models 22 and 23, which are the full size and compact respectively, go for around $500-600.
The biggest problem is the fear, floating around the Country now, that B.O. is going to outlaw new gun ownership. This is making the gun prices inflate very artificially.
Glock gets a subsidy to sell firearms to law enforcement at a discounted rate, but we don't get near the discount we used to.
For anyone considering buying a gun: I am opposed to people buying firearms with no or little training. Even if they have military experience. A gun owner MUST be proficient in the handling of their gun, because as Judge Hynes alluded to, if you don't use it, the bad guy will.
Hell, after our police academy training we still have to go through a minimum of 24 hours of training and firing a minimum of 600 rounds before we can carry a gun. I would honestly recommend a shooting school that makes you shoot at least 500-750 rounds AFTER at least 8 hours of classroom training.