30.06, Rem 770

[jon lynn]

I touched one once, and didn’t like the feel, or look of it. I never met anyone who shot one, the friends I have who went to check one out had the same feeling as I did. They are just dressed up 710’s. Should you ever wear out the barrel (doubtful), or you want to change the caliber with a new barrel, you can’t.

If you do not hunt much, then maybe it will suit your needs. One of the gurus here (Dom) wrote once, (Para parsing): “If you don’t golf much, you can get by with a bag of cheapies, but if you are an avid golfer, then you can justify the cost of name brand clubs.

Since money is tight in the USA right now, I would save a wee bit more and get a used Remington 700 or a Savage (unfortunately non-accu trigger). To be honest, I hated the feel AND DORKY BOLT of the770 so much, if I had to choose between a 770 (& 710) and a NEF/H&R single shot, I would take the single shot.

Consider getting a British .303, and have a smith put a scope mount on it

Just plan to get a good scope. Even if you decide on a 770, toss the Bushnell. I think they put the Sportsman on the 710 & 770’s………not good.

Just my opinion