Falling Prices: Cheap AR15 Clone: $375 Del-ton Echo, $8 Shipping

Gun Watch ^ | 25 December, 2017 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

I have believed that Modern Sporting Rifles would hit an oversupply after the election of President Donald Trump, for some time.

Price cuts and sales were a near certainty.

I have no knowledge of DEL-TON products. They claim "Mil-Spec" for at least some of the parts.

$375 with $8 shipping is very reasonable.

Here is the link to the sale site.  Minimum wage in the U.S. is now $7.25 per hour, $6.71 after 7.65%  is taken out for federal Social Security and Medicare.

At that rate,  an AR-15 clone is available for 57 hours worth of work at the minimum wage.

In 1937, a 1903 Springfield rifle could be had for $18, or .9 ounces of gold.

 Today gold is $1,278, so the DEL-TON rifle would be about .337 ounces of gold.

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[marktwain]

Falling prices. A merry Christmas from the Trump administration the free market and the Second Amendment!

[riverrunner]

This along with Rugers announcement of two budget priced handguns.

Well drive the prices of firearms of all defensive firearms down.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Merry Christmas BUMP!

[Neoliberalnot]

It’s always a temptation to buy another deal. But, when the stockings are full where do you put another gift?

I still might be in the market for a quality AR platform .308. What do you Recommend?

[Reno89519]

Up another gun or more ammo? Less marital stress buying ammo.

[mad_as_he$$]

I recommend building your own to fit your own requirements. If you can change a car starter you can build am AR.

[Ouderkirk]

I’ve done business with Del-Ton.

They make fine products. Quality is excellent. Buy with confidence

[DownInFlames]

Don’t forget the $25 FFL transfer fee

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Hard to believe I bought my first AR-15 COLT new in Tulsa OK back in 1971. It cost $200.

I traded it a few years later for another rifle I will not tell you about. Yes,it was a stupid trade, but muzzleloader mania has no bounds when it hits.

[Yo-Yo]

Wow, forged 7075 T6 Aluminum upper and lower, too. For that price, you usually only got a polymer lower.

[IYAS9YAS]

I’ve built two AR variants using stripped Del-Ton lowers. Both used DPMS lower parts kits. One was finished with a DPMS upper, the other was an off-brand. Both have worked flawlessly.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Have you checked out Quackenbush air rifles ?

[marktwain]

Hard to believe I bought my first AR-15 COLT new in Tulsa OK back in 1971. It cost $200.

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A constant dollar calculator says $200 in 1971 would be $1,009 today.

http://www.in2013dollars.com/1971-dollars-in-2017?amount=200

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

At that time, 1970, you could buy a NIB Winchester 1894 carbine for $45.00.

[Pontiac]

Bump

[Mean Daddy]

I recommend building your own to fit your own requirements. If you can change a car starter you can build an AR.

You have my attention. More info please.

[mad_as_he$$]

Tons of info on AR15.com and youtube. Select your barrel, pick the trigger details etc. It is a great workbench project.

[narses]

BMFL

[PROCON]

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[Windflier]

Santa brought me a Smith & Wesson M&P-15 for Christmas. Wifey picked it up used for $550 and it looks like it’s never been shot.

I think it was a good deal. List price is over a thousand bucks.