I saw a new Remington 870 at buds gun shop yesterday, 12 gauge, it came with a cantilever slug barrel on it. the fit and finish was good. it wasn't a gloss blue like wingmaster but a kind of rough dull finish like parkerized, and the stock and fore end were also a satin finish walnut, nothing fancy but good old walnut. $570 in the box.
it operated smooth just like my old 870. from what I saw it leads me to believe the new owners of Remington shotgun factory put the old workers back to doing what they do best.