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strikeforce629
08-22-2009, 04:09 PM
How much did you pay for your AR?
I found one for 660. Online of corse, but if you payed over a grand for yours, tacking on the FFL costs, this could be a decent deal seeing as I have been seeing uppers for around this price for quite a while.

http://www.midwesthuntersoutlet.com/item.aspx?pid=74671

Though, it still would save a hassle buying local.
ScottClan89
08-23-2009, 12:21 AM
How much did you pay for your AR?
I found one for 660. Online of corse, but if you payed over a grand for yours, tacking on the FFL costs, this could be a decent deal seeing as I have been seeing uppers for around this price for quite a while.

http://www.midwesthuntersoutlet.com/item.aspx?pid=74671

Though, it still would save a hassle buying local.

you know, "cheap" and "high quality" rarely go hand in hand, and when AR's (used) are starting at $1200 locally, $660 sounds... interesting

but hey... if you want to go over the the Dark Side go ahead :eck05:
robert
08-23-2009, 09:48 AM
I paid $1200. I don't know enough about the A2 so maybe $600 is what they are going for now, I'm not sure. Of course that is .223 which means it will not except 5.56. If it said 5.56 you could do both. May be wrong though.
Swattie
08-23-2009, 12:07 PM
No you are correct Robert. The 5.56 is at higher pressures. You can shoot it through a .223 barrel but it will damage the barrel and possible destroy the lining and rifling. I will stick with buying the 5.56 and saving the money I would spend on costly repairs, for ammo.
robert
08-23-2009, 07:39 PM
Also, you can get 5.56 AR's in the $600 range brand new but they will not have any sights. You can get some DPMS Panther rifles for cheap but then again if you're going to add sights later you might as well just buy it all together.
strikeforce629
08-23-2009, 08:22 PM
40 for each sight
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ARR143-7.html
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ARR142-7.htmlI guess it's the cost of convenience really that makes the 300+ dollar difference.
robert
08-23-2009, 08:43 PM
Collapsable stock, rail config, and yea, paying for the name.
NonConformist
08-23-2009, 11:14 PM
The problem is during the sale surge and as it slacked off some the bigger companies have literally flooded the market w/ ARs and lowers

Here a new AR, like a Bushmaster will be 850 or so, a Colt 6920 is only like 1100, and lowers are all over for like 90 bucks
robert
08-24-2009, 09:26 PM
Yeah I remember when lowers were like gold, and a complete AR? Impossible. Now they're everywhere.
NonConformist
08-26-2009, 01:35 PM
Checked the link, thats a Century build.

All accounts have been positive but most the parts are used military surplus, but the barrel is a new H-Bar and the lower is amde for them as well

Its not a bad rifle, but Id rather build a new one for like 700 or buy a new one w/ warranty for like 850

If you cant swing it, it would be a great entry level AR, because the A you have in hand, is better than the one you wish you had if the **** already hit the fan