Yep it's a well known and often mentioned fact that Remington only hires the most experienced of smiths. Men and women who are at the peak of their craft. Why just look it up.
Must be the reason my Remington 504 bolt .22 had to go back to Kentucky to their gunsmith. The barrel was bored way off center and would pattern not group. It came back wearing a new barrel with surface rust on it, only one he had left I guess from rebarreling all those dogs. 504's didn't sell for chump change either.
The experianced "smith" must have called in sick and let his apprentice assemble my rifle.................
