To Buy or Not to Buy

Little Dog · April 07, 2008, 17:28

I've got a lead on a SAR 4800 that's been dressed up with USA compliant parts, (DSA flash hider & HTS, Tapco piston & cocking handle, USA made pistol grip, handguard and butt stock). It's been fired very little and comes with 9 mags and two battle packs of SA. I had an opportunity to fire 60 rounds out of it and everything ran fine. The asking price is $900.00 and I'm wondering if this is worth it or not. I've kind of had my heart set on an M1A but this rig sure feels fine and shoots very well.

JohnnyReb · April 07, 2008, 22:03

Yes its worth it and with your member number you know it is...

Go buy it NOW!

vmtz · April 07, 2008, 22:07

Super killer deal if a .223. If it is and you don't want it, PM me and I'll buy it.

Fr. Vince

IanMor · April 08, 2008, 17:46

I see Century made FrankenFALs and noncompliant homebuild junkers going for FAR more than a nice SAR rifle for that money at the gunshow last week. If you don't buy it, your high.

Little Dog · April 08, 2008, 18:20

Hey people. I've been out of the FN FAL scene for over 3 years and I truly don't know what SAR 4800's are going for. I always thought they were regarded as the "Ugly Sister" to the SAR 48's and didn't command no where near the premium that the 48's do. I had a 4800 and sold it over 2 years ago for $750.00 and I thought I did prety well. But, as usual when selling a firearm, I regretted it.

This deal kind of fell into my lap and I wanted to make sure that I was I was making an informed decision before purchasing it. Thanks for your comments.

**MAINER** · April 09, 2008, 07:39

You are getting $200 worth of mags and ammo. The rifle is costing $700 = good deal IMHO!

lew · April 09, 2008, 08:26

Pounce on that with all due haste.

CDN_SAFN · April 19, 2008, 22:50

OK, apples to oranges here, but the best deal I have found that I can take advantage of here in Canada is an 8mm SAFN 49, mismatched numbers, but with a new barrel assembly going for $650 Canadian at a time when we are about par with the US dollar. At a regular firearms auction that is held every 2-3 months or so, an 8mm SAFN went for $1240, a 30-06 went for $1410, and a .308 Argy went for about $1480 if I remember correctly. FAL based rifles of any flavour are prohibited licensed firearms here, and only people with hen's teeth licenses can purchase them. They ALL run over $2000.

Oh, and in case you are wondering, NOBODY can get a Prohibited Firearms Lisence if you did not already posess a firearm of one of the Prohibited classes when that law came into effect. You were "Grandfathered" and can pass down your Prohibited firearms to your direct decendents, sell them to someone who has a proper lisence, or you have to turn them in and have them melted down.

So, given the oportunity to own an FN FAL based rifle of any kind regardless of it's pedigree for $900 with the extras that you list, that shoots the way you have already enjoyed, I'm not sure where the doubt or hesitation stems from? Buy it, shoot it, and if/when you decide you've gotten you're fill out of it, I'm pretty sure you can sell it for little or no loss of $$ so long as you are not in a hurry to get rid of it. Again, apples to oranges from my own perspective, and just my 2 cents worth.

April 07, 2008, 17:28	#1
Little Dog Registered FALaholic #: 15561 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 22	To Buy or Not to Buy I've got a lead on a SAR 4800 that's been dressed up with USA compliant parts, (DSA flash hider & HTS, Tapco piston & cocking handle, USA made pistol grip, handguard and butt stock). It's been fired very little and comes with 9 mags and two battle packs of SA. I had an opportunity to fire 60 rounds out of it and everything ran fine. The asking price is $900.00 and I'm wondering if this is worth it or not. I've kind of had my heart set on an M1A but this rig sure feels fine and shoots very well.

April 07, 2008, 22:03	#2
JohnnyReb Registered FALaholic #: 12093 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NC & NV Posts: 3,439	Yes its worth it and with your member number you know it is... Go buy it NOW! __________________ One Bank to rule them all, one Bank to find them, one Bank to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

April 08, 2008, 17:46	#4
IanMor Moderator Guerilla gunsmith FALaholic #: 2417 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York State Posts: 1,354	I see Century made FrankenFALs and noncompliant homebuild junkers going for FAR more than a nice SAR rifle for that money at the gunshow last week. If you don't buy it, your high. __________________ Peace, Poptarts, and 7.62 Last edited by IanMor; April 08, 2008 at 21:15.

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April 07, 2008, 22:07	#3
vmtz FALaholic #: 1125 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Here right now Posts: 17,638	Super killer deal if a .223. If it is and you don't want it, PM me and I'll buy it. Fr. Vince

April 08, 2008, 18:20	#5
Little Dog Registered FALaholic #: 15561 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 22	Hey people. I've been out of the FN FAL scene for over 3 years and I truly don't know what SAR 4800's are going for. I always thought they were regarded as the "Ugly Sister" to the SAR 48's and didn't command no where near the premium that the 48's do. I had a 4800 and sold it over 2 years ago for $750.00 and I thought I did prety well. But, as usual when selling a firearm, I regretted it. This deal kind of fell into my lap and I wanted to make sure that I was I was making an informed decision before purchasing it. Thanks for your comments.

April 09, 2008, 07:39	#6
MAINER Old Fart Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 18465 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 6,293	You are getting $200 worth of mags and ammo. The rifle is costing $700 = good deal IMHO!

April 09, 2008, 08:26	#7
lew Registered FALaholic #: 16727 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: somewhere Posts: 5,759	Pounce on that with all due haste.

April 19, 2008, 22:50	#8
CDN_SAFN Registered FALaholic #: 35479 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada Posts: 14	OK, apples to oranges here, but the best deal I have found that I can take advantage of here in Canada is an 8mm SAFN 49, mismatched numbers, but with a new barrel assembly going for $650 Canadian at a time when we are about par with the US dollar. At a regular firearms auction that is held every 2-3 months or so, an 8mm SAFN went for $1240, a 30-06 went for $1410, and a .308 Argy went for about $1480 if I remember correctly. FAL based rifles of any flavour are prohibited licensed firearms here, and only people with hen's teeth licenses can purchase them. They ALL run over $2000. Oh, and in case you are wondering, NOBODY can get a Prohibited Firearms Lisence if you did not already posess a firearm of one of the Prohibited classes when that law came into effect. You were "Grandfathered" and can pass down your Prohibited firearms to your direct decendents, sell them to someone who has a proper lisence, or you have to turn them in and have them melted down. So, given the oportunity to own an FN FAL based rifle of any kind regardless of it's pedigree for $900 with the extras that you list, that shoots the way you have already enjoyed, I'm not sure where the doubt or hesitation stems from? Buy it, shoot it, and if/when you decide you've gotten you're fill out of it, I'm pretty sure you can sell it for little or no loss of $$ so long as you are not in a hurry to get rid of it. Again, apples to oranges from my own perspective, and just my 2 cents worth.