Gentlemen;
Having been an outsource worker for a 195 year old London Gun Mfg., these are my hard facts: the Company name on the gun is the final word. It does matter that when the final product is assembled; it is inspected, tested, and then the company assumes all responsibility for the product. What they charge is irrelevent who did the outsource work or what they paid for the outsource work. The outsource worker must be trusted by the company to do the work or they wouldn't be doing it in the first place. Usually the outsource worker is not allowed to divulge for whom they are working because of liability or copyright issues. (This fact doesn't mean others don't know who they are working for and pass the word around.) The reputation of the major firms rests not only on it's past but on it's future. These are my experiences and may not apply to all currently doing this same service.
