That is true and, to start with, a little confusing on the X5s and 6s. The lower level X5 series are more production line guns that are tweaked, and the Mastershop ones are all hand fitted in Germany, not the US. For me, if I'm going to make a huge dollar iconic gun purchase, I might as well wait and buy the hand fitted German gun, then save a few bucks and go with the lower line ones.