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Big Problem With Cheap AR-15's No One Tells You

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Big Problem With Cheap AR-15’s No One Tells You
This is an issue I have personally run into with budget friendly AR-15’s that I don’t hear hardly anyone discuss and it’s very relevant in these hard times.

I am glad that cheaper AR-15’s are available these days so that more Americans can properly defend themselves if necessary. And in these difficult economic times, it’s important that people still have access to these tools. However, there is something not many people tell you about when buying or putting together these budget friendly rifles. So I did.

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  1. I am not suggesting that people should buy an AR-15 with the intent to sell it or to look at it as an investment. But, for folks who are buying/building their first AR-15 in the $400-$500 price range, they should at least be aware of the difficulty and depreciation they'll be faced with if they ever find themselves in a difficult situation where selling their property might be their only way out. If you've never been in a position where you had to decide between paying your rent or selling things you care about, then I am happy for you. However, I'm sure many others have been there before and are likely there right now.
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  2. A friend just got his first, Del-Ton Echo optics ready. He was so budget focused that he wasn't considering the cost of an optic. I offered him a set of Troy BUIS, for free if he got an MLOK railed upper, or even something with a fixed front sight. I suggested plenty of other options, build a lower, buy a complete upper.
    The money he saved up front just means he can't mount a front sight, nor a flashlight(carbine clam shell). Yeah, there's ways to do a light, but why buy adapters etc..

  3. BS theory. When you invest say $2K in an AR and you have to sell it for $1,500, you lost $500. When you spend $500 for and AR and you have to sell it for $300, you lost $200. In the mean while, you didn't spend the extra $1,500 in the first place so you can buy 3 more $500 guns.

  4. I have a poverty build AR 15. I only started prepping back in 2016, but I got my first gun in 2019. I put my AR 15 together from a stripped Anderson lower with PSA upper. It's not close to being top tier, but I can at least protect myself with it.

    I would never sell it, even though I too build a better rifle. Being that it is my first build, it has sentimental value to me. Also, if I were hunkering down with a friend, he might need the firepower once I get something better.

  5. Depending of course on demand a working budget AR strip should go for $400 dollars or more if you sell to an individual. It costs about $500 to assemble one. Sell it to a gun store and you will get less than you put into it for sure. But sell your expensive AR to a gunstore and it will likely be the same. You will not get back for your paid for it.

  8. If you're selling it to a shop, you'll get 40-60 percent of the new value. That is wholly dependent on condition and market saturation. One local shop stopped taking in Sig 320s because they had too many coming in for trades.

  9. Cheap/mid tier ARs,duty BCGs,and combat ⛽️ over any $2/3k AR any day 😂, Mount paddle pistol lights (tlr1/x300b) at the 12’ in front of fixed/flip matte white/glow painted irons (_*_) 🎯🧐🤭

  11. You're broke but have guns, what would you do if broke w/o guns? Food stamps, foodbank, wealfare? Yep, that's what you do now w/o selling guns. If there were no wealfare or food stamps, I could feed my kin with the guns and protect them. Selling them means feeding them for a weeks food and then not having means to protect them, then starving. I'd rather be able to defend them and feed them even if illegally. Starving isn't an option today, food stamps, food bank, church, soup kitchens. It's hard to go hungry in todays America. It's easy to get killed by criminals, real easy.

  12. I think everyone’s missing the point in the fact that you can buy a $500 Palmetto State Armory rifle or radical and get your money back selling it it’s not gonna be a lot because the gun didn’t cost a lot. I always put good triggers in my cheap guns and got more than the original price of the gun back when I had to sell it when I needed money.

  18. What a great video idea! Most people think about silver and gold when storing value but if you think about it if you bought one or two or more Smith & Wesson MP sport II or similar and held it for a few years it’s definitely gonna hold its value and go up and value. Great video

  19. I have 2 PSA AR 15's a PSA GF3 AK and a DPMS AR and they are never going to be shot so much by me that they will get worn out. I don't have enough time to shoot or money for ammo to waste it. I do have a good ammo stockpile but I'm not going to blow 1000's of rounds at a time on steel plates or paper targets. I shoot just enough to stay in practice. If crap goes that bad south I will be trying to keep a low profile not looking for a fight so my cheap guns should be fine.

  20. I had a BCM that I bought upper and lower separately, plus aimpoint t1, surefire scout, Troy buis total for everything was around $2200. Fast forward to 2017, fell on hard times and had no where to live and was facing legal issues as well so I needed cash fast. Sold everything I had left including my beloved BMC. When I took the rifle to the gun shop, I was told $700 max due to the market in 2017. I swore after that I would never ever spend even close to that on any single rifle/gun again. I understand your reasoning, but once was enough for me.

  22. What you are saying is true, just like b buying a car, RV or just about anything. You take a 20% hit in value as you walk out the door. A brand name will hold that value just slightly more. Pawn Shops will give you less than $0.50 on the dollar for what the current market value is. If you ever thought of an inexpensive rifle or pistol as an investment you're not living in reality. For example, a Glock G19 Gen 3 (US) new is about $500. Used at best $400. Pawn Shop Offer $250 maybe if you are lucky. That's a brand name. Currently, manufactured budget weapons are a commodity, like bullets and gas. Find something you can afford train on it and run it till the wheels fall off. Learn to break it down, service it, clean it and keep it running.

  23. I find that selling an AR15 is something best done in person to another person during a time when government overreach has made them scarce.

    I had a guy offer $2K for a DMPS that I got for less than 25% of that when I bought it (at Walmart, back in the day) – simply because Obama was looking to write some unlawful regulations with the still-warm blood of the Sandy Hook kids. I didn't sell it, because I didn't feel it was ethical to do so, but the guy was there at the gun store making me the offer for a gun I didn't have with me (he just heard me talking about how crazy the prices were with the guy at the counter and I mentioned the price for that, my cheapest, AR).

    So, obviously, you are not going to clear that in normal times – but you can time the gun market pretty easily.

    Even so, however, there will not be many days where I couldn't find someone willing to hand me four or five hundreds for an AR15 that works, meaning, at most, it is a loss for any sights or other hardware attached. That said, it is good to hang on to your cheap starter guns if you can as they make great options for pass-me-down firearms for your children and their cousins without depleting your real gun collection (which is better held for future inheritance when they are fully grown and responsible).

  24. I used to purchase my rifles of the shelf but after running thru a few diff. brands Now sticking to purchasing a complete upper W/BCG from a more expensive brand like Daniel Defense and pairing it with a Aero lower.

  26. All my firearms were bought to keep forever. I do own a couple of junk BCA uppers to have some fun with and one is a bsolute junk. But for a couple hundred bucks i built an introductory 6.5 creedmoore just to have. Nothing i take serious but its there for fun.

  27. Interesting my rifle magically puts lots of food on the table and for way cheaper cause a hunting license to fill me and my familys freezers with meat like three deer is only like 30 dollars for like 200ish pounds of meat where if i didnt have that rifle what could you hunt with and some people that only have one ar use it for lots of different purposes it does pretty good at but not perfect at one or other.

  28. You might get more money parting it out . There are many parts that don't have the BCA branding, like the barrel , hand gaurd , stock , sling ,etc, etc . Then you still have the lower to build back better … um forget I said that part 😂

  29. I'm just going to point out that, if you have to sell a $400 AR and only get $100 back; you lost $300 bucks. If you bought a $1700 AR and got $1200 for it; you lost $500. I don't think it is so much of a question of the percentage loss, but the actual monetary loss. The worst case may be one where you spent $1200 bucks on your super special frankenbuild that represents a really nice firearm for less than what you would pay for a comparable build from the factory, but no one wants to give you more than $300 for it tops, because they don't think your build is somehow as valuable. Unless they know enough to appreciate the parts you put into it perhaps???

    I say, the most you can lose on a $400 AR is $400. On the other hand, with a $1700 AR, you can loose FAR more than just $400. If we are going to the view an AR as an investment…

  31. Good points, but for someone who just wants an AR, PSA is a great choice. Both my ARs are cheap: PSA and Smith & Wesson MP Sport II. I just don’t see the point of a $2000 AR. If I can get an 8” plate at 100 yards with a cheap AR, then it’s good enough to me.

  33. I have a grid defense budget upper in .300. about 250-300 rounds through it. Head space was good and I removed the handguard and checked barrel nut torque. I don't expect it to be the best but it's just a truck gun and if it gets stolen or messed up I'm not out much…

  35. A different take. And a new prepper you need to stockpile food water and fuel and pew pews all at the same time. Also 2 is one is none. Have a second pew pew at your retreat is an insurance policy against theft, fire, and boating accidents. If you legally defend yourself, it may be setting in an evidence locker when you need it the next! Just a few thoughts, not a rebuke, thanks for all the thoughtful videos!

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