That is absolutely rediculous. If it is stamped with the words or logo of any firearms manufacturer, that is what it is. Period. If it says it is a 700 series Remington, then it is. Anyone who thinks WalMart or anyone else buys inferior products and re-stamps them to indicate otherwise is incorrect.
There are times that I just can't believe what I see posted on here.....
As far as the scope goes, to my knowledge, Remington does not produce or manufacture scopes. It most certainly was a scope of different manufacture.