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    A factory assembled AR such as Cot, DD, LMT etc will always sell easier and probably for more than a mismatched AR. That does not mean it's better.

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    I personally like a little diversity
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    If you assemble a rifle for your tastes and it fits everything you want what could be better?

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    I am building a SBR utilizing parts from multiple manufacturers. I have no intention to sell it, so the parts I've collected over time have been what appealed to me. I do agree that a complete factory built rifle, with the box, paperwork and the original accessories that it sold with will bring more money at a sale than a built up rifle.

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    I only own "parts" guns...

    I've got pics in my album of one I put together a few weeks ago with spare parts.
    DD14.5" LW carbine barrel-YHM28A FH (Pin &Weld)
    Colt/Diemaco A1 upper
    Colt M16 BCG
    Colt M4 Butt stock
    Vltor Extension
    Colt Carbine buffer and spring
    Colt LPK
    DSAZM4 Lower
    YHM Drop in hand guard
    Magpul moe grip
    It's a light weight mutt... But it shoot's reliably.

    Another lower is waiting in the bin...
    It's going to be a poor mans DMR.... someday.
    Last edited by TheGhostRider; 12-19-11 at 15:21.
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    I personally enjoy building "frankenguns" for several reasons, I have no intent to sell any of them. I can say this, I have no problem parting guns out and selling of various parts and furniture. I've sold gas blocks, sights, handgaurds, barrels etc. with ease but certainly a complete factory "anything" would most likely be more desirable than something "somebody" built.

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    thanks guys
    the uppers were bought as complete units as well as the lowers.
    getting down to the nitty gritty i dont think the upper tier or lower tier makers manufacter their own springs,lots of parts being outsourced.
    maybe it was the context of the comment.
    thanks for all the responses.
    fz1boxer

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    Doesn't matter the value. Never sell a gun... you will only be unhappy a few days later. I have never sold a gun that I didn't have regrets about.

    I've never sold any of my shooters but have sold 2 or 3 that fall into my "collection" space in the safe. I wish I had kept them. The only gun I feel good about selling was a NHM-91 to a friend. He wanted an AK and he has a nice one now instead of a Century monkey screwed over WASR.

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    I think there is truth to the statement that parts guns will bring less to the uninformed. I also add that I build my own and very much prefer them to any factory weapon I've owned and that includes Knights, Colts, Noveske, and such. FWIW I've owned weapons from all the big players. When I build I generally like to keep the uppers and lowers from the same company. With everybody being into stamping or printing their info on everything from BCG's to uppers now people seem to like them to be the same.

    Last month I had 2 complete carbines on the table at a gun show that I built. The first was a BCM MOE type build with standard parts. The other was a BCM upper and lower with a Centurion barrel, Troy sights and Extreme rail, Giesselle, and BattelComp, CTR, Battlegrip, etc. The upper and BCG was BCM, non marked. There was much more interest in the fully marked weapon than the totally custom weapon. To the uninformed they don't know what they don't know.
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