It boils down to the fact the Remington was once THE firearms manufacturer! When Savage and later, Winchester took the proverbial dive into the netherworld of shoddily produced product, the world shuddered.
What are we to do now, they(Remington) was the only manufacturer that was producing decent enough sporting firearms for the time! Oh my!
Like all companies, Remington has hit a low spot in the quality of product they produce currently, does this mean that the company known as Remington Arms is poo poo, not at all, what it does mean, is that right now,they are not offering the quality that we all have grown to expect from them. This may or may not be from their new owners directives concerning the way the company is doing business, employee moral, material quality and so on.....
Folks on this and other forums are quick to pin the hate hat on anybody that does not sing praises to their beloved company, be that company good, or bad, be it an automobile manufacturer, a coffee maker manufacturer or a firearm manufacturer, whatever! I can go on the record as saying that, I love Remington, and wish they would return to producing product like they did in days gone bye, but sadly, I don't expect this from Cerberus.
Remington does indeed have their problems right now, but is this seen from younger folks whom have grown up with the current quality of products in the world today, or is it just noticed from the folks that have grown up with Remington, own many firearms produced by them from days of old that exhibit awesome quality and accuracy, these are the people yelling the loudest concerning Remingtons downfall, we/they know what Remington is capable of, and we do not like what we see now.
Is this totally the employees fault, management...? or has the corporate giant Cerberus dictated the end result?
Once Savage and Winchester firearms were not worth crossing the street to get one for free, now, well now, Savage is building one of the very finest mass produced rifle lines in the market today, and FNH/Winchester is well on their way to this level of quality also, some would say they are already there!
Remingtons have their problems, from manufacturing and material shortfalls to less than enthusiastic customer service to upper management that will tell you they don't give a fat rats azz what the public thinks of them...we are what we are, and that, my friend, is that!
Remingtons are not ALL bad, we still sell them regularly, returns are steep but none the less, they are still going out the door, even if the price is waaaaay too high for the various rifle models along with some of the shotguns! As for me, I can't comfortably buy a Remington with the price they ask for one, knowing the quality and how some of their employees have been treated.
