Last year for good quality Remington 870?

[MichelleHuel]

I got a Remington 870 back in 2019 and I’m unhappy with it because it isn't functioning great. I heard that they took a nose dive in quality in the early 2000s when Remington was trying to cut costs.
I was thinking about trying to find a used one to replace it from back when Remington was producing better quality 870s.
What is the last year that Remington was producing good quality Remington 870s? Late 1990s?
Has anyone run the new production Remington 870 fieldmasters hard (like 500+ rounds) and been happy with them?
I am almost at the point where I think I will switch to Mossberg…