Ive shouldered a few Remington 1894s and they are THE best balanced of all of the American built doubles. Ive always thought that their actions were either direct copies of out of patent British actions or copied directly from British patent or roughed out by a British firm and sent over to be finished. They balance that well. But the 1894s Ive shouldered all had Damascus barrels so Im not sure if that made the difference or not.