Most important thing to me is how well it shoots. They almost always wind up being re-stocked, or at least getting a new barrel, or both anyway. But still I've had only a couple factory guns that shot just so-so, And never a bad Remington. Sold an early Rem. 700V-.223 to my shooting partner. It was in mint, like new condition, and I wasn't gonna be the one to violate it. He'll put it on paper and get groups in the .2's, He's a real happy camper and the thing is a varmint's nightmare. Last time messing with factory barrels I screwed a new takeoff .223 stainless fluted Rem. varmint barrel onto an old 722 action, put it in an old Rem. classic stock (unbedded). Its favorite 50BT load shoots very low .2's at very respectable velocity. A junkyard dog but all factory. Nothing wrong with that.
