wojownik
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In a rare moment of quiet, I was thinking about the AK rifle and where things may go in terms of supply and market pricing over the next few years, but really how pricing today got to where it is.
The last time I bought an AK was a good number of years ago, where I acquired some ROMAKs in the $200 range, a Romy G build sub-$400 and a few years ago a Saiga SGL in the $500 range. Looking at AKs again (and yes, I literally feel like I'm stepping out of a time warp or bubble) the prices have exponentially increased. I was looking at some of the products at Atlantic Firearms, and just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger (so to speak) on another AK at these prices ...
Have parts kits really dried up that much? With import restrictions (e.g. no barrels), is the US cost of labor and parts that high to drive these things above the $1k mark? I'm not looking for the simple generic supply vs. demand answer - I want to dig into the drivers. The contrast, of course, is the dip in AR pricing ...
(I want to leave future forecasting out, such as speculating what happens if Executive Order 13661 is rescinded.)
The last time I bought an AK was a good number of years ago, where I acquired some ROMAKs in the $200 range, a Romy G build sub-$400 and a few years ago a Saiga SGL in the $500 range. Looking at AKs again (and yes, I literally feel like I'm stepping out of a time warp or bubble) the prices have exponentially increased. I was looking at some of the products at Atlantic Firearms, and just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger (so to speak) on another AK at these prices ...
Have parts kits really dried up that much? With import restrictions (e.g. no barrels), is the US cost of labor and parts that high to drive these things above the $1k mark? I'm not looking for the simple generic supply vs. demand answer - I want to dig into the drivers. The contrast, of course, is the dip in AR pricing ...
(I want to leave future forecasting out, such as speculating what happens if Executive Order 13661 is rescinded.)