Barring my race guns, I've yet to buy a semi-auto that cost more than any of the revolvers I've bought...they pretty much cost the same from a quality standpoint, yes you can buy a cheap revolver for a couple hundred, and a glock costs nearly a grand, but that's comparing the cheapest old ford with a brand new cadillac, you can buy a new llama semiauto for cheaper than a used Ruger vaquero wheelgun, it's all relative.