well, helz, fair enuff. but what I said in the original post is that 'premium' AK builders like Arsenal Inc. and KrebsCustom's AK's are listed for prices that you could (theoretically) put together a decent AR, i.e. with a stripped lower and a good kit (RRA, etc.) I never said the average AK was selling now for the same price as new, complete brand-name AR's.