 710 for both accuracy and price.
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I've purchased a total of 5 Remington 700's. All 5 of them cost between $300 and $400 dollars, and were in every respect a "poor man's rifle." Yet (except for the muzzleloader) all of them shoot MOA or better. And I expect all five to give several lifetimes of service. My Rem 700 in 30-06 has fired many thousands of rounds and killed hundreds of deer and more varmints.

I have yielded to the temptation to "trick out" a couple of them. I added HS Precision stocks to a couple of them for about $250. One wears an Arnold Jewell trigger which set me back another $200 or so.

In another decade (if not sooner), most of these 5 rifles will be worth more on the used market than I paid for them new. I doubt that will ever be true of the Remington 710.

The Rem 700 ADLs that I have purchased were more than a "poor man's rifle" they are (as every rifle should be) symbols of liberty and future heirlooms. They aren't the nicest or fanciest rifles, but at least they represent the basic level of quality and functionality that a low-end rifle should. All the Remington 710 represents is high-volume manufacturing cost control run amok.

Michael Courtney
 
Remington 710 owner.

I just bought a Remington model 710 (.270) about two weeks ago. My brother and law and I went out camping this last weekend to sight it in and get a feel of how the rifle handles. Both him and I were more than impressed. He was using his Remington 700 (.308) that he has put a sniper rifle style stock on and a Leupold 9-24x40(I could be wrong on the numbers there) scope on. He has also sanded out the inside of the rifle stock to float the barell. Needless to say an excelent rifle. After sighting the 710 in at 100 yds., we were shooting targets at 500 yds. by the end of the day. And my 710 was with in an inch of his 700 99% of the time. I am not saying someday I wouldn't mind an model 700 (.243) but for right now with a beter scope I would put my stock 710 up against anything short of competition grade rifles.

Nate
 
I have one. Im pretty picky as well.
I dont like the feel of the bolt or the fact that the trigger guard is molded into the stock. The scope is about a 20 dollar model.
Now I believe the original question was accuracy. Mine will touch a full mag at 100 yards. Excellent trigger pull. Imagine what this thing could do with a good scope.

But i recommend against buying one new. I have seen lots of used ones in the 200 dollar range and I believe even the 710 haters will agree it is a very functional weapon and a steal at 200 bucks.
 
Since I bought a used Savage for $200, a 710 isn't a steal at that price. However, for $200, it would be an okay rifle. Even so, for that price, there are better choices out there.

Ash
 
But i recommend against buying one new. I have seen lots of used ones in the 200 dollar range and I believe even the 710 haters will agree it is a very functional weapon and a steal at 200 bucks.
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For $200, you can get a new H&R handi-rifle, why would you want a Remington 710? You gotta think long term. A Handi-Rifle is a well made firearm that you cann pass on to your grandchildren. A Rem 710 is disposable.

Michael Courtney
 
why shoot a remington 710 with a mauser k98?

well i do have a remington 710 and the first few times i shot it it hit me in the face for some reason. After the first three rounds I gave myself a black eye. There nothing wrong with the rifle but why shoot that when a 8x57 mauser is half the price and probably more accurate.
 
I've seen more than a handful of them while working deer rifle sight-ins. They all shoot good, and are capable of close to minute of angle accuracy. However, they are the Bic lighter of the rifle world. They are made cheaply and are disposable. The stevens model 200 is a far better rifle for a lower or comparable price. Remington has been making a few cheap low quality guns lately. I got burned on the 597, and you couldn't give me a 710.
 
Remington 710 30 06

Its just what you paid for. A low cost rifle that shoots damn good.

I have shot about a hundred rounds throught the one I have (mostley at about 120 yards) and have not had any problems at all. I still prefer my 223 savage over all the other guns I have, but you can't expect every gun to shoot the primers out of a shootgun casing at 120 yards. (on sand bags of course).

I like the way so many people like to damn every body else's toys when they say " don't have one but mine is better.

When the 700 came out on the market, these same type of nay sayers cried the same way about it also. If it aint fashionable they don't want it. They probably don't have any of those either.


Does anybody have any good information on any old C.J. Hamilton &n Sons 22 rifles Model 43


Bchurch
 
Yeow, it's alive....again!

The 710 may shoot fine, but there are still better rifles for less money, a lot less money, than the 710. Even Remington has repackaged it as the 770 or some such thing. In the end, the fact remains the Remington 710 does not compare with equally-priced Savage 110. Worse, the 710 does not compare with rifles costing $100 less (Mossberg 100ATR) or $80 less (Stevens 200). There are NO aftermarket parts for the 710, so forget getting a better trigger. Ditto perhaps for the Mossberg, but it can at least be rebarreled (and may be able to accept a Howa/Weatherby trigger group, the jury is still out on that one). For the price of the 710 and the cheapo Bushnell scope, you could get a Mossberg 100ATR plus a pretty decent lower-end fixed power scope.

Ash, contributing as I can to a thread now 5 years old.
 
The 710 may shoot fine, but there are still better rifles for less money
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I agree with that. (Stevens 200 is a good example). I bought a 710 on sale for $299 about 5 years ago. It actually shoots quite well with both factory ammo and handloads, but the bolt feel is horrible. I have purchased 2 Savages since and I like them a lot more, but the 710 always works when I use it and it does shoot straight. Trigger is adjustable too.
 
Daaaaaamnation! This thread is antique. Who said there were no such thing as zombies. Thread from the dead right here.
 
I've fiddled with the Model 770s at Gander Mtn (yes, the place has its uses) and came away utterly unimpressed. The bolt still has a nasty habit of sticking midway through pushing it in. However, I have never fired one or seen one fired. Matter of fact, I've only seen them in the store. I guess people don't care if it's laser accurate if you can't reliably slam a fresh round into the chamber.
 
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