If your the best you don't have another company make barrels for you. You make them.
Daisy? Crosman??? GAMO and Norica and Cometa and Snow Peak/Artemis and XISICO and Listone and CZ and BSA and HW and FX? CROSMAN???
None of the above, do you honestly think the makers of the best airguns in the World have other companies make their regulators and or barrels? Would you think Ferrari would be as good if they had Citroen make their engines?
I'm not saying what the best is, just saying what the best isn't.
On the other hand there are standout names in the industry known for crafting the best, or equal to the best, parts in that particular genre. For example, If one were to compare Bartlein barrels(and a few other Co's) which are Co's that specialise in top quality air gauged match barrels, which include many world records in various rifle competitions throughout the world, you would see a notable difference in capability which is directly related to the quality that these barrels are made with if compared to a mass produced barrel, many of those produced in house. It has been said that the heart of a rifle is the barrel, barrel isn't great then records won't be set. This is not to say that there aren't accurate mass produced barrels but they aren't common. BTW often a big name sponsored shooter will have a cherry picked mass produced barrel if they are using that sponsored brands barrels.
The standout name theme carries into other parts that make the "whole". From what I've seen it's either a highly massaged and tuned air rifle which include the replacing of key parts with superior aftermarket parts, or a gun like a Thomas, which was made to the highest standards to begin with, that sets BR records, and I'll leave the readers to guess what barrel has shot that 249/250 at 100Y with slugs. Hint, it's not mass produced, nor made in house, and neither was the regulator.
A top fuel dragster custom engine nets 11,000 HP - which is a just a little more than a 700 HP Ferrari engine makes.
Not picking on you Glem but I did want to point some things out.
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