I like pre 92 Remington 700s. Seems like about the time they started the detachable box mag, embellished engraving, and gimmicks to make the rifles supposedly more desirable, they went down in quality.
Nothing definite but just my assessment of the 700's.
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I didn't view that as a decline in quality as much as -- you pointed out -- a gimmick. The Model 700 is a pretty good rifle, but it hasn't changed a hell of a lot in 50 years either. When it was introduced, the Winchester 70 was in decline, Ruger made handguns nearly exclusively, and these other brands (like FN) didn't matter much. Now Remington is trying to compete with a revitalized Model 70, affordable Model 70 derivatives (like MRC and Kimber), a wide range of Ruger products, and a whole host of other quality competitors.
