CB, I don't have a clue of any custom folks using cheap parts, but then again my demands are pretty high.
And if I started building them, then I"d have a large client base of competitive shooters to start with that will pay for the good parts, but don't like paying extra on top of that for names.
Of course I"m talking smith part of it you are probably talking parts monkeys mostly.
Building guns would not be done for teh cheap market, want cheap there is NO reason not to build your own from teh cheapest parts you can get, and you don't have excise tax to deal with either technically.
