Pre-ban AR-15 why'd i buy it?

Why do you want someone to confirm what you already know, you wasted your money.

Now does that make you feel better? Next time I suggest you think before you buy.

Ya if you paid more for it, you threw away every penny as it makes 0 difference. Prior to the Clinton ban I picked up a bunch of Glock mags, about $15 each. During the ban I sold them for $100+ each. Post ban I replaced them at $15 each.

Pre-obama black rifles went for $600, primers $3/100, post election $1500 and $10 respectively and you had a hard time finding either. Now the shelves at every gun store I go to has a ton of each and the black rifles aren't selling even at $700, and primers are back to $3. The last gun auction I went to had 2 brand new AR's sell for less than $400, 5 not sell at all. The auctioneer didn't offer the other 17 they had slated to sell since the only 2 to sell were almost give-aways. I was sitting at the sellers table, they had definitely gotten used to the OMG Obama firearms pricing and were almost in tears that things had come back below normal because of the economy worries.

Good time to be a buyer as long as you don't let yourself get taken.

don't worry about it. if you ever re sell it there will be someone out there willing to pay the extra just so they can say they have a pre ban just like you did. my friend got all happy because he got a pre ban colt also like it was going to do something special. it shoots just like any other new AR on the market but he scored a hell of a deal on it. don't worry we all have made gun buying mistakes.

edit: just curious, how much did you spend? what model/make was it?

A pre-ban rifle provides you with the option to move into a state that still prohibits AR-15 rifles that are not "pre-ban" but allows exemptions for "pre-ban" rifles.

Otherwise, it's just a matter of how much the words "pre-ban" mean to you.

I purchased my "pre-ban" rifle new before the "ban".

I'm happy with its features, including its "pre-ban" status.

Enjoy your rifle for a while. You can sell it later, if you wish.

I plan to keep mine. It has sentimental value.

Stop agonizing over, what, $200.? You can't take your money with you.

You're right. There is little point in buying a pre-ban in your state, since all of those features have been put back onto most AR's since Clinton's useless little law expired.

This topic is worthless without pictures!

Anyhow, Pre-bans make for good collectors rifles or rifles for people living behind the lines. Sure you may have paid a few extra bucks for one but as long as you're happy than I wouldn't worry about it...heck I thought about buying one my self just for my collection.

Know what Mark? If you got something you truly wanted, then you did not waste your money.

There's always someone around any gun store or firing range who 'got a better deal than that', on every firearm they own. Of course, that may or may not be true, but they have some sort of personality trait that makes them feel better about themself by doing it.

Enjoy your purchase. Be happy with it. You used YOUR money, to buy YOUR firearm, so don't let the naysayers talk you out of enjoying it.

Yup, you wasted your money.

There is such a glut of ARs on the market that prices are coming down. I've been seeing them in the $650 range lately

But hey, impulse buys are risky. Some times you make out good, other times not so much

True; now that the Clinton era AWB has expired, there is no reason to buy a "pre ban" weapon.

I hope you understand there's more to it than just a "drop in auto sear". And no, I'm not talking about tax stamp and fee's........