Been wanting an AR but at this cost??

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Have a chance to trade for a Colt 6920 thats just bone stock but new. I have a Ruger GSR with Shillen Match Grade 22" barrel re-chambered in 358 Win with 10 round mags and 100+ rounds. Zeiss Terra 3x Scope with New England Custom guns Iron sites on it as well with the flip up big dot up front. Talk me out of trading my 358 for this AR please.. :banghead:

I need an AR pretty bad but this 358 custom GSR is valued at 2,400.00 id have to be a fool to trade it....
 
Sounds like you've rationally talked yourself out of it

What do you need an AR for? just to have and shoot recreationally? or for a collection piece?

If its just for recreational shooting, you should assemble/build one

for half the price of what that gun is worth, you could get a damn good AR

I like buying a complete or mostly complete (no BCG or charging handle) and then assembling a lower yourself.

Too many boutique AR companies with innovative options out there to overpay for a plain jane AR

-Matt S.
 
Yeah, unless that AR is coming with about $1,200 in cash, that's a suckers trade. If it only takes $850 to separate you from your $2,400 custom rifle... Well I've got an AR-10 I'd be willing to trade for your car, assuming it's late model and nice, of course.
 
Im a huge 6920 fan and there is no way Id make that trade. You can pick those up everywhere right now for 950 bucks.
 
DON'T TRADE!!! that's a terrible trade on your end. Save up some $ and buy you a decent AR for ~$700 or build one with part kits and save even more money.
 
Palmetto State Armory was selling the Colt 6720 recently for $800. If you put a value of $2400 on your rifle, I think you just talked yourself out of it.
 
Of course, if you want the AR more than you want to wait and save up the money, and more than you want the Ruger GSR, then you can always sell the GSR. I doubt you would get $2400 for it, but you would probably get more than the $800 you can buy that AR for.
 
I just need one for pure recreation use and additionally, home defense. Hate waiting on my barrel to cool down and wont ruin such an expensive barrel. Guess I just needed some you did the right thing turning him down type of feedback. I need and want that exact colt pretty bad and he knew it.. I think he was just trying to take advantage of the fact. The GSR is HEAVYLY customized.. youll never see one like this one I guarentee it. Cant see it in pic, but optional flip-up BIG DOT up front. QR mounts for quick access to Irons.

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yeah the 358 is nastier then a 5.56 anyway.. :p

Should of told him yeah, ill trade the scope for it. lol
 
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That is a terrible trade for you. You can easily find 6920s for around $900 just about everywhere. These days, ARs can be had for as little as $550, granted they might not have a chrome-line barrel or some of the amenities as slightly more expensive ARs. You can get an excellent AR that will do everything you need it to from a reputable maker (Colt, RRA, Armalite, S&W, etc.) for well under $1K. If you want all kinds of bells and whistles like super awesome triggers, rails, custom uppers/lowers, optics, etc. it will cost a little more, but I cannot justify paying anywhere more than $2500 for an AR unless it's integrally suppressed or in some other way super unique. When you crest the $2000 price range, there are other, more modern platforms that become open to you (Tavors, SCARs, rifles with folding stocks, etc.).
 
You're rifle might have cost $2400 to put together, but it ain't worth $2400.

You have a rifle and scope that sell new for $800 and $400. That combo used should bring no more than $1000. Unfortunately custom features only add to the usefulness of the rifle to the person who paid for them. As a rule they add very little if any to the value of the gun. And in many cases they detract from value.

If you can find someone who really wants just what you have $1200 might be a fair price. You're going to have a hard time finding a buyer who wants a .358 set up like that.

Figure $950 for a new Colt + tax and you are between $1000-$1100 being allowed for your gun in trade which is I think a fair deal financially.

The question is, do want to lose that much money? If you like the GSR enough to keep it that would be a smart move. Then buy an AR at a later time.
 
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You're rifle might have cost $2400 to put together, but it ain't worth $2400.

You have a rifle and scope that sell new for $800 and $400. That combo used should bring no more than $1000. Unfortunately custom features only add to the usefulness of the rifle to the person who paid for them. As a rule they add very little if any to the value of the gun. And in many cases they detract from value.

If you can find someone who really wants just what you have $1200 might be a fair price. You're going to have a hard time finding a buyer who wants a .358 set up like that.
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This.

Generally, custom rifles are rotten investments. Your GSR may be worth $2400 to you, but otherwise, the market dictates value. The only reason to go custom is because it's what you want, will use, and will hold onto.
 
Well I know that... NOBODY will EVER get what they put into a rifle on the market. Unless its something REALLY special.

This 358s a thumper though.. when it hits it HITS HARD! Im happy with it not enough to obviously not trade for the 6920 but it was a beautiful AR. I dont think I could replace this.


Also, your maths off GSRs alone retail for 1k and some change according to Ruger. Additionally, you wont see too many 358 converted GSRs with Match Grade barrels, etc. You should see my groupings.. I could list all the bells and whistles but its really irrellevent this ones not going anywhere.

I decided im either going to save up for a 6920 or go all out with Daniel Defense, havent decided on the two yet. I guess I was just venting when I posted this post because I wanted that 6920 pretty bad. :evil:


Building one is COMPELETLY out of the question.
 
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Well its no end all king of rifles.. but its no push over either. Id put it up against any 358 out there. It would easyly, take anything down in North America. Id bet on it.

Every tool has its purpose.



Its weakest point is the scope as bad as that is to say because even thats hard to beat for the price.


On the drop of a dime I can convert this rifle from whats pictured to a completely different way of looking at it.


Only complaint I have is when you put a few rounds through it like say the mag pictured that barrel gets pretty damn hot. I put it up vertically to cool down and run a patch through it every so many rounds. Under 100 rounds through it.
 
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