Did I make a mistake buying a Remington 779 30-06?

It wouldn't have been my choice, but the reality is that if you use it for hunting, you won't ever see what people who spend their time repeating what they heard on the Internet "know" to be true. It's not a first quality gun by any stretch of the imagination, but for the typical use a hunting rifle gets, it should give you years of reliable service. I wouldn't worry about it. You own it now. If it sucks, be sure to post a first-hand review someplace so that others gain from your knowledge. If it shoots well and doesn't give you any problems, post that too. I just got done with a research and purchase project on a new deer rifle. After about a month, I settled on a Savage 116. Next time do a little research before you spend you money. Now is not the time to worry about it.

mistake no. your tight on cash it's what you could afford. better research would have taken you to buy a savage axis just as cheap but have less problems. but you own it use it an maintain it the way it is intended. it is nowhere near a 1500$ rifle quality, reliability. even the remington 700 sps is a better choice for not much more $$. i have a freind that has a 770 not had a problem with it, but he's not an avid shooter only uses it for a deer hunting.

A used Model 700 would have been a much better purchase. Next time do the reading before you go lay out your money. The 770 is just very cheaply made. I hope it works out ok for you. They have a lot of problems with them. They aren't worth spending money on trying to fix. They're pretty much a throwaway gun.

Yes you did. I only hope you don't think the 770 is representative of all of Remington's bolt action line, because their 700 is head-and-shoulders above the 770.

I have never heard of a 779. If you mean 770, yes it was a mistake, but you have done it and can live with it. I don't know that they fail real frequently, they are just the crappiest gun marketed in the US.

I'm just going to repost the answer I gave to the poor sausage yesterday who paid way too much for a Remington 783 before doing a little bit of research. Just substitute "770" where it says "783"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/360806148190?lpid=82

Draw your own conclusions from there.

It wouldn't do where reliability is an issue. For shooting hogs, you can live with it.

No, it isn't that it's just not as good as more expensive rifles. It's just a bad design.