Somewhere in the basement of that Remington factory probably sits a bag of those sucker's that a geezer like me had the foresight to put a few back, just in case,,,,, Sounds like Remington folk have become bit sirly, and lazy.!
That why Savage and Weatherby and Howa and Winchester and Marlin and.....should I keep going? outsell them.
It sucks dude but your going to have to keep an eye out at gunshow or the like to get another one.