the model 500-s i would consider them work horses and not all of them junk.i owned a remington 1187 and got rid of it due to hang ups and other issues.i had a 695 and it was very accurate. im pretty sure you can still get a new one. i bought mine several years ago for like 250$ my buddy has the savage and its been back for repair twice due to spring and firing pin issues but he may be the only one having that problem.boittom line is there are good and bad in all the models. you just have to buy the right one.