I have not held one of the new Knights in my hands but, from what I have been reading on these forums, it sounds like they really tightened up their tolerances. It sounds like they are demanding better machining from their vendors.
To me it doesn't matter if they contract out a lot or all of their parts as long as they are made right. I know White rifles also had a lot of their parts and barrels made. The important thing to me is that it is all done right. The closer the tolerances are in all the parts and in the barrel to stock fit the more accurate the rifle ought to be in my opinion.
Art