Snakum
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After already suffering thru two brand new 870s with issues earlier this year I got a little 'vocal' with a corp guy about my latest Remington fiasco. We talked for roughly ten minutes about my three new Rem products just this year and the problems with each, and we talked about the lack of real support, and we discussed Remington's reputation of late both on the internet and even among gunshop owners. Saturday afternoon a very well-known shop owner in NC - a high volume dealer - told me about ordering a Remington 7600 and a Tactical .308 or Sendero "I can order anything Remington makes, but you can't bring it back here when it doesn't work."
The Rem corporate guy says they're aware of overall issues and recent perception and he even mentioned there has been a bit of a dust-up with Bass Pro concerning the quality of their product. I asked him to send an email or to call the director of QA in NY and point him here, or just have him Google "Remington" and "problem". If he actually does it and that isn't a wake-up call I don't know what is.
Anyway, I'm not sending my latest Remington abortion back to the factory. I am calling back with the serial numbers and the CS "incident numbers" for my 870 issues back in the Summer and with the serial number of the 7600 with the 1/8" canted rear site (Hey! They're taking lessons from Century! ). But I'm not sending the gun back. I got four days to hunt and then it's over till next year. I may change my mind next week, though.
I come from a family of Remington nuts. We own probably 30 or more Remington weapons all the way back to my grandpa's old pump 22. That's what we bought for hunting. Always. I have four new ones myself, all purchased this year, and two older Remmys. But never again. I'm done with them. Every company can have a bad day. Everyone goofs sooner or later. Even Browning can make a mess once in a while. But just a few minutes searching the internet or speaking with dealers about all the recent messes Remington has made ought to convince anyone that this isn't a company having a bad day. This is a trend. A bad one. And it seems to be getting worse. I myself am now 0 for 3 with Remington just this year.
I've bought my last Remington product.
The Rem corporate guy says they're aware of overall issues and recent perception and he even mentioned there has been a bit of a dust-up with Bass Pro concerning the quality of their product. I asked him to send an email or to call the director of QA in NY and point him here, or just have him Google "Remington" and "problem". If he actually does it and that isn't a wake-up call I don't know what is.
Anyway, I'm not sending my latest Remington abortion back to the factory. I am calling back with the serial numbers and the CS "incident numbers" for my 870 issues back in the Summer and with the serial number of the 7600 with the 1/8" canted rear site (Hey! They're taking lessons from Century! ). But I'm not sending the gun back. I got four days to hunt and then it's over till next year. I may change my mind next week, though.
I come from a family of Remington nuts. We own probably 30 or more Remington weapons all the way back to my grandpa's old pump 22. That's what we bought for hunting. Always. I have four new ones myself, all purchased this year, and two older Remmys. But never again. I'm done with them. Every company can have a bad day. Everyone goofs sooner or later. Even Browning can make a mess once in a while. But just a few minutes searching the internet or speaking with dealers about all the recent messes Remington has made ought to convince anyone that this isn't a company having a bad day. This is a trend. A bad one. And it seems to be getting worse. I myself am now 0 for 3 with Remington just this year.
I've bought my last Remington product.