You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Pre-ban AR lowers?
- Thread starter Redhook
- Start date
I'm still learning!Pre - Post ?? Depends on purpose
For collecting, then the Pre-ban is your best bet, you can legally have all the "evil" features provided that you have verification that the pre-ban lower was built into a rifle before September 1994. Most companies will have serial number records for reference. Pre-ban lowers are still around. They range in price from $650 to $1000 depending on brand and condition. Check the following boards for sales.
http://subguns.biggerhammer.net
http://www.ar15.com
If you just want a shooter, go postban, a bayo lug and flash hider don't add to your advantage when shooting hi-power. Post ban lowers go from $100 - $200 in stripped form.
Take a look at what you'll be doing with the lower, then go from there. FWIW.
For collecting, then the Pre-ban is your best bet, you can legally have all the "evil" features provided that you have verification that the pre-ban lower was built into a rifle before September 1994. Most companies will have serial number records for reference. Pre-ban lowers are still around. They range in price from $650 to $1000 depending on brand and condition. Check the following boards for sales.
http://subguns.biggerhammer.net
http://www.ar15.com
If you just want a shooter, go postban, a bayo lug and flash hider don't add to your advantage when shooting hi-power. Post ban lowers go from $100 - $200 in stripped form.
Take a look at what you'll be doing with the lower, then go from there. FWIW.
yesAre they still available for sale?
I bet someone has a "new in box" rifle sitting around somewhere that they would be willing to part with for a lot of money. Note that the lower receiver had to be manufactured as a complete gun before the ban and couldn't have just been a lower that was lying around and just now built into a working gun after the ban.Are there any left that are new or will they all be used?
I haven't been looking for pre-ban lowers. Whole rifles seem to go for $1200, $1500, or more. Maybe (just a guess) lowers might sell for $600 or $800.What's the typical price for a Pre-ban lower and in what condition?
I would say about $250 to $300 or so.What's the average price for a new post-ban lower?
You can find out more about AR15 rifles in the forums at http://www.ar15.com/. (Not that the firing line doesn't have knowledgeable members.)