Bought my first AR! But.... Did I overpay?

[Canucky]

Enjoy your new pee shooter OP. Now go buy some cases of ammo!

[Mayor McRifle]

Does anyone else see the irony in people on Calguns — home of the Calguns Marketplace — righteously telling the OP that he overpaid for a gun that really is “in new condition” and really does have “less than 200 rounds down the pipe”?

OP, you got what you wanted at a price you could afford. You don’t have to travel for it, you don’t have to have it shipped anywhere and converted, and you don’t have to pay any FFL transfer fees. It’s California legal, and it’s BRAND NEW. Good job! Now go out and enjoy it!

[FF90]

The price was fair, after all the Saint line comes from the factory with a lot of upgrades that are not on cheaper guns, google reviews and you will see. depending on the model of Saint its wholesale price is from 700-850 area. thus giving the seller a reasonable markup, for having his money invested and sitting.

[tabascoz28]

Pros of overpaying:
Warranty
Out of the box perfection (hopefully)
1 stop shop time saved
All set up with the features you want or required
More time shooting

Cons of overpaying:
Price
Less time learning about failures...

I have friends that try to budget build and eventually spend so much time diagnosing or re-buying parts because they don't like them or they don't work. Honestly some of my more expensive and simpler guns that "just work" are sometimes more enjoyable to shoot. Now there's nothing cooler than having an AR perform flawlessly at the range with friends instead of taking it apart and trying to figure out why it stovepiped, jammed, click and nothing, double feed, mag won't stay in or drop freely, won't cycle, won't charge... My AR had 0 issues until I started experimenting with different springs, bcgs and mags.

[kozumasbullitt]

home of the Calguns Marketplacereally isreally does

Great post! There have been some well used Gen4 and 5 Glocks listed for ridiculous prices lately. Also, let's not forget $400 pocket guns listed for $1200+.

[ssgrock3]

The saints are nice. It is done, so enjoy it


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[damon1272]

You got burned. So treat it like a cheating girlfriend and hate **** it. She got a ton of rounds through her as should your rifle.

[ar15barrels]

My AR had 0 issues until I started experimenting with different springs, bcgs and mags.

[colossians323]

home of the Calguns Marketplacereally isreally does

I would have to agree with this

OP,

you bought it to use, not as some sort of silly investment.
Good on you and great purchase!

[anonymouscuban]

Enjoy your new rifle. I own the Free Float version of the Saint. Great rifle. I would guess it's the one you bought as that is the typical, non-sale, local price. Turners had it for $999 in one of their ads at one point but ran out quick. I had a deposit with a rain check for months and they never got it back in stock. I ended up buying from Martin B Redding for 998 on sale but I had to leave work and drive an hour in traffic to buy it. No one else who had them in stock would touch that price. Everyone wanted 1100.

So there you go. You got a nice rifle for what they sell for new. All the ads posted are for different Cal legal variants of the rifle or out of state, non-compliant versions of it. Again, enjoy your new rifle and don't worry about it.

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[Burungkol]

Enjoy and have fun... rifle prices got nothing compared to ammunition costs.


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[AregularGuy]

To be fair, there are different versions in the Springfield Saint series. Saint, Freefloat, Victor, Edge...

OP, what is the version that you bought? Even if you paid a little extra, don't take it to heart and enjoy your new rifle. Make it up by finding a lot of ammo on sale.

There are several versions. Does yours have a fixed front or either pop up sight or flat top hand rail? The fixed sight version might be a couple hundred bucks cheaper than the flat top.

[Guacamole]

Did you not know cheaper ar15s exist or not?

[anonymouscuban]

Is this what yours looks like?

This is the Free Float version. Runs $1100.


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[Jimi Jah]

Everyone in California overpays. Welcome to the club!