There is likely a lesson here in the ill-fated attempt by Simmons to produce new Parker barrels at a price and quality that worked for both the maker and the purchaser. There was lots of interest in the effort
I couldn't find the original thread on the PGCA but here are some follow-ups

https://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2188

https://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3342

Mention of a project by Galazan, about which I know nothing
https://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4944