Outsourcing a re-barrel job might have been easier than interrupting production flow already in the works for a customer. It was done to a standard not done by a craftsman who was as sought after as Becker would be for Fox. I had heard a couple makers were without in house workers but was told outsourcing was capable of keeping up with demand
A few year ago the name makers were buying a lot of their own guns to rehab in house then sell to customers who could not afford a bespoke gun at that time. Some were with worn out barrels and some were with 26” barrels which were put if fashion.
I wonder what demand there is for bespoke guns these days when you are easily able to spend 100K pounds on a gun? Are they building 50 a year by Boss, Purdey and H&H? There always will be a few people with means and interest in having one made, just not in my circle.
