I love my 1999 No 2.
And you're right, AyA cranks out a lot of guns, about 700/yr according to Wieland. That's about 499,300 fewer than Remington makes/yr. <Grin>
Strictly in terms of quality, I would rate AyA at no. 5 out of the big 6 of Eibar makers. But they're hard to beat for the price.

Pete