How is that in any way my problem as a potential customer? Did I say they were marking up their goods for no reason? Nope. It just so happens that the collaboration of parts they are offering at the price they are offering them come in at a higher price than what a home builder could produce a similar rifle for. Are we supposed to give companies passes because of their overhead and any other associated costs forcing them to charge a higher margin? Everybody has to make a living, but at the same time every company also has to decide what options they offer on their product are financially feasible and at what price point they can balance costs and profitability. For someone who can't buy these parts and build the rifle this isn't a bad option. For someone who can it doesn't make any sense to buy their product.
The fact is yes I can build an almost identical rifle for cheaper. Nothing at all disingenuous about that. Could I build a stable of them incurring the same costs that this company does and build them for cheaper? No. You do see the difference here right? It's the entire point of the argument. Their overhead means nothing to me as an unbiased customer.





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