Daniel Defense Worth the price?

[ndking1126]

assembled rifles are actually cheaper than one you can put together by buying parts and putting it together

Although I haven't seen any hard numbers, I'm sure its simple supply and demand at play. As more and more people realize its cheaper to buy parts and build your own, the price of parts followed demand and went up. As less buy full rifles, price followed that demand and went down.

To OP - for most people I don't feel the price is justified. As others have posted, if your life depends on it or you go through an insane amount of ammo, I'd be willing to guess in the long run you're actually saving money buying the more expensive rifles.

[stagpanther]

I'd be willing to guess in the long run you're actually saving money buying the more expensive rifles.

I build all my own AR's--but with a few "lemon exceptions" I would agree with this. But I never run mine hard.

[rickyrick]

I think it does cost more to build or to start wit a budget rifle.

If a person retains interest in an AR that was bought with savings in mind, most likely this person will swap out parts later. My first AR was only a couple of years ago, doesn't even look the same anymore.