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AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 08:24 PM
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HuntnFly67
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I received an email today advertising an 'off brand' AR-15 for just over $500. Has the market absolutely tanked on these? Is the hype over? I thought buying a few in anticipation of at least 4 more blue years in DC might be a good thing, but now I am wondering if it is. Penny for your thoughts and comments.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
[Re: HuntnFly67]
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04/01/16 08:26 PM
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Yes, the market is pretty far down. I wouldn't buy any right now that you don't have a use for or can't afford to have sit in the safe.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
[Re: HuntnFly67]
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04/01/16 08:29 PM
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Market has been down for quite a while.
AR15s for close too$500 from name brands like DPMS/Bushmaster 308 caliber ones for $750
No reason to wait if you want one at these prices. If you wait too long prices will only go back up.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
[Re: HuntnFly67]
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04/01/16 08:30 PM
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Supply caught up with demand as demand was diminishing. I would say buy as many as you can and hold onto them. 30 round magazines too. I'm sitting on about 700 AR mags right now that I have bought over the last 3 years.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
[Re: HuntnFly67]
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04/01/16 09:05 PM
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Dpms Oracle costs $500 at buds. If you have the money, it wouldn't be bad to buy one.
Now, where's my penny??
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 09:14 PM
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I look at it as an investment, if you have some disposable income, get some. Some day your kids and their kids may not be able to get em.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 09:17 PM
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Great time to buy. If that socialist b!tch gets elected the prices will go up again very quickly.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 09:40 PM
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Great time to buy. If that socialist b!tch gets elected the prices will go up again very quickly. a democrat in office is always good for gun shops and manufacturers My advice to OP is buy now
Last edited by cabosandinh; 04/01/16 09:40 PM.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
[Re: HuntnFly67]
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04/01/16 09:41 PM
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I have been wanting one in .308. Are they decent quality?
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 09:46 PM
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I have been wanting one in .308. Are they decent quality? The dpms? Yeah they are decent. I wouldn't take it to war with me but if I had the money sitting around and was wanting one anyhow, I would pick one up.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 09:49 PM
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I have been wanting one in .308. Are they decent quality? quality is good finish not the greatest but who cares, it's an AR , you are meant to beat it up
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
[Re: HuntnFly67]
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04/01/16 09:59 PM
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Buy one now. They wont get any cheaper.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 10:06 PM
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LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 10:19 PM
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Five years ago, AKs were still a cheaper alternative to an AR. The gun and the ammo was about half the cost of an AR. Now the cost is close to the same. I'm surprised AKs are still selling at the current prices.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/01/16 11:48 PM
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We were talking about that today setting up at the Lewisville show.The prices on ARs are about the same as the early 80s when I bought my first one. I get emails every week from various warehouses pushing "deals" on instock ARs. I think the manufacturers were building as many possible, and now demand is down. Yes I have several in stock and several "personnel" ARs.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 12:55 AM
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buy 'em cheap, stack 'em deep
There are two good times to buy ammo, right now and 5 years ago. Guns are pretty much the same way. Everyone only seems to buy when the prices go crazy. Ummm, I've been telling you for 10 years to buy X and NOW, NOW you think ti's a good time to buy because it's doubled?
Buy it when it's cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brian H Longmont CO
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 01:31 AM
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Everyone only seems to buy when the prices go crazy.
Kinda brings the "chicken or the egg" question to mind, doesn't it?
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 02:20 AM
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This is what my 7 safes looks like for when the time comes to be a billionaire
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 02:29 AM
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About two years ago, I was in a Walmart that didn't have anything but ARs in their gun case. No shotguns, no bolt action rifles, not even any cheap .22s, just AR-15s. Everyone overstocked them when the supply caught up to the temporarily high demand.
I wish the same thing would happen to .22LR ammo.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 02:34 AM
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This is what my 7 safes looks like for when the time comes to be a billionaire Not sure if sim guns will go up in value.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 02:36 AM
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 03:01 AM
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I bought a Del Ton Sport for my wife a couple weeks ago. It was under $500 shipped to my FFL, and I can't find a thing wrong with it.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 03:18 AM
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I think they build them cheap and sell cheap bc they know everyone will catch the bug and start upgrading and changing parts out until they get it the way they want which feeds the need for custom and high end parts and blah blah blah. Everyone makes money except the guy buying haha but then he makes money when another gun scare happens.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 03:21 AM
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If you just upgrade the trigger a 500 dollar AR is at or close to a 700 dollar AR. Add in a better stock, free float hand guard, back up iron sights and you over a grand. Prob why everyone wants a grand for their custom built AR haha.
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Re: AR Prices - what gives?
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04/02/16 11:03 AM
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If you just upgrade the trigger a 500 dollar AR is at or close to a 700 dollar AR. Add in a better stock, free float hand guard, back up iron sights and you over a grand. Prob why everyone wants a grand for their custom built AR haha. You could do that but it's still just a piece of crap $500 gun.
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