Believe that Remington returned to "mfg in the USA" for 2009. Guess they realized that they had set themselves up to compete with their own H&R, Marlin, etc., brands with the imports.
Imagine your grave on a windy winter night. You've been dead for 70 years. It's been 50 since a visitor last paused at your tombstone..... Now explain why you're in a pissy mood today.