Bowshooter48, I heard the exact same thing from a gunstore here in MD called Clydes. So I bought a remington 700. Shot horribly. Roughest barrel I ever seen. Took back to the local gunshop, Clydes and asked if they could make good on it or fix. Looked me dead in the eye, one week after telling me that I would have been sorry if I needed service if I bought that gun at Bass pro, and told me, well, all I can do is give you remington's customer service number and you take care of it. Now what differece would that had been if I got it at wally world. In fact if the local gunshop is not a Remington certified service center, then there is nothing he could do.