lendringser--I can find USP Compacts around here for $600, plus or minus a couple of bucks...no one locally has new Glocks for less than $499...that's 100 bucks, give or take a buck or two, but...not quite 50%! IMHO, the HK IS a little bit more advanced design, but...I have NEVER figured out why the "Euro-Poly" pistols cost so much...plastic is supposed to be CHEAPER to produce/work with than metal, yes? Can anyone explain THAT???....mikey357