Dan Wesson V-Bob Valor 9mm Duty Black 1911

A: Buds prices are controlled by a computer program and sometime you can get a great deal here is what buds says about pricing From Buds "Our website updates every 20 minutes, 24/7, with our current inventory and replacement cost. We do not price our guns manually based on our cost in each, rather we use a live download from manufacturers and distributors to set our price based on our current replacement cost. As our cost changes, the corresponding website price of each make/model will change up/down accordingly. Although our profit margin remains unchanged, our advertised prices will change frequently, sometimes several times per day."

A: Duane, this is simply a "Stock Level" issue. Buds prices are tied to stock level and a normally similar priced firearms can vary wildly if one is low stock compared to the other and vice versa.

A: The Valor V-Bob always had a higher price, perhaps because it is all steel, not alloy, and has the duty treat finish (which costs $200). The Valor was the flagship model with the most hand fitting. Hope this helps, the Valor/V-Bob are discontinued so once they're gone - they're gone.