remington 710 or savage counterpart

The closest thing that I have to a hunting rifle is a lee enfield 303 brit rifle.  I was thinking of getting a new remington 710 at some point but, A friend of mine told me not to waste my money.  Has anyone bought or used one of these or the savage counterpart and should spend the money on one of them or should I just stick to my 303 and work with it a little bit?  Any advise would be helpful.

the rem 710 is garbage. your best bet is to go w/ a rem 700 or rem 7 of one flavor or another. if you shop a little, you'll find that some places are running a sale on rems, which helps, then rem will give ya another $50 back... all of a sudden, makes 'em priced pretty nice. (local shop has m7's on sale for 399..., get your $50 from rem, and that makes that rifle $349 - to me, that makes it a no-brainer pick for the remington).

if you absolutely have to pick between a 710 and a savage, you're in trouble... i could never reccomend a savage product, nor could i reccomend the 710...

      There is not a darn thing wrong with a savage ! I would prefer the new low end winchester. It'its similarly priced and the low end remington 700 ADL is not nmot much moore either. But for hunting The Savage is a good rifle. I would not take the 710.

    ...tj3006

Thanks for the help I think I will save my money and go with a 700.  Probably a bdl take me a while but sounds like it would be worth it.

Have shot all 3 and own 700's and Savage. The 710 is not all that bad. I would go with aSavage with no problem they are accurate, reliable and their quality is VG [some on these boards just do not like some guns due to their previous reputations, brand/prest. rep, or just heresay], or the rem with rebate will do you just as well. I would suggest however you get a laminate rather than a synthetic stock ( see the thread oon synths and hearing loss).
J

Well . . . whatever!

Remington figured that no one would really shop around and price weapons.  Weapons prices are "soft."  MSRP means nothing.  Remington banked on you not knowing that.  Frankly, I am ashamed of their tactics with the 710.  Look elsewhere.  You have had some pretty good advice.

Check out the following:

Winchester Black Shadow

Wally World has a similar Winchester without a floor-plate.  Same rifle otherwise.

Weatherby Vanguard at $470 at a Weatherby dealer or $390 at Wally World is hard to beat.

Look for a Howa at a gun dealer.  Super rifle - low prices.  This statement makes everyone mad . . . but they make the Vanguard - similar quality.  In fact, Howa made ALL Weatherbys from 1970 to 1993.

Savage Model 116 at a dealer.  Stainless steel and super good prices.  A damn good rifle that is criticized by too many people who don't know diddly-squat!  There are other models, but this is a particularly good version.  Good selection of chamberings.

You can find GOOD deals on Remington Model 700 ADLs.  Look around.

And finally, to almost end my blabbering, don't overlook the Finnish Tikka.  If you would every compare the smoothness of the action of a Tikka with a Remington Model 710, you would immediately know what Tikkabuck is talking about.  Smooth!  And a fine accurate rifle.

Whoops!  Two fine "mauser-type" rifles come from Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.    The Czech CZ is a fine rifle and is readily available.

Whatever you buy, don't tell anyone on here . . . someone won't like it!     Keep'em thinkin' . . . they don't know WHAT I have.  Gives the trolls something to blab about!  

But I have a lot of other questions:  What are you going to hunt?  Where do you live?  What kind of land will you hunt?  What type of game?  On and on . . . so many questions.  Of course, the 710 only comes in two chamberings . . . the .270 and .30-06 . . . I assume those interest you?  More info?  Several really experienced hunters on here:  talk to DFC, KLALLEN, TIKKABUCK.  There are others who can really help.  Good luck.

Gotta buy this guy a rifle!      Get a Ruger Model 77 Mk II in .280 Remington or .270 Winchester.  It comes with scope rings.  Buy a Leupold VX1 scope from Bear Basin in California.  You'll never need or want anything else . . . unless you hunt big bears.  SHOULD be able to get this for around $600 if you look around.

I'm coming into this one late... lots of great advice dispensed here already!

If you have narrowed down your choice to either the Rem 710 or the Savage package series.... forget the POS 710 and go for the Savage! That said, usually the scopes on package rifles are on the lower end [read cheap!] to keep costs down.

If you want a decent hunting rifle... while there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Savage, you may be able to find a Rem ADL, Winchester Black Shadow etc for not too much more. As for the scope, you are better off putting aside a few more $$ and getting something better than the "cheapies". Consider the new Leupold VX-1 series or the Bushnell Elite 3200 series...

Regards, Marcus.

I Second the Ruger. Hey Pocketnavy, when did you start using red again? Do i need to switch colors so then i can find out where i left off last. I guess i will if you are going to steal it from me . I held a 710 a couple of days ago, and WOW! Why the hell would Remington make something soo badly. The action was horrible! I did like the Model 673 though. I also found out what i didnt like about BPS's once and for all! I held all kinds, including the 20 gauge hunter with the 22" barrel. The pump is too far away from the trigger! I cant reach! I can reach with almost any other shotgun except the BPS! Held a Remmie 1100. THe forend is too thick. Held the Stoeger again and decided i didnt like it. Held a Remmie Sendero in .308 or .300 Winnie, cant remember which, and WOW, that is HEAVY! Especially front heavy! The model 7 is nice, but the bolt is on the wrong side. Held a lefty A-bolt. Dont like how short the bolt throw is. It drives me insane after using so many Rugers!

NH_Hunter