I own the following Remingtons:

2 870 Express shotguns (3 years)
1 870 Express youth shotgun (2 years)
1 710 (1 year, maybe 100 rounds through it)
1 597 (2 years, couple thousand rounds through it)

All shoot fine and I've had no problems from any of them (no parts falling off, no rattling parts, etc.) except that the magazines for the 597 are crappy. So I don't know what the so-called "problem" is with Remington that is being discussed. None of these are show pieces, but for someone who has 2 kids that like to hunt, it's nice to have firearms that don't cost $500+.

Just my experience.