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DonVoigt · 09-20-2019, 10:39 AM

Yes,
when one can buy a complete AR for under $400 and a receiver(plastic) for under $50 or a complete upper for under $200- I'd agree that there is slim profit, and the marked is for sure "saturated".

The AR is like an "Erector set" or maybe "Lego's"; not much to putting one together and scores of guys or small outfits or companies are competing to the bottom price on parts.

Colt is doing what they need to do to stay in business, which has not always been the case for them.
JMHO.

09-20-2019, 10:39 AM	#6
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	Yes, when one can buy a complete AR for under $400 and a receiver(plastic) for under $50 or a complete upper for under $200- I'd agree that there is slim profit, and the marked is for sure "saturated". The AR is like an "Erector set" or maybe "Lego's"; not much to putting one together and scores of guys or small outfits or companies are competing to the bottom price on parts. Colt is doing what they need to do to stay in business, which has not always been the case for them. JMHO. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie