Gunner wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
These days where anything is made is a crapshoot. Several well known Japanese builders are now making machines in China.
The only reason I know about Lagun is that I saw the factory in Spain. They are actually in the Basque region which for the most part doesn't consider itself as a part of Spain. The Basque are an interesting culture to say the least. At the time I was there gunsmithing was a mandatory course in school. The Basque region is very industrialized and there are several machine tool builders in the area (Elgoibar and Eibar). They have a lot of capability and build some very fine equipment. They also make some of the best custom shotguns you'll ever lay eyes on, but in very small quantities.
All in all a very pretty part of the world filled with good people and good food. The pace in the factories is very slow by our standards but the craftsmanship is very high. I'd go back in a minute if given the chance.