I got in to guns back in '91. There was constant talk of gun bans and prices were through the roof. Low quality AR15's were going for over $1,000, so I was thrilled when I was able to purchase a factory Bushmaster AR15 for $815 at a gun show. Colts were $1,500 or more if you could even find one. After the '94 AWB passed, I thought that Bushmaster would be the only AR15 that I'd ever be able to own. Fast forward about 20 years and it was different world. I was able to buy a Colt Commando model 6933 (11.5" barrel 5.56x45) for $1,200 + $200 for the stamp. At the time this was supposed to have been quite a big deal as Colt seemed to make it known that they didn't want such rifles being sold to civilians. Fast forward a few more years and I recently purchased a Colt 6920 OEM (no stock set) for $645 including the transfer and one of those Mexican marked 6920's for $725 including the transfer. It seems that competition and high cost has brought Colt pricing to levels that I literally never even considered possible. When I purchased my Commando 6933, I remember seeing their 9mm AR15's, but only the 16" version was available. A couple of days ago I did a search on www.gun.deals and found Colt LE6991's (10.5" barrel 9mm) for $1,003 with insurance. I had to have one, so I pulled the trigger. After transfer and stamp, I'll have one for $1,253. I'm looking forward to fun times ahead, but I don't see how Colt can keep this up and stay in business.
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