Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
MDS understatement of the week.
Del-Ton Question
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MDS understatement of the week.
rockstarr
Major Deplorable
Nope- never worked at a gunshop, but thanks for proving my point
Also, I don’t hate colt. I don’t particularly care for their tactics of selling to the public, then not selling to the public, to selling to the public bs etc... but that’s another story.
Some folks just don’t see the value like the fanboys do. I don’t know why it’s so hard to understand. Lots of people that think a colt might be worth more than a delton for example, but not double the price more. Just my opinion
Joseph87'
Nobama
I have a brand new delton heavy barrel with mlok rail. Got it right before covid shut things down. Seems to be better made them my last psa rifle but not on par with my Ruger 556. That's just my opinion, only been into rifles for a few yrs. The delton could find a new home..
What would be a good sale price? Of course not price gouge but competive in the current market.
What would be a good sale price? Of course not price gouge but competive in the current market.
midnightSGT
Active Member
My son caught a sale at Gym Ratz and picked up a Delton for 499. It was his first ever firearm purchase and he loves his.
I have two ARs and didn't spend much for either of them, but my cheapest AR is a Del Ton that I got on a special blem deal - midlength rifle kit (the upper was completed) and because it was a blem, it was only like $229 for the whole thing. Granted, there is nothing fancy about it - it has a picatinny rail on top of the upper, and the handguards are the traditional old style plastic handguards. There doesn't seem to be anything special about the BCG - I think it's MilSpec, and I'd have to go back to see what the barrel is - I don't think it's chrome lined. For $229, I kinda doubt it. With that said, everything is put together well. I have yet to shoot it though, so at this point I can't speak to how well it functions.
In any case, $850 seems like it could be in the ballpark, depending on the combination of parts. If it has a whiz-bang BCG, or a really nice barrel, then $850 wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility. For a standard AR with mostly MilSpec parts, it seems a bit high.
Comparatively, I just bought a PSA upper to go on a lower I already had, and I paid just over $400 for it. Stainless 223 Wylde barrel, free floating lightweight M-Lock handguards, nickel-boron BCG, and Magpul MBUS sights. I could have gotten it without the NiB BCG for about $50 less. Altogether I have about $600 in that rifle.
In any case, $850 seems like it could be in the ballpark, depending on the combination of parts. If it has a whiz-bang BCG, or a really nice barrel, then $850 wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility. For a standard AR with mostly MilSpec parts, it seems a bit high.
Comparatively, I just bought a PSA upper to go on a lower I already had, and I paid just over $400 for it. Stainless 223 Wylde barrel, free floating lightweight M-Lock handguards, nickel-boron BCG, and Magpul MBUS sights. I could have gotten it without the NiB BCG for about $50 less. Altogether I have about $600 in that rifle.
omegared24
Ultimate Member
That's an appropriate price for that rifle.
RepublicOfFranklin
Ultimate Member
Really good stuff on here. It was as basic as basic gets so definitely just gouged prices. Not something I’d be willing to pay esp when, something of better manufacture or something like a mini 30 isn’t much more.
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omegared24
Ultimate Member
As an FYI, I was at Engage yesterday and picked up 2 in house lowers. $85 each and I was out in 45 minutes. They had 30 left as of yesterday afternoon.
Ruger Mini 30s are going in the $800-$900 range - nice guns!
rockstarr
Major Deplorable
something special about those lowers ?
85 dollars for a stripped lower seems a bit high in my opinion.
omegared24
Ultimate Member
Got better options? I'm all ears.
rockstarr
Major Deplorable
omegared24
Ultimate Member
That was a legitimate question. Why so defensive?
Even the "on sale" lowers on the interewebz will be close to this with shipping and transfer. It's also not an Anderson.....
sleepingdino
Active Member
The Colt vs Del-Ton comparison is hilarious. The market sets prices for a good reason.
$85 is a good price for a lower in this environment. If you get a cheap one online, the transfer fees would eat up any savings.
A lower lasts forever. It isn’t a place to save just a couple of bucks.
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$85 is a good price for a lower in this environment. If you get a cheap one online, the transfer fees would eat up any savings.
A lower lasts forever. It isn’t a place to save just a couple of bucks.
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rockstarr
Major Deplorable
True story on the Anderson’s doc. I was just curious though. Everyone rants and raves about anything engage, so I thought I’d ask.
I have 2 of their billet sets. Very well done. I believe they do good QC on their products.
rockstarr
Major Deplorable
fair enough- docs approval is good enough for me to be a believer.
Continental Arms has Aero Precision M4E1 lowers for $95 each. I picked up two.
Say what you want about Aero, but these things are freakin nice.
My other lowers are DD and Spikes and they are at least as good.
Another local shop that shall not be named was selling stripped Anderson lowers for $100 each
omegared24
Ultimate Member
Continental Arms has Aero Precision M4E1 lowers for $95 each. I picked up two.
Say what you want about Aero, but these things are freakin nice.
My other lowers are DD and Spikes and they are at least as good.
Another local shop that shall not be named was selling stripped Anderson lowers for $100 each
TMG has Aero for about the same price. I agree that the stripped lowers are good.
100 for Anderson is basically theft.
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