I hear you. But when you move up into this class of pistol it's always gonna be more. Look at it like this. the 5Seven is quite the nail driver that has very little recoil. Think assault rifle capabilities, IE it defeats vests and Kevlar helmets all day. It has a potential 30 round capacity and all this fits in your pocket. We're prolly lucky its not twice the price it is. In my opinion it seems worth it. Also a guy that works works for me has one. He wants a bike. I offered him a straight up trade for my 03 Z. He declined as he said he'll have it forever. In comparison a HK USP.45 tactical is a $1000 easy. Kimbers are mich more.