Perhaps this is just spit balling but American gun makers can still make wooden stocks and they can still machine steel blocks into receivers (actions) and when the great American makers manufactured double guns some imported the barrels. Why can't that be done today? Perhaps I over estimate the abilities of CNC machinery but would the hand fitting required to attach a set of imported (Turkish perhaps) barrels, whether sxs or o/u add so much to an American made product that it couldn't compete? I guess so? The future will tell for certain if there is a market for a $4999. 870 American Classic. I don't think so. The New Fox, I think has to come in at around $2000. and I can't believe it can't be done. But I know nothing about profit in gun building.
ref:
https://www.remington.com/shotguns/pump-action/model-870/model-870-american-classic
