I just did some trading for a brand new 2012 model and am putting it in a Bell and Carlson Medalist A2 style stock and plan to replace the trigger with a Timney #510 trigger. I was hesitant due to a lot of talk on most forums about the Quality and CS. of the Remingtons going downhill in the last few years and this one being a brand new 2012 model I thought maybe I should get some opinions from people who have also, purchased a model 700 which was manufactured within the last couple of years or so. I finally, buy not touching the crappy stock without much grip or touching stock much at all managed a 10 shot group with one ragged hole measuring .697" with a flier that opened it to 1.3" at 100yds with factory Hogue stock. This was with 168 gr. Hornady A-Max over 44gr. of Varget my first, test load I just mainly wanted to make sure I didn't have a crappy barrel which some people have been saying the barrel quality has really went down with Remington. Don't know if I just got one of the better luck of the draw barrels or, if Remington was listening to all the complaints and got tighter with their QC. on the newer year models or, if it's just been a luck of the draw for quite a few years now? Since I managed to get a decent 10 round group. I may even put a brake on it not for the recoil but just to reduce muzzle jump while shooting from the bench. Not trying to stir things up on the subject just, would appreciate all the opinions on the most recently built models of Remington products. Thanks for all opinions! 
