Remington 770?

[Bean Counter]

Anybody been to G.I. Joe's and seen the Remington rifle on sale for $300?  It comes with a lower-end Bushnell (attached and pre-boresighted)  scope (a 3-9x40 I believe) and is chambered in all the standard cals (.243, .270, .30-06, 7mm mag).  I would recomend him the 7mm.  I am thinking to recommend it to a friend who wants to get into hunting but I don't know if its a good buy or not.  Its a synthetic stock with blued steel.  The action does feel a little cheap/flimsy so that makes me a bit nervous.  Might be an inexpensive way to get started in hunting.  Opinions?   

[Bscman]

The 770 is basically the relabeled 710.

Personally, I'd stay away.
They aren't an action you can readily re-barrel if you damage or shoot out the factory barrel. The actions are flimsy for sure. They're a good "entry level" or "throw-away" rifle, though. If all you need is cheap and functional, that will likely only shoot a few boxes a year, then go for it....but it's not a rifle for the long haul.

For the same price, you're getting a lot more rifle if you go for a Stevens. They're $300 at sportsmans, and they're made by savage--just don't have the accu-trigger. Great action, easy to rebarrel. The stock is a little cheap, though. Great shooting rifles.

Walmart also sells a scoped savage package for around $355 that would be leaps and bounds better than the 770, IMHO. For $50 you are getting a lot more rifle than the 770.
FWIW, one of the "popular" local pawn shops had a 770 in 30-06 on the shelf with a $210 price tag. It looked brand new. It sat there for almost 4 months before it sold--and they "gave" it away for $150. That should tell you something about quality and resale value.

[MountainWalk]

They are not a 700 for sure, but I think they are a good value. A client of mine had one, and while doing the pre hunt sight in, believe it or not, it shot like it was on fire. He had no problem whatsoever taking a mule deer cleanly at if I remember right, 240-250 yards. Not my first pick, but its not a bad rifle. They may have poor resale, but thats because its not as well known and its not a mainstream rifle.

[Intruder]

The 770 is basically the relabeled 710.

Personally, I'd stay away.
They aren't an action you can readily re-barrel if you damage or shoot out the factory barrel. The actions are flimsy for sure. They're a good "entry level" or "throw-away" rifle, though. If all you need is cheap and functional, that will likely only shoot a few boxes a year, then go for it....but it's not a rifle for the long haul.

For the same price, you're getting a lot more rifle if you go for a Stevens. They're $300 at sportsmans, and they're made by savage--just don't have the accu-trigger. Great action, easy to rebarrel. The stock is a little cheap, though. Great shooting rifles.

Walmart also sells a scoped savage package for around $355 that would be leaps and bounds better than the 770, IMHO. For $50 you are getting a lot more rifle than the 770.
FWIW, one of the "popular" local pawn shops had a 770 in 30-06 on the shelf with a $210 price tag. It looked brand new. It sat there for almost 4 months before it sold--and they "gave" it away for $150. That should tell you something about quality and resale value.

Good advice.  I like Remington stuff but I'm not a fan of this one.

[DeKuma]

I thought about getting one of these in .243 or .223 for a coyote starter gun.  Only have a .308 or .300 WSM at the moment, but I will still use them.  Just thought a smaller caliber would be a better way to go.  What about .308 110gr FMJ for coyote?

Sorry,