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In general, machining has reduced costs. It's inexpensive these days to load a chunk of aluminum into a CNC and have it spit out a receiver.
Unfortunately, that means the old guns that are of stampings and require welding, require more human labor. Therefore making them more expensive, unless produced in China or some third world nation of course. Combine that with a gun manufacturer that is in no way in the game of making guns for US consumers, you get a very expensive gun.
Back in the day, lots of guns were designed so they could be made without lots of tooling. Therefore in times of war, lots of simply manufacturing companies could start producing guns too. This gun was designed similarly.
Then we hit the age of CNC and ever increasing costs of manual labor.
Then add the name Heckler and Koch, a name that really just wants to make a lot of guns for big contracted governing agencies, and well, you have a $2500 gun.
I understand why these types of guns ARE expensive.
Still working out understanding $1000+ Rimfire though...
Unfortunately, that means the old guns that are of stampings and require welding, require more human labor. Therefore making them more expensive, unless produced in China or some third world nation of course. Combine that with a gun manufacturer that is in no way in the game of making guns for US consumers, you get a very expensive gun.
Back in the day, lots of guns were designed so they could be made without lots of tooling. Therefore in times of war, lots of simply manufacturing companies could start producing guns too. This gun was designed similarly.
Then we hit the age of CNC and ever increasing costs of manual labor.
Then add the name Heckler and Koch, a name that really just wants to make a lot of guns for big contracted governing agencies, and well, you have a $2500 gun.
I understand why these types of guns ARE expensive.
Still working out understanding $1000+ Rimfire though...