There are many high quality guns that function well with not a superior fit and finish. One I can think of is Glock. They may be ugly but shot and last well. It is unfair to expect the fit and finish of old hand fitted guns at thee modern discounted prices. If a gun can fire several thousand rounds accurately without any issues then I would say it is a quality firearm.
I agree, but dont use that criteria and then say quality is BACK. That would be a new gun to a new standard, not an old one returning to former glory. Former is not your fathers gun it was the day before the Remington/FreedomGroup purchase.
The was nothing wrong (or high) about the price of marlins when made in Ct on older machinery with skilled labor.
it is not a sign of quality when the OP decides to strip the gun and rework all the moving parts prior to range test. I buy a new gun, I expect it to work right out of the box. I always test a gun right out of the box before I change anything. I clean, I inspect and I shoot. Even the best maker can mess up and if I send it back i want to be returning a virgin gun. Not waste my time and CYA
One more gripe. I had the worse time dealing with Remington customer service and not just me. Not only do the build junk it darn near impossible to get things corrected, or corrected, correctly. And that can take a year or they loose the gun and have to be threatened to just get something back. I did hand one POS back to the dealer and he worked it with Remington and got it back quick. Then I sold that and swore never again.
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