ar and cost quality

[Bezoar]

im kinda laughing on this one. really am actually.

There is a really interesting thread currently on cost of ar versus quality of ar that you end up with. This is what gets me laughing.

in it, it was put out as scientific fact that that it would cost you 800 dollars to recreate a mil spec M4 carbine.

when i was in basic, my m16a3 cost the us government 600 max to purchase in the 1980s. yeah, it was old but it was fun. it was loose but.
It still had better metal to metal fit then 90 % of what i see in walmart gun counters and mc sports racks.

the sights are better then any 'mil spec" ive seen on a gun in a rack anywhere made since the newtown panic started.

ive foundled .308 sigs that were NICE. but had the cheapest cast flip up sights. then again most of the spots i have seen companies cutting the most corners in is
finish quality
metal to metal fit
stocks, soooo tired of the cheapo 50 dollar adjustable stocks on everything.
and cheapest possible flip up sights that make the cricket 22lr look like an olympic target rifle.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Is there a point to this post?

when i was in basic, my m16a3 cost the us government 600 max to purchase in the 1980s.

That is wild speculation, based on ???.

It is also completely irrelevant; what the .gov pays for an item built under contract, defined or IDIQ, has absolutely nothing to do with what a private citizen should expect to pay in the free market. When you're placing an order for 150,000 units, then you can expect government pricing.

 

[Tirod]

Price has almost no effect on quality.

Troll alert. Somebody is monkey dancing and engaging him in debate is the goal.

 

[Bezoar]

so you tell me that once we get to the world of ar -15s that price you pay for it has no impact on final quality of it?

 

[MachIVshooter]

so you tell me that once we get to the world of ar -15s that price you pay for it has no impact on final quality of it?

There is a point of diminishing (or no) returns.

A $300 billet Seekins lower doesn't work any better than a $45 PSA blem lower.