I think your friend is jealous and doesn't know squat about the gun to be throwing shrapnel. You can bet if he was buying it he would be bragging how great it was.
He can have his blocks. Some guy said he bought Glocks because his wife couldn't tell one from another so she had no idea he had more than one.
I am sure many people would tell me I was nuts for what I paid for my Python and Trooper MKV. Money is for spending so might as well get what trips your trigger.