Has to agree with Fritz on this one. Sometimes it's not the gun but who's shooting it or what they are shooting through it.

When you buy a $500 Remington 700 what are you expecting it to do? Shoot a .003 group at 100 yards? Highly unlikely that's going to happen. In truth a lot of serious bench rest shooters still build on a Remington action. So they must not be all that bad. I would assume if you want bench rest quality out of a standard hunting rifle then your going to be disappointed a lot.

I spend a ton of time on the reloading bench making shooters out of standard out of the box rifles. Saves a lot on gunsmithing. But some guns you do purchase are crap and have actual problems that need professional attention. Any rifle I've ever bought that needed serious help I sold it back to the gun shop. It's like the chevy/ford/dodge war if you buy enough of any of them you'll get a lemon one day.

If everyone loved Remingtons there would be no other rifle manufacturer's. Thats what makes the world go round.