s&w 5906 vs s&w m&p9

[JTQ]

miles1 wrote,
The CZ 75 cost roughly $475 made out of metal(Aluminium?),Are the 3rd gen smiths made out of something different that would up their cost?

It's not what they were/are made of, it's who is making them and where they are made.

For instance, a Colt 1911 made in the US costs about $1,000. An RIA 1911, made in the PI costs about $500. Both are 1911's, both are made of steel. One is made in the US the other is not.

 

[Hangingrock]

Material selection and technical aspects of the product matter not if there is no consumer demand. If your product is no longer viable in the marketplace that's to say no perceived advantage over other products of comparable user functionality then you end up not being competitive and eventually defunct.