I just paid $429 for my P99 A/S .40S&W in OD green. As I understand it, it was a hell of a deal. The 9mm started at $549, the QA's are $579. I was reading my date code (AD) incorrectly, however...makes it an '03. Not that I care, it's a great shooter. I was unfortunate enough to have 2 of the .40 10round mags that were crap. Guess some tard at Mec-Gar didn't know how to do an injection mold, cause they shattered first trip out. Got my new mags from Walther, 2 hi-caps. For my trouble (i think the customer service rep was wired on too much coffee), I'm getting 2 more hi-caps mailed to me, all FREE! So sorry that it's costing you guys buying '04's and '05's more $, but inflation, the cost of the mag issue, and the slip of the dollar vs the Euro are probably all to blame. Can't wait to go shoot this weekend!