Look closely at used values below. This difference is straight across the board. Hunting AR’s are valued at 2 or 3 times more than nasty tactical assault weapons.
I use the online version of the BLUE BOOK OF GUN VALUES as a starting point in determining a used guns’s value.
Of course I also use actual recent sales from Gunbroker sold ads also...
Having said that...it is very interesting to me that many AR manufacturers have recently began marketing “hunting” versions of their AR platforms. They are basically the same as their tactical models...just maybe a little longer barrel, different paint job and always shown with a 10 rd mag.
I guess the reason why is that (besides being politically correct) they are worth 2 or 3 times what the “tactical assault weapon” versions of the same gun are worth.
I know that all AR’s, especially lower end ones, have taken a value hit since the glut on the market a couple of years ago...after the run up in prices before DJT was elected.
But just calling an AR a hunting gun and putting a low cap mag on it triples it’s value?
WTF??????
Btw, all my AR’s are now hunting guns if you want one...and yours are all tactical models.
I use the online version of the BLUE BOOK OF GUN VALUES as a starting point in determining a used guns’s value.
Of course I also use actual recent sales from Gunbroker sold ads also...
Having said that...it is very interesting to me that many AR manufacturers have recently began marketing “hunting” versions of their AR platforms. They are basically the same as their tactical models...just maybe a little longer barrel, different paint job and always shown with a 10 rd mag.
I guess the reason why is that (besides being politically correct) they are worth 2 or 3 times what the “tactical assault weapon” versions of the same gun are worth.
I know that all AR’s, especially lower end ones, have taken a value hit since the glut on the market a couple of years ago...after the run up in prices before DJT was elected.
But just calling an AR a hunting gun and putting a low cap mag on it triples it’s value?
WTF??????
Btw, all my AR’s are now hunting guns if you want one...and yours are all tactical models.