I'll give you yet another example. There are literally dozens of companies that make the 1911 design pistol, most made by the large companies everyone's heard of, such as Colt, S&W, SIG, Springfield Armory, etc. And they all produce 1911s of varying degrees of quality, and most of them are pretty good firearms.
But none of those manufacturers can produce a 1911 of the same quality as Les baer, or Dan Wesson, or Wilson Combat or NightHawk. The reason is simple: The custom gunworks employ master craftsman that spend enormous amounts of time working with every gun by hand using their years/decades of experience to produce the best possible product tthey know how.
At the large production companies sometimes they don't employ a single master craftsman; just a lot of Journeyman level craftsman. They rely heavily on CNC machines and high tech to produce their guns, which allows them to keep their costs down. As a result, the difference in quality can be measured, sometimes even seen both in fit and finish as well as in performance.
But none of those manufacturers can produce a 1911 of the same quality as Les baer, or Dan Wesson, or Wilson Combat or NightHawk. The reason is simple: The custom gunworks employ master craftsman that spend enormous amounts of time working with every gun by hand using their years/decades of experience to produce the best possible product tthey know how.
At the large production companies sometimes they don't employ a single master craftsman; just a lot of Journeyman level craftsman. They rely heavily on CNC machines and high tech to produce their guns, which allows them to keep their costs down. As a result, the difference in quality can be measured, sometimes even seen both in fit and finish as well as in performance.