Dave Malys.When I was a "Stocker" at Irongate Wharf,Paddington,Purdey's of the 1950s ..1964. A Standard Game-Gun, DB Triggers,Small Rose&Scroll Engr. was 600 to 650 hrs.That of course was when Gunmakers still knew how to "Push a 14" Flat Bastard" use a 18 tpi.in the hacksaw,Pull your Guts Out with a 12' Draw-Knife,Chequer with hand-made tools and the Finishers knew how to use the "HL" Slacum.....Now, with CNC,and all the labor saving machines,and "HiTech" Finishes. RGS engraving machines..Hoenig Standing with his 'Spindles Spinning"'Gotta be 50% of the Hours..???(I would like to be corrected.....) cc/dt