If you read the article closely, you noticed "Grant is deeply knowledgeable about deploying modern gunmaking processes..." To me, this sounds like the new owner has more, or improved, CNC machining in mind, although I know that DMB was using CNC well before he sold. According to Dallas, David was a pioneer in the use of CNC techniques. Hand finishing was still required and took many hours of painstaking work, even with the CNC head start. Recently, Graham Mackinlay in Scotland sold a DMB SxS that was the "last of the non-CNC" SxS. The statement in the description implied that the early guns were superior. Both of my DMB's are pre-CNC and I must say that you can feel the quality each time you push the top lever (I have no CNC'd guns for reference). With the DMB action, the point at which the top lever lets the barrels fall with the energy from the compressed springs is definitely magical. The tolerances must be so precise. But, of course I am a round action nut and completely biased. If you go to the Southern this year, find one on a table and open it a few times and see if you agree with my sentiments. And ask the vendor, "is this one pre-CNC" and see what they say...


Owen