Yeah, RFB's are in.
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What do you think would be a reasonable price?
Now that I own one and get to see how sweet the rifle is I would have gladly paid more for it. The price is regulated by Vault and probably won't be changing for a while.
Just buy one!
If you can find one
angrysoldier
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3 grand!!!!
Well id like to see them for free like the soaps at a hotel room too but in life you got to pay for stuff! And the price the rfb are I dont mind paying for what I concider a superb gun. If you havent seen one, held one, shot one well maiby you should keep your opinion for your self!. Yes its alot of money but gess what tavor, swiss arms, xcr, acr... all are expansive... you want cheap go buy a m14 and sks there fun!
Funny thing is, that $1350.00 rifle for sale in the states is always out of stock. I guess that is why most people in the states are paying $100 - $200 under the msrp. Which means that the distributors and dealers up here are probably only tacking on a 20% premium over their cost. Dealer cost in the states $1400.00 x 10% = $1540.00. Vaults cost to import $1400.00 x 20% import costs = $1680.00 x 20% markup = $2016 to the dealer x 20% markup = $2419.20 to the consumer. Chances are my assumptions aren't that far off.
hahahaha Love it!
Materials used are military grade steel and a polymer stock? Gee that sounds terrible.
You should handle one and field strip it before you judge it. The only plastic on it is the pistol grip and foregrip. All the important stuff is steel. It is very well made and mine has functioned 100% so far.
The only thing about it that is a bit of a pain in the rear is the gas system needing to be adjusted every time you switch ammo. It's easy to do and only takes a few rounds to get dialed in but it's still a few rounds wasted each time you swap. I plan to simply run the same ammo all the time since I don't like having to adjust my scope and gas setting all the time. The plus side though is that it is very light on recoil and can be tuned perfectly for every type of ammo you have.
Yawn... I'm not suggesting it is a bad gun. In fact, I like the RFB and will buy one eventually.
HOWEVER - for the same money or less you can buy other 7.62 guns that are made of more expensive materials. This means, IMHO, that the Keltec should be less expensive. Polymer is inexpensive, even if it is adequate.
At $1300 US gun (retail) should NOT be a $2700 gun at retail in Canada with the dollar at par. The price point is too high for what it is and the import volume might have more to do with creating an artificially high demand for this firearm than with the costs to import and market it.
Just saying'...
HOWEVER - for the same money or less you can buy other 7.62 guns that are made of more expensive materials. This means, IMHO, that the Keltec should be less expensive. Polymer is inexpensive, even if it is adequate.
At $1300 US gun (retail) should NOT be a $2700 gun at retail in Canada with the dollar at par. The price point is too high for what it is and the import volume might have more to do with creating an artificially high demand for this firearm than with the costs to import and market it.
Just saying'...
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Sorry....maybe a stupid question....but can you point me towards another 308 bull pup made of "better" materials? At any cost?
Just sayin'.
Sorry....maybe a stupid question....but can you point me towards another 308 bull pup made of "better" materials? At any cost?
Just sayin'.
Exactly - the price is pumped up for the BP factor, which it ought not be.
It is what it is, but I will hold out until the price inevitably comes down a bit.
Even if you were in the US and tried to build an 308 bullpup using an M14 and SSRS chassis you would be into it more than the RFB costs here. I just ordered mine and hopefully will have it next week, or at least the dealer stated I would.
If I could put an SSRS chassis on a socom m14 I would have gone that route but would have still purchased an RFB eventually.
I looked at the Tavor but lost taste of it quickly because of the .223, but I am not saying I wouldn't own one. It would be a great varmit gun IMO but $$$ more than the RFB and contains even more poly.
If I could put an SSRS chassis on a socom m14 I would have gone that route but would have still purchased an RFB eventually.
I looked at the Tavor but lost taste of it quickly because of the .223, but I am not saying I wouldn't own one. It would be a great varmit gun IMO but $$$ more than the RFB and contains even more poly.
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I'm still curios about your statement that there are other 308's "made with better materials" though. BP aside, exactly what are these guns you are referencing made from? Steel and polymer are better than aluminum and polymer.....so I can't figure out which guns you mean....?
Not to mention the weight savings going with the RFB.....it's pretty light for a semi 308
I was thinking of the myriad precision bolt action rigs out there in steel and walnut, or the M1A or LRB M14S, etc.
Anything made of steel and carved wood is more expensive to produce than a moulded polymer equivalent.
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Ahhhhh.... Bolt actions. So it was an apples to oranges comparison. Got it
My RFB is the only 308 bullpup that is:
A. In existence here
B: unrestricted here
C: the lightest 308 semi available here
Is it worth the 3k? It must be....as there isnt a single alternative to price compare against
My RFB is the only 308 bullpup that is:
A. In existence here
B: unrestricted here
C: the lightest 308 semi available here
Is it worth the 3k? It must be....as there isnt a single alternative to price compare against
