01-09-2018, 06:27 PM
I'm new to the AR world and this thread brings up some questions I've wondered about for a while.
Why is there so much difference in the price of AR parts when they often seem exactly the same???
If a lower is forged and is a collection of unknown parts how are some priced at $100 while others (that seem no better) are around $400?
This isn't Cadillac/Chevy or Zeiss/Simmons where it is obvious that you're getting a better product, these pieces are usually "mil-spec" and that guarantees that they function the same.
A few months ago, before I joined this forum, I planned out my first AR build and read of the Ruger AR-Lower Elite. It's 7075 forged, made here in their NC plant, has great Magpul stock and grip and the $100+ Ruger 452 trigger. https://ruger.com/products/ar556/specSheets/8516.html
So is it $400? It's brand name, US made, good furniture, good trigger, right? No, I got it for less than $220 and it functions perfectly. The trigger is way better than the mil-spec that the more expensive pieces come with.
Can someone explain how/why those expensive lowers are worth the money?
Why is there so much difference in the price of AR parts when they often seem exactly the same???
If a lower is forged and is a collection of unknown parts how are some priced at $100 while others (that seem no better) are around $400?
This isn't Cadillac/Chevy or Zeiss/Simmons where it is obvious that you're getting a better product, these pieces are usually "mil-spec" and that guarantees that they function the same.
A few months ago, before I joined this forum, I planned out my first AR build and read of the Ruger AR-Lower Elite. It's 7075 forged, made here in their NC plant, has great Magpul stock and grip and the $100+ Ruger 452 trigger. https://ruger.com/products/ar556/specSheets/8516.html
So is it $400? It's brand name, US made, good furniture, good trigger, right? No, I got it for less than $220 and it functions perfectly. The trigger is way better than the mil-spec that the more expensive pieces come with.
Can someone explain how/why those expensive lowers are worth the money?