henschman
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It is a supply and demand thing. The demand comes from the fact that they actually do offer some advantages over something with a standard layout like an AR. I think most of us who own multiple 2A-purpose rifles would LIKE to have a quality bullpup, that there is some price that we would be willing to pay for one, and that the number is probably at least SOMEWHAT larger than what we would be willing to pay for a basic AR of comparable quality.
The supply issue comes from the fact that for each of these designs, there is typically just one manufacturer, who can only supply a certain number of units.
They set a price that they think will move all their units at the greatest profit. If you started seeing multiple producers start making, say, AUG pattern rifles, and the market became flooded with them, you would see prices just marginally above the cost of production and distribution, like you do with most AR-15s right now.
The supply issue comes from the fact that for each of these designs, there is typically just one manufacturer, who can only supply a certain number of units.
They set a price that they think will move all their units at the greatest profit. If you started seeing multiple producers start making, say, AUG pattern rifles, and the market became flooded with them, you would see prices just marginally above the cost of production and distribution, like you do with most AR-15s right now.