I end up posting this same comment on every one of these 3rd party reviews with people mad about the price. With the components it includes it cannot have a lower MSRP, have the mark up built in for Brownells, and pay FET.
“For the people complaining about the price.
The price of the rifle is literally the MSRP of all the components added together. $350 handguard, $220 trigger, $300 bolt group etc. 11% of the sale price of complete rifles immediately goes to the feds as FET.
Yes you can build you own rifle cheaper by shopping for deals and not paying FET on components purchased separately.
Stripped lowers are $110 MSRP
Milspec lowers are $200 MSRP
1100 WWSD 2020 rifles were produced and Brownells is down to under 100 in Inventory.
They are currently on sale for $1500.
~30,000 KP-15 lowers have been sold to date.”
And this is what a $600 rifle looks like:
https://kearms.americommerce.com/KP-1516-m4-barrel.aspx
The most basic components we make, sold direct without distributor tiered pricing built into the cost.