New manufacture rifles (or anything for that matter) are roughly built. You can see this for yourself. Go to the gunstore and ask to see a new rifle from the maker of your choice. Then ask to see a 30 year old used rifle in the same price range. On the new rifle, when you look inside its guts, you'll see:
plastic parts
sloppy machine work and tool marks
untrimmed metal flashing
rough, painted surfaces
Looked at a brand new Winchester Super Grade at Gander Mountain the other day...looked like a fine rifle to me. Fit and finish was nearly custom grade. I am not impressed with the newer Remington 700 BDLs though. Smooth pistol grip cap, as opposed to the checkered cap my 30+ year old rifle has. The bluing is not polished like my 30+ year old rifle (Winchester Super Grade has about as high a polish on the barrel as I have seen outside of Sako) Wood doesn't look as good on the newer BDLs either.
I am still gunning for a Remington 700 VLS though. Still love the looks of that.