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    Quote Originally Posted by jhs1969 View Post
    Stoped at a local dealer yesterday and he had three BM's on the rack, one was a M4 config like mine. The price on all three was $1600 I about crapped my pants, I can't belive how some dealers try to rape unknowing buyers I sometimes wish I was in a position to start a dealership to offer local shooters quality products at reasonable prices. The Knox area is really suffering from a lack of quality firearms availability, not to mention pricing. Grant, ever consider a second store a little farther south? Be honored to help manage/work such a store in this area. Most quality firearms and accessories I purchase (HK, LMT, DD, Aimpoint etc) I aquire out of state and ship to a local dealer with a reasonable tranfer fee. Gun shows here really suck, BM, RRA and S&W's M&P line of ARs are as good as it gets around here. These dealers act like they've never heard of Colt, LMT, Noveske and then try the salesman trick of 'mine is as good as it gets'. Sorry for the rant, just gets frustrating around here.
    $1600 for a BM (that has not been re-worked)!!!!

    I had a customer in the shop the other day looking for an entry level AR. I showed him a BM AR that we have re-built for $910. He said that it was too expensive and wanted something in the $600. I told him that I was sorry, but I do not stock AR's that are that cheap.


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    that is just nucking futs in even my overpriced neck of the woods.

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    Thats interesting...because I got my BM for less than half that NIB. I wonder if its a local phenomenon around Knoxville like you said?
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    Quote Originally Posted by citizensoldier16 View Post
    Thats interesting...because I got my BM for less than half that NIB. I wonder if its a local phenomenon around Knoxville like you said?
    Not really, I got my current BM (before I knew better of course, but I 'fixed' it myself) about three years ago for right at $1000 from a different dealer, the main problem is no local dealer stocks first line, best quality gear. The dealer I'm refering to in this thread has always been overpriced but I've never seen it at this margin. BTW he has been in business here longer than most any other dealer in the area and I don't see how. Being so far from any military bases maybe we don't have a customer base to support such a well stocked dealer (mostly deer hunters here) but I sure would like to see one start up. BTW this guys price on a BM 30 rnd mag=$29.95

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    are you sure it wasn't a piston driven upper on it ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sweep View Post
    are you sure it wasn't a piston driven upper on it ?
    Nope, it was their 14.5 w/phantom fh, flat top M4 config, they had two more for the same price, one appeared to be a ORC and one was possibly a post ban, it had no flash hider at all. He has always been overpriced like I said but he has climbed to new heights, or lows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jhs1969 View Post
    Nope, it was their 14.5 w/phantom fh, flat top M4 config, they had two more for the same price, one appeared to be a ORC and one was possibly a post ban, it had no flash hider at all. He has always been overpriced like I said but he has climbed to new heights, or lows.
    Did he have a "Buy it before it's banned in November!" sign (or something to the effect) near it? I have seen that slimy tactic used a lot recently.

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    Pass on that BS (The gun shop AND the BM). Reference the "Chart" https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=6642 and get a Charles Daly M-4 or LMT. Order online from Grant or another online dealer with better prices.

    Quote Originally Posted by jhs1969 View Post
    Stoped at a local dealer yesterday and he had three BM's on the rack, one was a M4 config like mine. The price on all three was $1600 I about crapped my pants, I can't belive how some dealers try to rape unknowing buyers I sometimes wish I was in a position to start a dealership to offer local shooters quality products at reasonable prices. The Knox area is really suffering from a lack of quality firearms availability, not to mention pricing. Grant, ever consider a second store a little farther south? Be honored to help manage/work such a store in this area. Most quality firearms and accessories I purchase (HK, LMT, DD, Aimpoint etc) I aquire out of state and ship to a local dealer with a reasonable tranfer fee. Gun shows here really suck, BM, RRA and S&W's M&P line of ARs are as good as it gets around here. These dealers act like they've never heard of Colt, LMT, Noveske and then try the salesman trick of 'mine is as good as it gets'. Sorry for the rant, just gets frustrating around here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by decodeddiesel View Post
    Did he have a "Buy it before it's banned in November!" sign (or something to the effect) near it? I have seen that slimy tactic used a lot recently.
    No, he does not move a lot of stock (suprise) in fact the one BM with out the flash hider I belive is a hold over from the 94-04 era. It has the cheap BM rail and rail covers on it, I remember a post ban carbine with this set up but can't remember the name they hung on it. He has always been overpriced but this is beyond ridiculous now. I think there is two reasons he has remained open so many years 2; he is pretty well stocked (ammo, holsters, handguns etc) and 1; I belive he owns the building, does not have a lease/rent.

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