You either love'em or hate'em.... In this case I'm a hater also.... Good anchor gun to keep your jon boat from slipping across the lake as far as I'm concerned, again not one of Remingtons best weapons....
thats too funny, Ive had some gun problems over the years and have been known to over-react at times but never threw a gun away. hit my car with a jack handle once though, car slipped off the jack and almost crushed my head, so I gave it a lick.
Most guns have ammo they like and don't like. I tried 5 brands with different loads on my Savage .308 and found a round I liked. Remington shot a great pattern 7-8 oclock 4" off center, I could adjust the scope to hit center mass if I wanted but found another round that center massed at evey shot...same with jamming, keep the gun clean and try different ammo.
Understandably abou the ammo Frank, but my 7400 in .30-06 even after we found the ammo it liked and patterned decent at 50 yds, which also allowed it to function properly wouldn't pattern for sh-t past 80 yards, unless you consider 4" at a 100 yds a good pattern from the bench. As far as cleaning you are correct but you shouldn't have to completely strip the gun down everytime you fire 3-6 rounds to "keep it clean" so it functions, that's bull shit. For the once or twice a year hunter/shooter it makes a wonderful weapon, but for someone who is serious about business, most folks would pass. That being said, I'll give him $200 for it and put it in my trade closet..
I've found over oiling to be the culprit of alot of problems. I'd try strip and clean with acetone to completely dry and try a dry lube and alot of diff ammo. this particular mdl probly has some assembly requirements that have to be exactly so, if not put together just so will cause alot of jams. I'd buy and flip it for a bolt, k.i.s.s.
