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Posted: 4/23/2003 3:40:39 PM EDT
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Is $940.00 a fair price for a Bushmaster A3 Shorty? My favorite gun shop just received one, and it is the model I decided I'm going to buy. I like to support my local Mom and Pop, but if the price is out of line, I'll look elsewhere. BTW, I'm in SE Michigan ..... For those of you who recently purchased this same model, what did you pay? |
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I'm in SW Michigan, I asked around and found a Bushmaster Dissipator from a private FFL dealer--$825 out the door, all taxes, transfers etc inclusive. He obviously gets special dealer pricing and can extend that to you. check out this link and get a few FFL dealers around you and ask around--they will usually do it for cost plus 10-15% http://www.gunbroker.com/user/DealerNetwork.asp |
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If we're talking about new Postbans here- There's a couple new Bushmaster A3 Shortys for sale in the gunstore just down the road from me. They are asking $780 for them. Actually, I believe it is $784, or similar. That $940 sounds more like the MSRP prices found on the Bushmaster website and catalogs. The dealer may have just used that figure thinking it would still sell in your area. The prices I'm quoting are from "The Sportsmans Warehouse" store, here in St. Cloud, MN. I know, because I just purchased a new A2 16" shorty there a couple days ago. I also have a 'Superlight' barrel on order through Bushmaster. Can't wait to get it all together. We now have 3 major businesses competing within a 1-mile area here; Sportmans Warehouse, Gander Mountain, and Scheels Sporting Goods. Firearms prices here have taken a drastic drop in the last couple years. Hope this helps. |
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Almost a thousand dollars for a post ban AR? No, I think that is too high for what you are getting. Shop around a little and you can get a preban for not much more. If you are in love with that gun and it is exactly how you need your AR15 to be, I guess you could offer a lower price, but that just seems way high to me. I picked up a new/ unfired preban Olympic Arms last year for $750. |
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