Agreed, and there's an ironic element to it. They were bought out by people who were businessmen but did not know firearms or firearms customers. Customers expect guns to last that long. Some of their products (especially the 770), look to be built on the principle of a person buying a new one when it wears out. (planned obsolescence, if i know my business terms). Gun people want and expect guns to last forever with cleaning and a wipedown of oil.