I would agree with scatterguy. $450 for a 5903 does in fact seem pretty high given the amount of police trade-in 5906 pistols floating around these days for $100 less. Not that the 5903 is a bad pistol, but if you're already going to have the large gun with a stainless slide why not go for the stainless frame too? Just my personal take on it. What draws me to the 3rd gens is the full stainless construction, if I want aluminum I'll just play with my SIG or Beretta.