Nightcrawler said:Happily for Smith & Wesson, a hoard of gunwriters will repeat the mantra of "you can't cheap out when your life is on the line". This will justify paying twelve to seventeen hundred dollars for a rifle that S&W doesn't even manufacture themselves.
Basic Bushmaster: $700-900
Basic DPMS: $600-800
For the same design with the same features, how can you justify paying more?
So, what you're saying is that because the design is the same, a $350 Llama 1911 is equal in quality to a $2,000 Ed Brown?
Execution, quality of materials, quality control and specs mean more than design....and lo and behold companies who build to a better standard seem to charge more. Shocking.