A brand new Browning Hi Power Mk III, blue, runs about $1,000.
"Made in Belgium, Assembled in Portugal" is rolled on the slide.
Why is it $1,000 when a S&W M&P runs about $550 and is lighter and holds more shots?
It's all finish and labor.
It's also why it's not completely made in Belgium, Portuguese labor is cheaper. Even so, there's a lot of cost involved in the finishing.
The M&P, being a much newer design, is made without much fitting or finishing needed with human involvement stripped to the bare necessities.
I'd think this was obvious, common, knowledge; but some people genuinely don't know it. They agree it makes sense once you explain it, of course.
"Made in Belgium, Assembled in Portugal" is rolled on the slide.
Why is it $1,000 when a S&W M&P runs about $550 and is lighter and holds more shots?
It's all finish and labor.
It's also why it's not completely made in Belgium, Portuguese labor is cheaper. Even so, there's a lot of cost involved in the finishing.
The M&P, being a much newer design, is made without much fitting or finishing needed with human involvement stripped to the bare necessities.
I'd think this was obvious, common, knowledge; but some people genuinely don't know it. They agree it makes sense once you explain it, of course.