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New Owner of Remington Arms Talks of its FUTURE
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<blockquote data-quote="Wyowind" data-source="post: 1998435" data-attributes="member: 67305"><p>There have been many good comments on this situation already, but I thought I would add some personal experiences as additional fodder on the past state of Remington.</p><p></p><p>I have looked down a small number of Remington barrels with a bore scope. And I have been distressed to see so many non-concentric chambers, where lands start properly on one side but not the other. Some of these guns even shot reasonably well.</p><p></p><p>One of these was a new Remington 700 in .308. The owner was not a handloader, so he shot Remington factory .308 ammo. And he was getting unmistakable pressure signs on the brass. He was also getting OK groups from this gun and ammo. An inspection with the bore scope revealed a very non-concentric chamber as the cause of the problem. He opted to rebarrel the rifle, at his own expense, and then had a fine shooting rifle which no longer gave any pressure signs.</p><p></p><p>I was also party to the purchase of a new Remington 700 hunting rifle in .270 Winchester. On the first trip to the range, the bolt handle fell off before the first round could be chambered. Never even got to fire the first round before the rifle was useless. There was almost no solder on the two surfaces where the bolt handle attached to the bolt. Remington made it right, and they provided a new bolt fitted to the rifle, but it was too late. The magic was gone, and a new rougher bolt did not bring it back. The rifle shot fine, but that result came from a new owner.</p><p></p><p>Still, I like Remington bolt guns. Over the course of quite a few years, I have had much success with one. And no problems with it either. There is nothing wrong with a Remington 700 that can not be fixed, at least from a design, engineering, and manufacturing viewpoint.</p><p></p><p>To me it seems very possible for Remington to recover their lost status, if they have the resources and the management support and direction to do so. First off, they will have to make quality control a top priority! There are other issues as well, but becoming known once again as a top quality manufacturer would go a long ways to helping them get back to where they once were.</p><p></p><p>I wish them luck.</p><p></p><p>Wyowind</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wyowind, post: 1998435, member: 67305"] There have been many good comments on this situation already, but I thought I would add some personal experiences as additional fodder on the past state of Remington. I have looked down a small number of Remington barrels with a bore scope. And I have been distressed to see so many non-concentric chambers, where lands start properly on one side but not the other. Some of these guns even shot reasonably well. One of these was a new Remington 700 in .308. The owner was not a handloader, so he shot Remington factory .308 ammo. And he was getting unmistakable pressure signs on the brass. He was also getting OK groups from this gun and ammo. An inspection with the bore scope revealed a very non-concentric chamber as the cause of the problem. He opted to rebarrel the rifle, at his own expense, and then had a fine shooting rifle which no longer gave any pressure signs. I was also party to the purchase of a new Remington 700 hunting rifle in .270 Winchester. On the first trip to the range, the bolt handle fell off before the first round could be chambered. Never even got to fire the first round before the rifle was useless. There was almost no solder on the two surfaces where the bolt handle attached to the bolt. Remington made it right, and they provided a new bolt fitted to the rifle, but it was too late. The magic was gone, and a new rougher bolt did not bring it back. The rifle shot fine, but that result came from a new owner. Still, I like Remington bolt guns. Over the course of quite a few years, I have had much success with one. And no problems with it either. There is nothing wrong with a Remington 700 that can not be fixed, at least from a design, engineering, and manufacturing viewpoint. To me it seems very possible for Remington to recover their lost status, if they have the resources and the management support and direction to do so. First off, they will have to make quality control a top priority! There are other issues as well, but becoming known once again as a top quality manufacturer would go a long ways to helping them get back to where they once were. I wish them luck. Wyowind [/QUOTE]
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