But I've also heard the recent horror stories from others here, and on other sites. Here's one from last year that I had personal involvement with:
A work buddy won a nice M700 Mountain Rifle in .280 Rem at a Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet, still in the factory box. He wanted me to scope it, mount, and sight in for his son for the upcoming elk season here in Oregon. No problem.....or so I thought.
After getting it home, and into the shop, I pulled the bolt out, and looked down the barrel to see how dirty the factory had left it. Instead of seeing a nice round hole at the end of the barrel, I could only see an "oval" of light showing. Huh??? I then sighted down the outside of the barrel, and low and behold, the barrel drooped down about 3/8" of an inch!!
The barrel was bent fresh from the factory!Needless to say, I called Remington the next day, and they authorized me to return it to the factory repair center. In about two weeks, we got it back, or I should say, another rifle, identical to the one sent was received in the same caliber. No note, no mention of 'we screwed up'....nothing, just the new rifle.
I'd just sum this up by saying: "Quality Control?? What quality control??!!
The new rifle was perfect of course, and shot just fine. But this just goes to show that no matter who you talk to, Remington's QC has gone down the tubes from what I remember in years past. It's a shame, as with all the CNC equipment in use now, this kind of product is inexcuseable IMHO.
