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Rem 710 rifles
ChetStafford
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Are these rifles any good?
gander mountain in Indy has them on sale for $229 are they a decent shooter a young guy I know asked me and I really didn't know.
Thanks
chet
gander mountain in Indy has them on sale for $229 are they a decent shooter a young guy I know asked me and I really didn't know.
Thanks
chet
Comments
If you're looking at an inexpensive rifle, I suggest you take a look at the Savage/Stevens Mod 200. It's basically a model 110 without the Accutrigger and a cheaper stock, but I would almost guarantee that they will outshoot any comparative rifle up to $6-700. By comparative, I mean, no heavy or bedded barrels, etc.
The Model 200's are available in an array of calibers for under $300.
You could have it bedded and a Timney or Sharpshooter trigger put on it, along with a Boyd Stock. Have $600 in it and have one hell of a rifle.
He works for gander mountain and wants a rifle for coyote hunting and they have one in .243
I told him that the best I could remember I heard that they were junk but I would find out
I told him to just put a 700 in layaway and forget about it I have 2 700 vls's and both a great shooters
Groups under an inch all day
I will tell him to take a good look at the stevens 200
thanks cubs
we laped the bolt to smooth it up his has been damn deadley on white tail
I will strongly second what cubslovers says. One. stay away from the 710 and, Two. If you want a cheap rifle get a Savage/Stevens 200.
The reason I don't like the 710/770's is it has a pressed in barrel instead of a screwed in barrel. the Savage/Stevens has a screwed in barrel with a nut to lock it at the correct headspace. The Savage/Stevens rifles come across as very cheaply made. They are...where it doesn't matter. They are built well where it does. For your basic .243 for a young shooter I would go with a Savage 200 if those were your choices.
For $300ish, I'd buy a used remington 700 ADL before anything else.
Its not the best rifle, and if you really searched you could probably find a way better deal, but its not a bad rifle and I like mine. Its worth what they are asking for it, and if you haven't looked around lately $230 isn't alot of money anymore. I don't think you would regret purchaing it.
JM