I can't but help remembering another 1 of remington's so called "economy"rifles. It was the model 788 and actually proved to be remington's embarassment to itself when it consistantly outshot(more accurate)the classier model 700. It seems to me that bean counters are running the show at remington sometimes
The 788 had quite a few problems though including bolt handles that didn't want to stay on, and a springy rear lugged action. Neither was much of a problem if you shot factory ammo, but if you reloaded and tried loading cartridges hot, you ended up with a lot of case stretching and sticky extraction which caused the bolt handle to break off. Still, they were very accurate rifles (my first deer rifle was a 788 in .243) and I'd rather have one of them than the current 'bic lighter' versions of economy rifles that remington is putting out today.