I’ve built and sold plenty of ARs… Sold all of them before the prices skyrocketed. Started collecting shotguns, and older .22lrs. Enjoyed shooting them but lost interest. And know I see the prices coming back down to earth on ARs, lowers back down to $70, Uppers and BCGs seem to be fluctuating. First one on the left is the last one I sold for $650(I can only imagine if I held on to it):
Is now the time to start again? Or are the prices still a little to high and I’m just gonna have to pay up if I want what I used to have again?
Depends on what you want. Factory rifles are readily available online. Parts to build your own seem to be there too, but I pay less attention to those.
Prices have been coming down for the past few months. Bolt carrier groups are still a little high, but everything else seem sot be “almost” back to normal.
Colt 6920s have been going on sale at various places for less than $1,000.
Various bolt carrier groups are now below $120. Some of the better brand name BCGs are still in the $180 - $190 price range.
I got an email today saying all of the stores Daniel Defense rifles where on sale for 25% off.
Parts are plentiful, readily available, and prices are continuing to come down.
Don’t know if prices have hit “rock bottom” yet, but for most firearms and parts they are the same or lower than they were a year ago. The big flag should be that a few weeks ago the Colt 6920 was for sale at the lowest price I think it has ever been: $895.
For example, before sandy hook the bravo company BCG was around $130 or $140. Now the price is around $184.
The Spikes tactical, Palmetto state armory premium and Rainier arms BCGs recently went on sale for around $109. This is down from a high from just a month ago of $180. I think its just a matter of a few more weeks before BCM BCG start to come down in price.
I am thinking that after christmas the market will see further price breaks. There is not much reason to bring prices down during the hottest shopping days of the year.
Just for example, I watched a case of PMC Bronze .223 go from $450+ per case down to $430 and now back up to $465 at one vendor. Some others are consistently sold out. I’d watch the ammo supply before jumping in.
I might just pick up 2 lowers and take it from there. Wait to see what I can pick up, or if I can a cheaper complete rifle. I hate 16" barrels, so that might be an issue. Also, not to worried about ammo. I can still get steel case where I’m at for the same price it was when I sold everything 2 years ago.
Obviously business isn’t my thing… Anyways, OP if you can get ammo for a price you’re comfortable with, now might be the best time to get back into AR’s.
In what way do you mean? Without getting political, until things change there, prices are going to fluctuate with supply & demand with that climate. Also demand is still high because of it. The AR being as modular as it is having a few new loadings for it, & {depending on where you live} stamps are all the rage. You have the training aspect, the reloading, & critter hunting. That’s so long as finances are there. If they are, try out a SCAR, ACR, & hell buy an AK.
