Yes. Every time there is an election year, the Govt talks about gun control and or a large mass shooting, everyone goes into panic buying mode and the prices dramatically rise on auction sites.
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You got ripped off. It sucks, but you have a few options.
Personally, having some random piston gun would not be okay with me. I would sell it, and buy a 6920 or BCM.
However, as previously stated, if you're not really going to shoot it much and/or use it for HD, then it's rather irrelevant.
If you do decide to sell it, try GunBroker. If you can't get what you paid for it in the near future, wait until the election gets closer. Trust me.
If you buy online you'll get a better price and selection. If you don't have a credit or debit card some online stores will accept a check or money order. I haven't bought anything from my local gun shops in years and I have several which are close. A good friend owns one LGS and even after he asked my advice his prices are high and he wonders why his business isn't doing so well. Most shops refuse to stock any quality ARs and when they do have a Colt it's $300. more than what I can find online. I purchase everything I need online and always get a better price. The whole piston AR thing is blown way out of proportion. There's no need for it, there's already a piston in a standard AR, what folks incorrectly call a Direct Impingement AR, it's not DI but we won't get into that right now.
Don't be discouraged just learn from the experience and move forward.
Agree to disagree.
It all depends on what you will use it for and your budget. I don't need a Colt or BCM for range plinking. But for HD/SD then yes a quality rifle is a must.
As I said, this is not his last AR. My first rifle was not a name brand rifle either. You learn things along the way...
Whatever...:rolleyes:
If good enough isn't good enough, then I guess we should all get Colt's, BCM's, DD's etc. Forget Smith and Wesson, Ruger, etc.
You obviously think everyone needs the top of the line stuff all the time, which is may not be the case for everyone.
Plinking AR's are a waste of time and money. If you want to plink get a .22 caliber AR like the MP15-22. Using budget to justify a shitty purchase is an excuse. The fact of the matter is that people who don't do research or act impulsively as Grant stated try to make excuses for a bad purchase. If I need something locally and cannot find it, I go to the phone or computer, I search for it and order it. It's really that easy.
I think it is a mindset issue. Every defensive calibered gun I buy, the thought in the back of my mind is; "Is it reliable, well made and suitable for extended hard use?"
I don't know what the future holds for this country/world (maybe you do). I prefer to buy quality so I don't have to wonder about such things. On top of this, the better name brand AR's sell MUCH better than the lower quality ones do. On top of this, what we are talking about is usually $100 dollar price difference (if that). So the question I was always ask is, why bother???
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