OK...I just got Remington's unofficial view on what brought about the decision to cease their SxS shotgun production...I asked the question out of context so that there would be no chance of imparting my views first. The answer givin was "Because of the competition from Ithaca"...
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You can reject the whole notion that the Flues model had any effect on the US double shotgun market, but now that I've let the improved lock 94's out of the bottle, you may never get them back in.
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Perhaps factory drawings will shed some light on the improved lock system...names..dates...increased lock speeds..I'll try to look into it
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There is so much uncharted information on Remington doubles out there that someone could specialize in researching them...starting with German Flatts (near Ilion)