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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:07:49 PM EDT
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OP's wad.
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:10:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI wish. 
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:12:21 PM EDT
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All I see is 2 revolvers with minute of barn accuracy. I would have kept the original gun. |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:14:19 PM EDT
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You done good, OP. |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:14:25 PM EDT
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Do you think you would've got the same deal without the furniture change?
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:15:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:20:53 PM EDT
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Yes, because that DPMS .308 is so going to appreciate in value in five years, right? OP is already ahead on value, and not just paper value but actual realized cash value on those. They probably turn out several thousand of those DPMS rifles a year. You know how many Model 10's and Detective Specials they make a year? Zero. In five years at the seeming current rate the OP will gain another 10-15 percent or more in value. That DPMS will accumulate exactly zero and will in all probability drop some if the market continues on it's current downward spiral. 
I think that some peeps put a "panic value" on a AR, hell most shops won't even take a 5.56 one in on trade or offer so little you are better off parting it out. That said panics can run in four year cycles with the POTUS elections but it's going to have to be a very deep panic before used ARs hit the 2008 Obama panic prices. |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:39:57 PM EDT
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Why in every thread like this, do some posters feel the need to run someone down ? Do they have low self-esteem ,make them feel better to cut someone else down.  |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:44:19 PM EDT
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Love my 2" 15.
I also have a '70s era nickeled Detective Special, but my mother in law has claimed it. I think you did good, OP.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 4:44:47 PM EDT
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Very nice. Well done!
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Posted: 9/18/2018 5:36:27 PM EDT
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Name some rifle tech that’s newer... Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Laugh all you want, AR-10 is old tech, Introduced in 1956. Same as the AR-15 which Colt began selling in 1964. H&K 11 caseless rifle. Thank you for proving my point. Just because its old tech doesn't mean it is not viable tech. |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 5:50:26 PM EDT
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The best trade fodder is cash Buy low sell high works better than fiat currency. |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 6:02:07 PM EDT
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Do you think you would've got the same deal without the furniture change?  I sourced it all lightly used on eBay for $140.00 including a YHM front sight of the proper height and the two "used mag box" P-mags I got from the same LGS.
Here is what it looked like, of course I removed the optic/light/rear sight.
 Attached FileIt warmed on me for a while but the "warmth" did not last long what with owning two FALs I seldom shoot as it is. 
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Posted: 9/18/2018 6:04:22 PM EDT
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So you traded a 308 rifle, a bunch of parts, and cash for two 38 specials?  |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 6:05:32 PM EDT
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The DPMS .308s sell good in my AO. We have a local Rural King and they go for $699.00 plus tax/call-in. Part of that is we because can't deer hunt with 5.56 and why mess with .300 when you can have a .308. My LGS buys them for $565.00 through their distributor and they said that's about the only "AR" moving right now. Even .300 BOs are flat due to cheap .308s. Parts is where the profit is at these days what with everyone "rolling their own" 5.56/.300 ARs.....They don't seem to want to build .308s. In this case there were two big boxes of handguns that they had not priced yet that let me cull through. Lots of junk top-breaks and such but some good ones too. There were two very nice Colt Police Positives and a factory nickle S&W Model 10. All in .38 special but I already had examples of those. Meh, as for time, I'm retired so time is not a factor I concern myself much with. I usually go to that particular shop once or twice a week. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Quoted: I can't even get a store to look at anything that remotely looks like an AR these days. My LGS buys them for $565.00 through their distributor and they said that's about the only "AR" moving right now. Even .300 BOs are flat due to cheap .308s. Parts is where the profit is at these days what with everyone "rolling their own" 5.56/.300 ARs.....They don't seem to want to build .308s. Quoted:
You do find some cool stuff, but honestly, how much time do you spend sifting through stuff? There were two very nice Colt Police Positives and a factory nickle S&W Model 10. All in .38 special but I already had examples of those. Meh, as for time, I'm retired so time is not a factor I concern myself much with. I usually go to that particular shop once or twice a week.
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Posted: 9/18/2018 6:06:55 PM EDT
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Laugh all you want, AR-10 is old tech, Introduced in 1956. Same as the AR-15 which Colt began selling in 1964. Still effective, just like the snub revolvers. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The 60s called, they want their guns back. Just like the snubs. Still effective, just like the snub revolvers. And I don't need a history lesson in weapons development BTW, Retro is kind of my jam.
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Posted: 9/18/2018 6:14:30 PM EDT
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Dpms is garbage. |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 6:16:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Want to PM me the name of the store, or is that like asking someone where their best fishing spot is located? Like I say I go in there maybe twice a week unless they call me about something they think I might have a interest in or to just ask a question. They get a shit ton of traffic so guns are running in and out the door all the time. Good friendly folks working there too. Lots of mil-surps. BTW.....I saw a Blue Sky Garand in there today for $650....As usual the barrel was shot out.
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Posted: 9/18/2018 8:20:55 PM EDT
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Back in the day when I was an active FFL doing shows I was always doing alot of parts trading and outright buying of stuff.
Had a few retired regulars that were always on the hunt for newspaper add, estate sales etc. One guy would always remove the optics from the rifles he bought and would trade for ammo. Another guy kept me well stocked with hard and soft cases from garage sales. Hauling this stuff around to shows to keep your table full often made the difference between a break even show and a bust. I considered doing the shows mainly as an advertising promotion. |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 8:25:46 PM EDT
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You done good, OP. |
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