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Having to try so hard with a gun brand is exactly the reason one should be avoiding them. Wanting a newer 700 so bad that you are willing to inspect a bunch of them before buying is the problem. There are plenty of brands a person could confidently buy sight unseen and stand a much greater chance of making a good purchase. Telling yourself these are still great guns whilst still recognizing the fact that you must pour through a bunch of boxes to find the properly finished/put together specimen is a bit counter intuitive, no?
Patrick
Back in the grim days just after the rem takeover approx 1/3 of the remlins were duds out of the box.
Even at that most of them could be fixed if you were a bit handy.
Now most of the rifles pass inspection.
I've owned remlins that are significantly superior to the functional but junky cheap lines of savage and ruger rifles available today.
There is absolutely NO fitting, finishing or quality control at the Ilion remlin factory.
That function has been passed on to the customer who does (or should be) checking the product at the point of purchase.
That way the price stays within the reach of the common folk while still delivering an adequate profit margin to the remlin share holders.
But if you want perfection out of the box you can buy a browning, miroku winchester or a hand built and finished custom rifle for 2, 3 or 4 times the money.