WHATS UP WITH ALL THE CHEAP AR'S

[hodgej1843]

why the sudden price drop?looks like i might get one sooner than i thought!!!!there are some good deals on here in the classifieds right now.

 

[4sarge]

FREE Market Economy

 

[Farmritch]

It's called............
supply and demand coupled with un employment

 

[mettle]

And guys with full safes...

 

[42769vette]

my 2 cents is that tons of people rushed out to buy all the ar's and ammo a few months ago. so they ramped up production to meet demand. after the inital burst of buyers got all there ar's or ak's or ? bought now we have a surplus due to the ramped up production.

not to mention that the people who have never even shot a gun but NEEDED X amount of ar's are now saying. "i dont shoot what the hell am i going to use 5 ar-15 rifles for" so they are selling into a market that is still over stocked due to the ramped up production.

again my opinion is probably far from the truth but it makes sence to me.

 

[BloodEclipse]

my 2 cents is that tons of people rushed out to buy all the ar's and ammo a few months ago. so they ramped up production to meet demand. after the inital burst of buyers got all there ar's or ak's or ? bought now we have a surplus due to the ramped up production.

not to mention that the people who have never even shot a gun but NEEDED X amount of ar's are now saying. "i dont shoot what the hell am i going to use 5 ar-15 rifles for" so they are selling into a market that is still over stocked due to the ramped up production.

again my opinion is probably far from the truth but it makes sence to me.

That about sums it up really.

 

[cosermann]

Didn't expect the demand bubble to last forever did you?

 

[LPMan59]

in my case, i just decided i wanted a Colt 6920. and once i got one, i realized i didnt want or need my other BR. so i sold it to another member in order to fund other purchases.

 

[haldir]

not to mention that the people who have never even shot a gun but NEEDED X amount of ar's are now saying. "i dont shoot what the hell am i going to use 5 ar-15 rifles for" so they are selling into a market that is still over stocked due to the ramped up production.

There were also a lot of people that thought prices were going to keep going up so they bought a bunch as an investment. When they saw the prices start falling they started feeling panicked and began to sell trying to avoid a huge loss which helped to drive the price downward some more. just my

 

[kevinm]

Thats ok by me I love good deals.

 

[tharlow514]

I was a the shop today and the clerk said that the AR sales have slowed a bunch. Now, if the AK's will do the same thing!

 

[dave29]

Looks like I am getting into AR's at the right time.(with the price drops)

In the last month, I have bought:

-Colt 6920 LE
-I have built 5 complete lowers w/6 pos stocks (still need uppers)
-I have a RRA 9mm carbine on order thru Michiana
-I have a RRA 9mm complete lower on order thru Michiana (for a SBR build)
-I have also bought a Colt Umarex AR-15 .22lr (it doesn't really count though)

 

[243rem700]

I sold mine because I bought a complete lower receiver. Since I already had factory built AR I wanted to build my own. I bought a stripped lower at a good price since all of the prices are dropping.

 

[henktermaat]

Looks like I am getting into AR's at the right time.(with the price drops)

In the last month, I have bought:

-Colt 6920 LE
-I have built 5 complete lowers w/6 pos stocks (still need uppers)
-I have a RRA 9mm carbine on order thru Michiana
-I have a RRA 9mm complete lower on order thru Michiana (for a SBR build)
-I have also bought a Colt Umarex AR-15 .22lr (it doesn't really count though)

Did you win the lottery?

Just kidding.

Someone tell me when we reach the bottom. I want one, but not enough to spend $900.

 

[MoparMan]

Are you talking about the 6920's? I havent seen them for $900 recently, more like $1200. There are a few different ARs on here at reasonable price around $700.

 

[LPMan59]

Did you win the lottery?

Just kidding.

Someone tell me when we reach the bottom. I want one, but not enough to spend $900.

i have seen the S&W's for $699. thats a pretty damn good deal.

 

[MoparMan]

i have seen the S&W's for $699. thats a pretty damn good deal.

When and Where? The cheapest i've seen was around $900.

 

[LPMan59]

bud's had them last week.

 

[Michiana]

Mfg's still have long wait times

my 2 cents is that tons of people rushed out to buy all the ar's and ammo a few months ago. so they ramped up production to meet demand. after the inital burst of buyers got all there ar's or ak's or ? bought now we have a surplus due to the ramped up production.

not to mention that the people who have never even shot a gun but NEEDED X amount of ar's are now saying. "i dont shoot what the hell am i going to use 5 ar-15 rifles for" so they are selling into a market that is still over stocked due to the ramped up production.

again my opinion is probably far from the truth but it makes sence to me.

I have talked to sales people at Rock River Arms, Stag Arms and DPMS and all three are telling me that the popular rifles are out as far as eight months due to shortage of parts, especially barrels. I don't believe it is a volume problem as much as s supply shortage. Some people have stripped lowers and LPK's available with less than a month wait but even that changes by the month.

 

[MoparMan]

bud's had them last week.

That was the place i was talking about seeing them for $900. I was on all last week and didnt see them for that price. Must have missed them.