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74novaman wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote: Yes, you can get those kind of prices, and building your own certainly saves money. Mine are all home-built. But there are no $600 ARs for sale anymore, and that was my point.

There aren't "top tier" ARs at that price point, but 20" and 16" rifle kits are running around $470 right now from Del-ton. Add an ~$80 lower and you have an AR. It will be a pretty bare bones one, but it will run.

Is it as nice as some of the other more expensive options out there? Heck no. But I haven't read a lot of negative stuff about their builds either, so it is a viable option for a "budget build".

$80 includes the lower parts kit? DPMS parts kits generally run about $69.95. What about sights? 3 or 4 magazines, even cheap ones, are going to set you back another $50+.

I was thinking too that lowers are going to be scarce right now. Maybe I'm wrong.

Terlingueno wrote:Walmart has Colt 6920's for less than $1100
I built a Colt with parts purchased on ARFCOM's equipment exchange for less than $900

Yes, you can get those kind of prices, and building your own certainly saves money. Mine are all home-built. But there are no $600 ARs for sale anymore, and that was my point.

The thing is, you're not going to find an AR15 new in the box, or probably used either for that matter, for anything close to $600 anymore, particularly between now and 01/20/13 (if Romney wins), or 01/20/17 if Obama {{shudder}} wins. In fact, if he wins, you may never be allowed to own one again. So if you really want one, get it now while you can. The price premium you'll pay is the penalty for having put it off until now.