Well, the Black Friday deals are coming in. As tempted as I am to buy, I figure the really good deals will come on actual Black Friday. So far, the most interesting one I’ve come across is one of my vendors offering stripped AR lowers for $35 in bulk. Personally, while I feel that having stripped AR lowers is a form of insurance against future restrictions on AR’s, they are not a cost effective way to put a gun together…in my opinion. Parts kit, stock, complete upper receiver, and youre pretty much into the cost of a quality-name AR (at dealer price). Im sure someone will chime in and say “Yeah, but I can get a lower parts kit from Steves Plumbing and Gun Parts for $25, a made-in-China stock and buffer for $40, a complete upper for $300 from NoNameGunParts.com, and I can put it all together on my table using a video I found on YouTube.” May be, but I think I’d feel more comfortable with a gun put together by the guys at Stag or S&W for $699 versus a gun put together by someone in their kitchen for $599. But thats me.
To me, the attraction to the stripped lowers is similar to the value addition stripped machine gun receivers got back in ’86.
Other deals I’m kinda looking for will be complete lowers at bargain prices. Last year one of my vendors (I can’t remember who) had complete lowers with stocks for around $140. That was a great deal.