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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 471542" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Because the M700 is a truly great design, and they're very good rifles. The fact that they've (Remington) turned out garbage for some time is reflective of the ownership or management, not the design itself. I still buy Remingtons, and have no qualms about doing so. However, I will say that I'd rather find one in a pawn shop or a used one that's several years old in a gun store than one of more recent production. </p><p> </p><p>Basic truism in this industry; all companies can produce good, and bad products, depending on who's running them at the time. I'm a long time S&W revolver fan, I truly love 'em. They recently changed some facets of their design, and frankly I'm not pleased with those changes, but they're still <u>very </u>high quality guns. Some of the best they've ever produced, in fact. That said, I'll also be the first to admit that at various points in their history, they've turned out some genuine *** garbage. Years ago I bought an M28 357 Mag that would have been a perfect training gun for an apprentice gunsmith, because it had virtually ever single proble you could build into the S&W design. Out of time, poor alignment, a fast-stop condition, you name it, it had it. Still, it's a good design. The fact that the ownership at that time placed profits above quality was a fact of life at the time, but that changed when they sold out to the next owners. These things matter, and I just hope Remington will get a handle on this and go back to what they once were.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 471542, member: 15748"] Because the M700 is a truly great design, and they're very good rifles. The fact that they've (Remington) turned out garbage for some time is reflective of the ownership or management, not the design itself. I still buy Remingtons, and have no qualms about doing so. However, I will say that I'd rather find one in a pawn shop or a used one that's several years old in a gun store than one of more recent production. Basic truism in this industry; all companies can produce good, and bad products, depending on who's running them at the time. I'm a long time S&W revolver fan, I truly love 'em. They recently changed some facets of their design, and frankly I'm not pleased with those changes, but they're still [U]very [/U]high quality guns. Some of the best they've ever produced, in fact. That said, I'll also be the first to admit that at various points in their history, they've turned out some genuine *** garbage. Years ago I bought an M28 357 Mag that would have been a perfect training gun for an apprentice gunsmith, because it had virtually ever single proble you could build into the S&W design. Out of time, poor alignment, a fast-stop condition, you name it, it had it. Still, it's a good design. The fact that the ownership at that time placed profits above quality was a fact of life at the time, but that changed when they sold out to the next owners. These things matter, and I just hope Remington will get a handle on this and go back to what they once were. [/QUOTE]
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