The Remington 700 is the Small Block Chevy of the rifle world; ubiquitous, not always the greatest quality from the factory, came in all sorts of factory tunes over the years, but there are plenty of parts and expertise out there to sort them out and make them run great.
I've seen miserable quality new factory 700's since before Cerebus/Freedom Group bought them out. It is, after all a mass produced product, and Remington has had solvency problems for decades. A former engineer, bench rester and gun enthusiast, Mike Walker, made a good retirement income testifying against his former employer in liability cases about the trigger. He had long ago recommended a redesign and was shot down by management. I wonder if anyone ever regretted that decision, that has since kept a formerly great American company on the edge of bankruptcy ever since.
I remember a gun shop owner in the early 2000's proudly showed me a new 700 PSS, the shorter barreled black 308, he had just gotten a lot for the local gendarmie. I looked it over and said "the crown is cut with a lot of chatter, hardly a sniper rifle." I showed it to him and explain the bullet tipping issue when a crown is cut erratically. He pulled out several more and they were all messed up the same. I said, "there's a reason my gunsmith offers the '700 accuracy package': recut crown, trigger job, correct misaligned scope mount holes, align rings, glass bed stock. He shook his head and said he'd call Remington the next day.
Just like a factory Camaro, you're not going to start winning races at the 1/4 mile until you replace the factory tires, do something about axle hop, upgrade induction and exhaust, timing....
The Tikka on the other hand, that's a finished piece of equipment. A buddy has one, right out of the box it was smooth and accurate.
