Having handled many hundreds of British built guns,I`d say it`s all a matter of diminishing returns as you go up the price scale tbh.Whether the end user appreciates the extra at the top of the scale is another matter too.There are many top quality Provincial guns around to prove this and as you say if a different name was on them ,they may be judged differently!!!! Other countries have undoubtedly made fine guns too,although perhaps in lesser quantity I`d say .Buy a good quality Spanish or Italian gun and you get something that`s a reasonable substitute handling wise at least for a lot less money.