I agree Aerik in principal, but I must say my XDSC has way more "extras" than I ever thought a reliable, lower priced, gun would have. More like a Lexus if you compared to cars.... does exactly what I want and more. I wouldn't have thought I could get a firearm with metal trigger, trigger safety, backstrap safety, striker indicator, accessory rail. and all the trigger kits/jobs out there. Sure I can't get new custom wood grips... but who cares But right out of the box you can load it, point, shoot and be impressed with the trigger pull and accuracy without doing anything to it.... if you're not taking it to competitions you're done