Colt bails out of the civilian AR-15 market

aldo35 · 09-25-2019, 11:37 AM

I believe Colt's first military contracts for AR 15's had prices in the range of $115. I purchased a civilian model from a friend at Colt's in the 60's for $168. Not a bad investment in hindsight.

The popularity of AR's was certainly enhanced by pricing of others. Some 10 yeas ago I bought a heavy barrel Bushmaster model for around $650 and thought that was a bargain at the time.

09-25-2019, 11:37 AM	#13
aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 389 Thanks: 2,295 Thanked 180 Times in 89 Posts	Colt's AR 15 I believe Colt's first military contracts for AR 15's had prices in the range of $115. I purchased a civilian model from a friend at Colt's in the 60's for $168. Not a bad investment in hindsight. The popularity of AR's was certainly enhanced by pricing of others. Some 10 yeas ago I bought a heavy barrel Bushmaster model for around $650 and thought that was a bargain at the time.