The presence of barrels on agun by a maker other than the one on the locks IS a detrimental factor in selling price.
A Boss with new barrels by Boss will sell for considerably more than a Boss with new barrels by Clive Lemon.
A new set of barrels by Boss will cost you £10,000
A new set of barrels of the same qualuity by another barrel maker will cost you around £4,500.
The best sleeving you can get will cost £1,500 by the time you have paid for everything, a decent sleeving job can be done for £850.
Lining will cost you £1,500.
It is very difficult to re-coup the cost of this as an economic proposition.
However, if you are agunmaker, you can. Consider that Atkin Grant and Lang are buying up all the old actions they can. they can re-stock and re-barrel the guns and put the maker's name on the new barrels. The barrels cost them trade prices but they can charge retail for 'maker's barrels.
The result, they can buy an action for £3,000 re-barrel it for £3,500 using their own men, re-stock it for £2,000 using their own men, fully service and re-condition it as incidental. Sell it for £15,000 'as new' Profit = £6,500.
You buy the action for £3,000, pay £4,500 for new barrels (no maker's name on rib, re-stock at cost of £2,500 including wood. You have paid £10,000 and would struggle to get that for the gun.
