Gunplummer
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I have been in the machining trade most of my life. This is often a topic of discussion when someone prices a new rifle. Most of us could not figure out how Winchester or Remington could make money on a rifle with everyone taking a piece of the pie. The stock portion (Wood) must have a lot of "Fall off" due to internal flaws not seen. Disposing of chemicals from bluing must have increased the cost in the last 20 years. No wonder the larger companies started cutting corners on quality.