kcmarine
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Sorry for the double post/ bump, but we went to the gun shops today. The first place we went to (the one that was smokey) actually had a no smoking sign on the door, which blew my mind. Anywho, I immediately saw an AR-15 upon entering the store. It had a RRA lower and supposedly a Bushmaster upper. According to the guy working the counter, it was made by their gunsmith after a customer had wanted to get an AR with a flat top receiver. He had traded out rifles (or something like that), and the gunsmith at the shop used the remaining lower and upper to make a rifle. It had a dissipator length barrel and handguard. Out the door price was $625, plus tax. He said it was unfired, I could not verify that, however. The gun charged smoothly and did not seem to have any fit and finish problems from looking at it. The major thing against it is the dissipator set up. Again, a 20 in barrel is what I am looking for.
The next stop was at a gunshop in Claycomo, Missouri. I bought my Saiga from this shop. The weapons he carries are all made by Olympic. He did not have a 20 in A2 rifle in stock, though he did have carbines. When I asked about Olympic's reputation, he said that they had been around longer than Bushmaster, and that most of the complaints about them came from the 1980's, when they sold cheaply made ARs. The price he could sell a brand new Olympic 20 in A2 for was in the upper $700's.
So far, what do you guys think?
The next stop was at a gunshop in Claycomo, Missouri. I bought my Saiga from this shop. The weapons he carries are all made by Olympic. He did not have a 20 in A2 rifle in stock, though he did have carbines. When I asked about Olympic's reputation, he said that they had been around longer than Bushmaster, and that most of the complaints about them came from the 1980's, when they sold cheaply made ARs. The price he could sell a brand new Olympic 20 in A2 for was in the upper $700's.
So far, what do you guys think?
