I happen to own a couple of remingtons and they are quality production rifles. I will admit the 710 is junk, but the 700 REM is what all other american made production rifles are measured by. This is my opion and the quality does fall short compared to some Euro custom rifles. However, Remington is a mass production company and quality is always sacrificed in mass production. If you want quality you have to pay the extra money and most americans can't afford to pay$3000.00 for a rifle. I also own a couple of Brownings and there rifles lack as much or more in quality as Remington. You pay for what you get in the line of quality.