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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:41:23 AM EDT
| I know things are crazy now. I have an opportunity to buy a NIB Colt m4 upper (14.5" with no flash hider, would need to pin/weld), KAC ris, full auto BCG for $800. Jump on it? |
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That price isn't out of the ballpark unfortunately even prior to the latest BS. I haven't seen a NIB/take off 6921 upper for less than $700 in a long time and the RAS are usually $100-150 depending on condition.
Truth be told it was cheaper for me to buy a M4 marked 6920 for just under $1000, score a NIB 14.5" Colt M4 barrel for $225, pin a FH, then swap barrels and sell the LNIB 16" M4 barrel for what I paid for the 14.5". |
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That price isn't out of the ballpark unfortunately even prior to the latest BS. I haven't seen a NIB/take off 6921 upper for less than $700 in a long time and the RAS are usually $100-150 depending on condition. Truth be told it was cheaper for me to buy a M4 marked 6920 for just under $1000, score a NIB 14.5" Colt M4 barrel for $225, pin a FH, then swap barrels and sell the LNIB 16" M4 barrel for what I paid for the 14.5". This is what I did on my last two...bought the new 14.5" barrel and put it on a 6920 upper, permed the extended A2 and sold off the 16" barrel. Pretty much broke even. |
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I have a 6920 lower, well in the mail, that I'm gonna hold onto for a while. If a new AWB is worded the same all Colt lowers, that I know of, left the factory as a complete rifle.
If the factory uppers are to high you can always keep an eye on the EE for bits and pieces to put together. |
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