why are Kahrs so expensive?

[Bawanna]

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id/52707

[Bawanna]

I'm so used to trying to sell my wife that I completely don't consider the usual add on dollars. Bud's does ship free. In Washington we have to pay tax. Another factor is the receiving end FFL fee.

If your local dealer isn't on Bud's list they just have to send a copy of their FFL to Buds and your set. Bud's will add them to their list if they request it.
Some like it, some don't.

Some things never change, wives saying no and taxes.

[jocko]

Question for the greatone

[jocko]

QUESTION FOR THE GREAT ONE

where in hell did all or women folk go??? What did u do now to scare them off??? U were worse than Mickey Mantle even, u hit on every one of them. course Mickey did hit some home runs where as ur still swinging away. Just sayin

[downtownv]

I firmly believe if you buy quality... You only buy it once
Quality is like oats pure clean oats command a fair price, the oats that passed thru the horse are considerably cheaper

[jocko]

never thought about oats that way, but a damn good point. I was stopping in McDonals lately and buying their new oat meal breakfast but I noticed all those McDonalds that sell the oak meal breakfast now have a small stable out back. I thought it was something new for maybe kids to ride horse on etc, but ur point now has me thinking, for sometimes their oats taste like sh!t to. Just sayin. Man I tell u this forum is just full of brite people.

[OlympicFox]

Quality Costs

I can think of several reasons why a Kahr costs more money that a Glock, Ruger or ???

1. Miniaturization: Many of the Kahr's are cutting edge small for their caliber. The PM40 is a classic example. The smaller the gun, the more critical the details of the design and construction are.
2. Economies of Scale: It's a simple fact of economics that high volume products cost less - a lot less - than low volume products because the fixed costs of engineering, manufacturing and marketing are spread out over many more units. If you spend $5M to develop a new pistol and bring it to the market where you expect to sell 20,000 units, then your development cost/unit is $150. However, if you expect to sell 100,000, then your development cost is only $30/unit.
4. Details of Design: Did you notice how a PM9 is a different gun than a PM40? Unlike most other guns that come in both 9 & 40 flavors, the Kahr's have more than just different barrels. This kind of attention to detail increases the cost of engineering, manufacturing, and parts inventory.
5. Details of Assembly: Did you notice the silky smooth trigger of your Kahr? Compare that to any other polymer gun - or any other production gun, for that matter. Ditto for the polished feed ramp. I've got a safe full of guns that I paid $150 & more for action work that none of my 6 Kahr's needed.
5. Forged & bar stock parts vs. MIM: Ever think of how many folks spend more money on a Kimber that comes with MIM & plastic parts. My wife spent $1400 on a real pretty S&W 1911Sc that came with plastic parts. Even the all stainless Kahr's like my K9 are cheap compared to a production 1911 without MIM or plastic parts.
6. Patents. Kahr owns several patents that are significant to the design of small handguns.
7. Made in USA. Let's face it, it costs more to make something in the USA, and guns are certainly no exception.