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Posted: 12/6/2005 6:58:16 AM EDT
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So I get a call from Dealer Warehouse asking if I still want my two Imbel Recievers. I said I got them already and was told no more were being made, He said that they have them being delivered next week. I figured I would oick up two more and pass the info on if any one is still looking for them. Yes the price did go up $20.00 |
I think the price went up around $70+/- bucks. Werent they selling for $179 before? I think TDW jacked the prices up knowing that most people will bite. Any news on when they're supposed to arrive? Every time I call and ask the cock that answers the phone harasses me about being on "the list" and won't give me straight answers about the receivers. My dealer called me up and asked if I still wanted the receiver I ordered in March/April. He felt like a total ass for the major delay and having to jack the price up. |
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You know I almost didn't want to buy for the $250.00 I sad the last ones cost me $179.00...Only problem watching other posts and seeing thet there are no more for that price. Then looking at DSA and waiting for a DCI which is going to be no place near $179.00. I figure what are the choices of getting Imbels at all. My last builds on them were 100% no problems and the only other bite I had were some Century. So I have one more kit which will become a Para and then I will own a STG58, Belgium and the PARA. Will have a extra reciever that I might use or be able to sell for $500.00 in a couple of years when there are no more around..... Just kidding |
I still don't know why this guy is so butthurt on making sure you're on "the list" before he'll freaking talk with you 
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$300 seems to be the norm,I recently picked up two at that price-300x2, ouch.I'd been holding out, hoping to pick up one to complete a couple of STGs that i'd bought from FAC. (tells you how long ago that was. LOL) I never could find one in stock,for the low price of $179. I've been on the "list" since May,I doubt I'll get the E.M. asking if I still want em,I'll buy, if they do.The cost after the transfer,s./h.,will still raise the price to $300. Anyway...the 2003 CAI marked imbels that I bought & used to build one this past week,went very smooth,no problems with fit.only had to shave the barrel slightly to time.& This STG will run & Thump.  jimmo |
Is that all they cost? I might call my dealer then and tell him to cancel my order with TDW and get me a DSA..... |
No, they are closer to $400 retail (you can get them cheaper if you shop around). However, you get a US part and if there is a problem you actually have factory support with DSA. Imbels were decent quality and CHEAP...since they are no longer cheap why buy one? |
The stigma of a Imbel being stamped with the CAI Importer markings,Thus, thought by more than a few to be inferior to the PAC marked Imbels. Like I posted above, the 2003 Imbel gear logo imported through CAI,gave me no trouble at all.Some receivers, may have had issues,I'm not sure which ones,I may have been lucky,But I doubt that,& I know who built the rifle and which parts I have.The value of the receiver may be lower because it's marked CAI? No.I'm not trying to  .And I'll stop the rant.Let's hope TDW will come through with some receivers for all needing em.Is the real issue. |
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www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=157215 www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=157201 www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=157115 So you think $250 is to much check this out. |
A DSA Type 3 receiver is $350. If you have a good FFL holder, you will be out the door for $370. Imbels are great receivers but the DSA receiver will give a US part and is a superior receiver. |
| there isnt a aluminum recever. theres been ones tested and one company releaced one all had catastrophic results. dsa has a picture of one that exploded forgot which company decided they were safe enough. dsa recevers are steel and they also make a stainless steel recever. |
| Other than being able to order a DSA in type one or type two, I have found NO DSA receiver to be of better quality than a IMBEL. We've built over two dozen IMBELS, all have gone together with zero tolerance issues. I still say that a IMBEL receiver that costs $300 is a good investment. As far as I know DSA receivers are backordered, last I heard at least six months. I think that as soon as the IMBELS dry up there will be a price increase at DSA. The aluminum rceivers were made be a company called Williams something or other. Many people got bit hard on these, the company folded and did not issue refunds or start making steel receivers to replace the aluminum as they said they were going to do. |
| The price of FAL receivers will come down. Its high now because of "fears" regarding this ban. The market will adapt (coonans will come out, maybe others too). So in the meantime, I've set aside my kits and tools, ready to go, and picked up a new hobby or two. AK building is fun too. A little bolt action C&R rifle fun is good also. Just like a junkie, I can find my fix elsewhere so I can wait on those receivers. |
308. I got most of my stuff from gunthings.com? Something like that. Keep in mind that there's more to it than just the right side plate. If you have any questions on the build, feel free to IM me any time. 
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