Tim - I think John Bowkett has made several large calibre guns. I'm sure he sources some parts - such as the barrel and air cylinder elsewhere - but much of it will have been made by him. As for Stalkers, I believe the air tubes are supplied by Rowe - who also supply Daystate - but the guts of them - ie the valves - are designed and made by Bowkett, so to say they are just custom Daystates is a little misleading. I had an air tube on my Stalker Tiger Ten which I believe was specially commissioned for that rifle from Rowe. It was certainly like nothing I've ever seen on a Daystate rifle. As for the stocks - the blanks are provided by Custom Stocks - but are special designs by Stalker Rifles. The blanks are extensively reshaped by Stalker.

I take your point though that if you want a rifle where everything is made by one man from the ground up, Stalker is not for you. I think you'll struggle to find one man who makes every single component - including the barrel, himself.

Lionel