Academy always puts the 9mm Sigma on sale for $299 or less. At that time, they had a $50 rebate, so the final cost was $249+ tax. My best deal is my 457 I bought new and I have the receipt in hand. I got it with taxes and including the background check for a grand total of $375.18. The gun shop owner said it was collecting dust and he would make me a deal on it because everyone wanted to buy only the polymer guns. I also got the Hogue Grips on EBAY for 99 cents with free shipping.