What's Resell On A Parts AR?
Want to build an AR-10 out of parts. What the average resell value? DPMS Whole Gun vs DMPS Parts Build.Thx
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Parts guns will usually be less unless it is built by a well known builder. This is true for ANY gun not just AR's.
Average resale can not be said because it will depend on the amount and quality of parts put into it.
If you are just building a basic gun I think the price would be close in buying vs building. If you are building a custom gun and plan on getting rid of half the parts on a basic gun then it would be smarter to build.
I have been going though a similar issue lately. I am going to build a .243 gun and debating about what to do as well. Neither option is cheep.0 -
+1 NWCID.
Resale value on a homemade parts-built gun is always going to be less than that of a comparable commercially built gun.
That's because a big maker will offer a warranty and stand behind their product. You know if anything goes wrong with a DPMS gun, they'll either fix it for free under warranty or at reasonable cost, and more to the point, they'll probably build it right the first time so you don't have to worry about it.
Your home built gun may be every bit as good as a DPMS factory build, but unless you have an established reputation as an AR-builder, there is no way for a potential buyer to know that for sure, and they can't expect you to fix it if anything goes wrong.
Exact price is going to depend on the parts used and nature of the build, but in general unless you're getting the parts at less than retail price, you're probably NOT going to save much (or any) money by building your own version of a gun that's commercially available.
Don't forget the value of your time.
If you just want a stock AR-10, from a cost-effectiveness standpoint, your best bet is probably just to buy a nice used one.
Apart from the satisfaction you get from doing so, the biggest reason to build is because you want a gun build in a configuration that isn't commercially available. In that case, building one yourself may be more economical than swapping out parts on a commercial build, depending on what parts you are swapping and how many.0 -
jerecole,
I'd say new or used it's going to be a lot less than it was a year ago.[;)]
If you used all matching brand name parts it will have better resale. About what you would see if it was being resold in a retail store. If you mix and match brand names, you may have a buyer for the same price if he likes your gun. But no one is going to spend extra money on a non matching brand name gun. Unless there are specific upgrades such as a trigger or stock. A RRA bolt for instance in an Bushy upper, or vice versa, isn't going to get you more. Keep in mind if you pay extra for something as a unit you can sell it that way, i.e. if you had a Noveske upper on top of a no name lower then it would sell for what a Noveske upper would normally sell for. But again, it won't bring as much as the complete rifle from one maker.
One of the joy's of an AR is you can build it the way you want it. Or, you can pay somebody a whole lot of money to do that for you. I suggest getting it done your way. Through high cost or not. Most of the parts suppliers all use mil-spec parts.
And, FWIW, having someone to go back to in case it doesn't work right doesn't mean a whole lot. Out of the box a rifle should work well. But, having been fired a bunch nobody's going to take a rifle back and fix it for free.0 -
If its a stock rifle with mismatching recievers a couple houndred less then one like it with a name brand comparable. If it has high quality picatinny railed hand guards and back up iron sights and such, things like that do add value, but not retail per part..
If its a a DPMS flat top or A2 thin or M4 barreled carbine they go for about 700-800.. A 20" standard rifle with flat top or A2 goes for about 700 less. Bull barreled uppers go about 700-800.
If it is a DPMS upper on a DPMS lower, its really down to the configuration of your rifle and the round count.0
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