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Remington builds this gun to sell at a specific price point. Their selling price to the jobber, who sells to distributors, who sells to retailers, who sell to you might be half of the retail price. In order to get the cost as low as practical means taking the human labor cost out of the picture as much as possible. They need to make a profit, they need to pay their employees a decent wage, and pay those taxes associated with labor. There is 11% VAT on all sporting good in this country adding more to the price. Utilities, raw materials, and on and on. Every time they can take a human out of the equation they can lower their total cost a little. Every nice finishing step that they think is mostly cosmetic, gets cut back as well.
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All this might be true but it doesn't change the fact that the consumer has every right to an expectation that the firearm will at least
function correctly, no matter the country of origin, the state of the economy or the paycheck of the worker. If the gun doesn't work then it shouldn't be peddled to unsuspecting consumers. This is especially true when you consider how long it takes for a well-established company to gain well-earned customer confidence in a well-made product and how soon it takes to squander said respect for a poorly-made product; particularly in the age of the internet where communication about your product-both good and bad-can be so readily and quickly accessed.
Note: Just to be clear, I am only making a general comment about the quality (or lack thereof) of firearm manufacturing and marketing principles. I have no direct knowledge of the alleged deficiencies of the Remington Model 870.