Maybe Remington is doing poorly because the stuff they make isn’t the quality that it used to be?
I don’t know. My Remingtons bought in the mid 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s still work great.
Also, Remington was supposedly shutting down its NE plant and moving to a gun and corporate friendly state. Of course the left wing mediots in the NE would never admit that.
My point is that older Remington firearms are very good and well made too. My view is that the stuff they make now is not as high quality as the stuff they made before 1995 or so. I suspect that is at least a part of the reason their products are not selling very well.
I had a Remington 1100 in 12 gauge, about `76. Except for being a little heavy, I loved it. Ventilated rib, nice scroll work, very pretty.
While I was away my Dad felt sorry for a preacher who had trouble feeding six kids and loaned it to him.
I came back and learned the preacher had left town abruptly with my shotgun and a lot of other loaned stuff.
Dad felt bad and gave me his 20 gauge Browning Citori over-and-under: as light as a feather or Obama’s resume.
Moral: Never trust a hungry preacher