Since GW Bush gave China the green light prices have steadily increased on just about everything. Since the stolen election prices for everything have gone up exponentially. Remington's golden age is somewhat tarnished and Savage did to Remington what Remington did to Winchester. Current prices reflect the inflation that the democrat regime has bestowed on us.
No company is exempt from their management's indiscretions. Walker's design stood the test of time and is still one of the most easy designs to gunsmith. Sure it has problems, many from lack of quality control. The design could've benefitted from upgrades in extraction and ejection as well as fire control but that never happened. Bolt timing has suffered for decades and I suspect Unions and imprudent management decisions are behind all the QC problems. It is still the most copied action design in history. Most current custom actions have the Remington footprint.
The Pre64 Winchester remains a great design but it was and still is impossible to produce to the price point that most consumers expect. That's why they redesigned it and still couldn't compete with the tubular design. It is what it is and until we rid ourselves of the malevolence that has corrupted our nation we will have to live with what we've been imposed with and Remington may never get the chance to regain it's lofty perch in the market. At present it still is cheaper than any of the customs and still able to compete with many; if you stumble onto the right one.
