Not mine, but I thought it was sorta interesting....

Duck Creek Armory's AR-15A1 M16A1 "Throwback"

$1500 for a 603 clone built up on a A2 receiver....I guess prices are going up. The ad seems to imply the lower is a S&W....wonder where the "M&P' right side markings went.

That gun is as wrong as two boys fucking!

That gun is as wrong as two boys fucking!

Whats really sad is our next Presidential election's main issues to date are Gay marriage and religious beliefs.  

Those five retro's on GB can't sell between $750-850 with mostly correct parts and NDS lowers.  Guessing most that donated the parts don't want them back.

And if we really want to pick it over - isn't the scope on ass-backwards on the C7 (not A1) upper?

it's for near sighted people so the targets appear farther away.  

Lets see if anyone bites on that auction.  I bet not.  Several nice retro builds with A1 uppers on NDS lowers have sold on GB for little more than half that in the past few weeks.

Hey guys, the stocks were actually used in veitnam.
If it only had a radionics in the stock,,,

Is it just me or does that look like an A2 stock on top of everything else that is wrong?

Yes.

And it says "This item is NEW IN THE BOX" while it states "The furniture is excellent condition and was actually used on rifles in Vietnam".... so is it new or vintage WTF !!!

If it sells for that I'm going to be listing up a couple things

That is certainly what Mr. Soetoro would like it to be about....but fortunately Romney isn't stupid and is sticking to Barry's spectacular failure on the economy, foreign policy, energy policy, ect.



Donated?

Breaks my rule of thumb:  If the rules the seller sets on the auction take up more space than the description you don't want to do business with them.

Wow, full on A2 lower, and they didn't even use an A1 flash hider which grow like weeds! Speaking of weed, I think this dudes been smoking some.

Donated?

Back when those were built many members donated parts for members builds.  Especially college kids and newbies.  Not 601 furniture,  barrels or BCG's but bolt catches,  many circle buttons,  mottled pgs,  grey slip rings etc.  I have seen some 601 furniture given away though.  Saw a lot more re-profiled lowers back then also.  Then NDS started saving people lots of work,  repro parts started popping up and prices escalated.  

When I first started viewing retroland approx 06-07 anyone who paid more than $250 for a surplus upper needed their head examined.  Gunnyssurplus and OOW had quite a few for $275ish excellent and $250ish for good condition and basically no takers for at least  6 months do to exorbitant pricing besides the VMP and MP stamped pieces.  By 08 it was on.  Parts started drying up and supply/demand /greed kicked in.  Local fireman built complete retro rifles on PAWish  lowers and sold them for a small profit at $399 less mag and sling, really before retroland had surfaced and parts were basically free.  In my area AR15.com was one of the biggest jokes on the web in the AR community.  Funshows still had tons of parts and if one couldn't afford a Colt they built a retro out of Colt parts for 1/4 of the cost.

Retroland and it's founding members helped change the whole outlook of the site as it added a little class and comradery and not just a mine is better and yours blows scene.  If one sold import parts they were almost run off.  Now selling knock offs is kinda standard and giving up parts equal to those taken is a  pretty rare thing.

Thats always been a deal breaker for me!!!!!


I guess everything in front of the sight block is flash hider, He says it has a 16 inch barrel

I can pretty much assume that at Duck Creek Armory, there is a side joke/bet going around that this thing, as pathetic as it is, will sell in the current political climate.  I would guess that the overage of $, if it sells, will be paid out to an employee that said it could be done.  

Wait until closer to November (or next year if BHO gets re-elected!) and then reevaluate those prices.

this

I see....people are selling off the Retros they built with heavy assistance from places like here back in the day. Though prices are starting to get stupid, that could have a lot to do with the Obamaconomy, though.

Very good rule of thumb...I agree 100%.  Not that I thought about bidding on this anyway.

If this build sells for this price, I'm sitting on my retirement

Nobody tell my wife about the auction just in case it sells!