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Grabagun still coming through in the clutch
Ruger MPR 18" $630
https://grabagun.com/ruger-ar-556-mp...-5-56nato.html
Ruger MPR 18" $630
https://grabagun.com/ruger-ar-556-mp...-5-56nato.html
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04-11-2020, 08:55 AM
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It's amazing to me that absolutely no one can get the 8542 in stock at any price.
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Originally Posted By Ikeman83⏩
yeah. There's one on gunbroker Buy Now for $735 but idk about the seller. they probably bought it 2 weeks ago and are flipping it for $100 profit lolIt's amazing to me that absolutely no one can get the 8542 in stock at any price.
18" still available though
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04-19-2020, 12:44 PM
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8514 is in stock for $699.00:https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperst....cfm/ID/199005
8542 still just gone...
8542 still just gone...
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04-19-2020, 01:15 PM
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I think that at this point this is probably the best option for a new buyer out there at $899:https://grabagun.com/springfield-arm...6-16-30-1.html

It's more expensive than the Ruger, but is going to have similar features. It will also come with a set of metal, adjustable flip sights (probably $100).
Really just goes to show that the time to buy an AR was anytime in the last 3.5 years before mid-March.

It's more expensive than the Ruger, but is going to have similar features. It will also come with a set of metal, adjustable flip sights (probably $100).
Really just goes to show that the time to buy an AR was anytime in the last 3.5 years before mid-March.
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04-21-2020, 08:19 PM
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only 8542 I see in stock rn is $795. probably OOS in a few hours, even at the higher price.
https://www.tombstonetactical.com/ar...1in-30rd-black
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04-23-2020, 11:30 AM
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Recently purchased a handgun and loving it. Wanting to venture into AR territory soon. I've been hearing mixed opinions about building an AR vs buying a "pre-built" AR for a first timer. Any thoughts on this?
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Originally Posted By Bakinat0r⏩
I built mine. It is nice and I was able to save $200 compared to a similarly built systems at the cost of no warranty and having to buy from half a dozen different stores.Recently purchased a handgun and loving it. Wanting to venture into AR territory soon. I've been hearing mixed opinions about building an AR vs buying a "pre-built" AR for a first timer. Any thoughts on this?
If I was doing it again I would either:
Buy something like the OP or buy a PSA complete upper and lower in the configuration I want and put them together.
If you are buying anytime soon you take what you can get.
06-01-2020, 10:52 PM
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This is a friendly reminder that you should've bought an AR 3 months ago...
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06-02-2020, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted By Ikeman83⏩
First corona and now riots. Better hope Trump wins or it will be at least 5 years before AR pricing goes back to 2019 levelsThis is a friendly reminder that you should've bought an AR 3 months ago...
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06-02-2020, 11:11 AM
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https://www.********.com/KHQLocalNew...51187139490223
Spokane, Washington (20 miles away) got hit with some riots and now that is what my town looks like.
Spokane, Washington (20 miles away) got hit with some riots and now that is what my town looks like.
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Originally Posted By Ikeman83⏩
Just bumping to LOL at how great the gun market was 6 months ago...As the board's leftists are telling us that society is about to implode, in addition to toilet paper and hand sanitizer, it's probably time to get yourself a WuPocalypse defense rifle.
Fortunately, we're living in a golden age of AR 15 availability:
SEE BOTTOM OF POST
Ruger MPR 16", $635.99 shipped;https://grabagun.com/ruger-ar-556-5-...ing-stock.html

MBUS Rear, $35.85;https://buygunstuff.com/magpul-mbus-...gen-2-blk.html

MBUS Front, $24.71;
https://buygunstuff.com/magpul-mbus-...gen-2-blk.html

Gen 3 PMag, $9.65;https://buygunstuff.com/catalog/product/view/id/10886
1000 rds of Wolf Gold .223, $289.99;https://www.targetsportsusa.com/wolf...59-p-4316.aspx

EDIT, updated again on 3/22/20: LINKS ARE GOING DEAD AS PRODUCT SELLS OUT. I AM ATTEMPTING TO KEEP LIVE LINKS IN THE THREAD! Post 340 has a current rifle link!
Fortunately, we're living in a golden age of AR 15 availability:
SEE BOTTOM OF POST
Ruger MPR 16", $635.99 shipped;https://grabagun.com/ruger-ar-556-5-...ing-stock.html

MBUS Rear, $35.85;https://buygunstuff.com/magpul-mbus-...gen-2-blk.html
MBUS Front, $24.71;
https://buygunstuff.com/magpul-mbus-...gen-2-blk.html
Gen 3 PMag, $9.65;https://buygunstuff.com/catalog/product/view/id/10886
1000 rds of Wolf Gold .223, $289.99;https://www.targetsportsusa.com/wolf...59-p-4316.aspx

EDIT, updated again on 3/22/20: LINKS ARE GOING DEAD AS PRODUCT SELLS OUT. I AM ATTEMPTING TO KEEP LIVE LINKS IN THE THREAD! Post 340 has a current rifle link!
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12-01-2021, 11:07 AM
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Dealer I spoke with over the weekend said that the latest Rugers are being manufactured poorly compared to the past. He pulled out a couple to show me how many metal burs and sharp edges there were on just the ones he had in stock.
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Originally Posted By Ikeman83⏩
it says $844.99. negged for trollingAs the board's leftists are telling us that society is about to implode, in addition to toilet paper and hand sanitizer, it's probably time to get yourself a WuPocalypse defense rifle.
Fortunately, we're living in a golden age of AR 15 availability:
SEE BOTTOM OF POST
Ruger MPR 16", $635.99 shipped;https://grabagun.com/ruger-ar-556-5-...ing-stock.html
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Fortunately, we're living in a golden age of AR 15 availability:
SEE BOTTOM OF POST
Ruger MPR 16", $635.99 shipped;https://grabagun.com/ruger-ar-556-5-...ing-stock.html
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OP as someone in fruits and nuts California the people around me don't understand the need for assault rifles at all. Could you please offer me your side? I'm just curious when my friends and family complain about them and say that the second amendment was not made with assault rifles in mind.
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Originally Posted By DustinTheHuss⏩
Do the people around you understand the need for a gun at all? If they can't get behind the idea of self protection, hunting, or marksmanship then you aren't going to convince them. Beyond that, nobody is getting an assault rifle, as those are military weapons with which you can change between semi-automatic and automatic. The AR-15 is a design of rifle with the ability to swap parts with other AR-15 designed guns. They also have a system that uses the explosion that propels the bullet to also eject the spent casing and load the next round, lessoning the impact against your should so that even somebody weak or frail can defend their life. That's about it!OP as someone in fruits and nuts California the people around me don't understand the need for assault rifles at all. Could you please offer me your side? I'm just curious when my friends and family complain about them and say that the second amendment was not made with assault rifles in mind.
They call them "assault weapons" because they are idiots and don't understand guns or gun crime. Thinking a gun becomes more dangerous because it has a pistol grip or because it has a tip on the end that makes the explosion coming out less blinding doesn't even make sense, and yet those things were enough to outlaw guns that aren't any different than other guns on the market. They shoot the same rounds as other guns that aren't "assault weapons" at the same rate of fire. So unless you are in favor of banning all guns, then I don't see much of a reason for a rational person to want to ban these by themselves. It is pure fear mongering.
12-04-2021, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted By DustinTheHuss⏩
This is a very very simple argument to win.OP as someone in fruits and nuts California the people around me don't understand the need for assault rifles at all. Could you please offer me your side? I'm just curious when my friends and family complain about them and say that the second amendment was not made with assault rifles in mind.
First, ask them to read any 20th century history book and then after they are done ask them, do you think human nature has changed at all in 100 years?
If the answer is NO, then you just won the argument.
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Originally Posted By pUniCepts⏩
I took advantage of that deal in that post, way back in the good old days when 600 bucks could buy more than a cart of groceries and one tank of gas.it says $844.99. negged for trolling
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Our "society" has definitely changed over the past 100 years. Columbine marked the beginning of school shootings.
I personally didn't grow up with guns as my grandfather watched people get shot and killed in Chicago and was against them, so my Dad was never around them. And most people in the Bay Area don't have them. There are exceptions in the extremely wealthy, conservative areas around me.
So yes I am not trying to sit in my bubble in California and say that we should ban all guns, I'm just trying to understand the other side.
Originally Posted By jimbone21⏩
They don't believe in banning all guns (well, not all of them), but I think they have the vision of Rambo with an assault rifle and wonder why the regular citizen needs such a weapon.Do the people around you understand the need for a gun at all? If they can't get behind the idea of self protection, hunting, or marksmanship then you aren't going to convince them. Beyond that, nobody is getting an assault rifle, as those are military weapons with which you can change between semi-automatic and automatic. The AR-15 is a design of rifle with the ability to swap parts with other AR-15 designed guns. They also have a system that uses the explosion that propels the bullet to also eject the spent casing and load the next round, lessoning the impact against your should so that even somebody weak or frail can defend their life. That's about it!
They call them "assault weapons" because they are idiots and don't understand guns or gun crime. Thinking a gun becomes more dangerous because it has a pistol grip or because it has a tip on the end that makes the explosion coming out less blinding doesn't even make sense, and yet those things were enough to outlaw guns that aren't any different than other guns on the market. They shoot the same rounds as other guns that aren't "assault weapons" at the same rate of fire. So unless you are in favor of banning all guns, then I don't see much of a reason for a rational person to want to ban these by themselves. It is pure fear mongering.
They call them "assault weapons" because they are idiots and don't understand guns or gun crime. Thinking a gun becomes more dangerous because it has a pistol grip or because it has a tip on the end that makes the explosion coming out less blinding doesn't even make sense, and yet those things were enough to outlaw guns that aren't any different than other guns on the market. They shoot the same rounds as other guns that aren't "assault weapons" at the same rate of fire. So unless you are in favor of banning all guns, then I don't see much of a reason for a rational person to want to ban these by themselves. It is pure fear mongering.
Originally Posted By iabs⏩
What do you mean human nature?This is a very very simple argument to win.
First, ask them to read any 20th century history book and then after they are done ask them, do you think human nature has changed at all in 100 years?
If the answer is NO, then you just won the argument.
First, ask them to read any 20th century history book and then after they are done ask them, do you think human nature has changed at all in 100 years?
If the answer is NO, then you just won the argument.
Our "society" has definitely changed over the past 100 years. Columbine marked the beginning of school shootings.
I personally didn't grow up with guns as my grandfather watched people get shot and killed in Chicago and was against them, so my Dad was never around them. And most people in the Bay Area don't have them. There are exceptions in the extremely wealthy, conservative areas around me.
So yes I am not trying to sit in my bubble in California and say that we should ban all guns, I'm just trying to understand the other side.
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Originally Posted By DustinTheHuss⏩
No one cares what you think fat ugly skankOP as someone in fruits and nuts California the people around me don't understand the need for assault rifles at all. Could you please offer me your side? I'm just curious when my friends and family complain about them and say that the second amendment was not made with assault rifles in mind.
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12-04-2021, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted By DustinTheHuss⏩
Ask them to find out how many people are killed each year by an AR15. Now do handguns.OP as someone in fruits and nuts California the people around me don't understand the need for assault rifles at all. Could you please offer me your side? I'm just curious when my friends and family complain about them and say that the second amendment was not made with assault rifles in mind.
AR15 is the boogie man, after you successfully take it away, all guns will eventually be on the table. Moving goal post is standard operating procedures for progressives.
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Did someone revive this thread just to punch my wallet in the dick?
I should’ve listened back then, which was $10k ago…
Anyone that sees this that still doesn’t own a gun needs to get their crap together and buy one, preferably an AR15
I should’ve listened back then, which was $10k ago…
Anyone that sees this that still doesn’t own a gun needs to get their crap together and buy one, preferably an AR15
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Originally Posted By DustinTheHuss⏩
Societies change and will continue to change, but human nature has remained unchanged since men started walking erect.What do you mean human nature?
Our "society" has definitely changed over the past 100 years. Columbine marked the beginning of school shootings.
I personally didn't grow up with guns as my grandfather watched people get shot and killed in Chicago and was against them, so my Dad was never around them. And most people in the Bay Area don't have them. There are exceptions in the extremely wealthy, conservative areas around me.
So yes I am not trying to sit in my bubble in California and say that we should ban all guns, I'm just trying to understand the other side.
Our "society" has definitely changed over the past 100 years. Columbine marked the beginning of school shootings.
I personally didn't grow up with guns as my grandfather watched people get shot and killed in Chicago and was against them, so my Dad was never around them. And most people in the Bay Area don't have them. There are exceptions in the extremely wealthy, conservative areas around me.
So yes I am not trying to sit in my bubble in California and say that we should ban all guns, I'm just trying to understand the other side.
Think about it, it's better when you figure it out on your own.
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Originally Posted By DustinTheHuss⏩
Help me understand the 'other side'So yes I am not trying to sit in my bubble in California and say that we should ban all guns, I'm just trying to understand the other side.
What restrictions on the Rights/Liberties does the other side support that you think might possibly make sense, and why?
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I'm looking to get an AR soon. I've looked at the websites for the stores around me, but lately I've been branching off into other sites, like gun.deals, which looks to be a conglomeration of gun deals. If I'm buying X sku of X manufacturer, does it really matter where I'm getting it from? It isn't like I can pay all this money and get everything set up with a local FFL dealer and then they ship me some other gun or don't send it, right? Or is it recommended to stick with some site more well-known?
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Originally Posted By jimbone21⏩
General rules of who to buy from still apply in that they could take forever to ship or could potentially ship the wrong thing, but, if you do just a little due diligence you should be fine. If you haven't heard of the seller, search for their name on gun forums/reddit/etc to see a little real feedback (posts by established accounts, etc) and then send itIf I'm buying X sku of X manufacturer, does it really matter where I'm getting it from? It isn't like I can pay all this money and get everything set up with a local FFL dealer and then they ship me some other gun or don't send it, right? Or is it recommended to stick with some site more well-known?
Or just ask in this thread
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BTW where do we stand on an MFC backup site to this one?
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Originally Posted By jimbone21⏩
seconding what Farley said. There are, like for anything else, shadey vendors and sketchy websites.I'm looking to get an AR soon. I've looked at the websites for the stores around me, but lately I've been branching off into other sites, like gun.deals, which looks to be a conglomeration of gun deals. If I'm buying X sku of X manufacturer, does it really matter where I'm getting it from? It isn't like I can pay all this money and get everything set up with a local FFL dealer and then they ship me some other gun or don't send it, right? Or is it recommended to stick with some site more well-known?
I've had gun parts never arrive and the vendor tell me to fist myself. Was able to chargeback since I'd used a CC. With a little research beforehand I'd have known they were a ****ty vendor.
gun.deals is good for finding stuff. I use r/gundeals (only reason I made a reddit acct) and the members are good for knowing if it's actually a deal and if vendor is gtg.
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