DocEd,
My personal thought is that modern technology is making up for the attention to detail that the older rifles received through better QAQC on behalf of employees who cared more.
But like anything, when you build as many 700's as Remington does, there are bound to be some that are a bit out of spec. I read stories of recent rifles having chambers being misaligned with the bore, 40X actions not being completely true and it makes you gravitate to the 'oldies but goodies'. Then you read your experience with them and you get all of your hope back.
Also, some guys just expect more out of their rifles. I would like every one to shoot a ragged hole at 100 yards, but I may just end up wearing out a barrel before happening on that magic combination.
