Design Ffatures

Guns Magazine, April, 2001 by Dave Anderson

The receiver of the Model 710 is a short steel cylinder, open at the bottom to accept the magazine and slotted on the side for the ejection port. Locking lug recesses are integral, with the barrel and the three bolt lugs lock directly into the barrel. The barrel itself is compression-fitted into the front of the receiver.

Unlike most bolt actions in which the recoil lug is integral with the receiver or barreled action, the recoil lug is a steel plate, fitted to the stock. The plate is a tight press fit in its recess in the synthetic stock and is further secured by a bonding agent. When the barreled action is fitted to the stock; a slot cut in the thick steel of the barrel beneath the chamber engages the recoil lug in the stock.

Two hex-head guard screws, one in front of the recoil lug and one behind it, secure the barreled action and stock together. These screws thread into the barrel, not the receiver. A third guard screw behind the trigger guard threads into the synthetic receiver insert and keeps this component in place.

The trigger mechanism is mounted on a nylon-reinforced fiber-glass insert that slides into the rear of the receiver. This insert also acts as a bolt guide and is designed to be self-lubricating, impregnated with Teflon and silicon for smooth bolt operation.

The bolt has three locking lugs: as a result, bolt lift is just 60 degrees, providing plenty of clearance between the bolt and the scope. The bolt release is an unobtrusive lever on the left rear of the receiver. The safety is located at the right rear of the receiver-moved backwards for "safe," forwards for "fire." As with current 700s, the safety does not lock the bolt.

The 710 also incorporates Remington's ISS locking system, as well as a detachable magazine and other great features.