 because it is feature loaded and it just offers so much for the money. It's a Bursa TPR-9. It's got a four and a quarter inch barrel. They made the grip a little thinner than the Thunder Pro series. It has ambidextrous controls which includes a decocker, thumb safety, a pick rail, front serrations, three dot sights and a loaded chamber indicator. So if it has an alloy frame, it's not light. You're looking at about 31 and a half ounces on loads. Comes with two 17 round magazines and a great feel to it. The single action trigger pull, a very short trigger pull but the reset is impressive right there. Push that lever down and off comes the slide from the frame, full frame rails.