There's nothing wrong with that grouping. Zero it and they'd all be in the red.

Pressed barrels are nothing new. Just not common in American firearms. And they can be replaced, just not something most gunsmiths in the U.S. are used to doing.

Intergral trigger gaurd. So what? I'm really not understanding why this makes any difference at all. It's one of the things that people say they don't like about it, but it doesn't make any real difference. Unless you are looking to exchange the stock. But, as far as I know, no one is making a replacement stock for it yet. It's just one of the "new" things that people pick on about this rifle.

For an under $400 rifle, under an inch at 100 yards is more than adequate. It's about average for most hunters anyway.

And by the way, Remington is still making them. Plans to continue making them. Must be selling a couple.