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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Rastus on October 22, 2022, 09:21:23 AM
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Interesting. Time to look for deals!
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E-gads. I hate watching 10 minute video to get a one word answer.
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AR platform rifles and pistols
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On 10/20 I asked the same question at my local pawn and gun shop in Cherokee, NC and got a very different answer. Specifically, I asked if they had seen reduced demand for AR platform guns.
The answer was, "We're selling everyone we can get our hands on."
And, I said, have the prices come down?
"Are you kidding? was the answer.
FWIW,
Crusader Rabbit
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Yeah, I sped through to get to the answer. It took a bit.
I do think we're at a peak for AR platform guns. Thankfully, I'm not a buyer at these prices.
It is interesting that at least in some place the AR platform guns are being swapped out for other types.
I am just going to be happy when I have more selection on 300 Win Mag ammo....at less than a ridiculous $75-80 a box.
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$75-80 a box. :o Wow. I've been gathering gun parts for the last 2 years as the budget allows, to do some upgrades. I bought a flattop AR upper but couldn't use it with my old A2 barrel because the upper has M4 feed ramps, and the barrel is pre-M4 by many years. So I was thinking about getting the "50 shades of gray" upper Cerakoted a solid color. But that would cost about as much as a new upper, and it's still not a MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail. When I bought a one-piece scope mount for it a long time ago, I couldn't get the cross-bolts in any pair of slots because the spacing is off. One would drop into a slot and the other was setting on top of a ridge. I didn't want to file a ridge off to make one wide notch, and used extra-tall scope rings instead, but the scope still sat kind of low. Two small risers and regular height rings would work, but I'd end up with 4 parts instead of a 1 piece mount and still have to pay for Cerakoting to make it look good.
I was looking at high-temp auto paint for engines and headers and such this summer. It should be durable, and they make flat black paint, but the primer and paint I looked at need to be baked on.
Does anyone know where I can get a flattop upper without M4 feed ramps?