A Dickson or WR regarded as "second tier" is a new one for me!

There is one English firm, Boxall and Edminston offering their new OU at just over 10 000 sterling. When Spanish guns start edging pricewise close to English guns made by a former production director of Holland and Holland (Mr Boxall), then the Spanish gunmakers need to rethink of their methods.

Not having visited the Spanish factories, but having seen some videos I can see an absence of modern cost cutting CNC machines. Perhaps that is part of the problem.