dakota1911
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Of those two I would get the S&W. Another one I think is pretty good and I have seen it on sale in the mid $500 area is the Ruger AR-556.
I missed this, but yes.A Colt in the hand is worth 2 of the Bush? ;-)
I don't see it as "exploiting" at all. During the Obama panic, prices were up and people were still buying like crazy. Were all those buyers being exploited by the dealers? I don't think so. I myself could have forked over a too-high amount for one at that time, but I didn't. Why? Because it wasn't worth it to me. But obviously, many other people thought it was worth it to them, so they paid and got what they bought. Besides, if there's another panic, I'd be selling it to a dealer anyway, and he'd buy it because he can then sell it to a willing customer. Would I be exploiting the dealer, or would the dealer be exploiting the customer? No and no.I find it odd how you are asking here on a gun forum for advice on which AR15 to buy so you can exploit someone if and when there is another panic. Am I the only one who finds that odd? The OP is not asking what is the best rifle for the money he is asking which gun can I flip for the highest profit during the next panic.
I personally think that we the gun buying and gun owning community do ourselves a disservice when we exploit our own. The worst part about this type of exploitation is that most of the people who are taken advantage of are new to the shooting and don't know any better. Their desire to purchase is driven by fear and you are asking us for advice on how to best exploit that fear. Their first meaningful interaction with the gun community is getting raped on a $1200 AR15 that is really a $600 AR15. Way to bring people into the fold.
Seems wrong to me.
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