Its sad. Sad so many "smiths" are popping up nowadays who just bought a lathe, hung their shingle, and have no skills.
These days? She-it, that's been going on for decades. Part of the reason I got into the business myself, I figured I couldn't screw it up any worse than some of the hacks that "fixed" my guns.
There are a lot of folks out there wanting top shelf work at Walmart prices. These same folks don't bat an eye when a plumber wants to charge $200 to replace a washer yet, cry foul if asked to pay the same to have a barrel installed. Those folks provide the incentive and even demand for sub-standard gun-plumbers.
