I had a serious issue last year with a late model 870P I bought new and sent it in for repair (back when I started shooting, a new "Police" model of any Remington was almost guaranteed to be trouble free). When I got it back, it was not only fixed, but fixed very, very well. So at least some of the people left at Ilion still knew what to do and did it superbly. But yeah, overall the post-DuPont versions of Big Green seem to have specialized in introducing mediocre new products while cutting corners on the old standbys.
As a guy who was a Remington fanboy while growing up, it has been a tough thing to watch.
Mr. niteowl77