remington isn't remington anymore . if you remember they were sold to cerebus capital ( or something close to that ) so other people are calling the shots with regards to it , if you also remember , the new company said it was going to streamline or cut the fat off of the company ( or something that means the same thing ). so that may be the byproduct of it , and probably more of the same may soon be coming with other cartridges and rifle models in the current line up.