well apparently everything with a pistol grip and collapsible stock is worth $2K and up now. and i guess every stripped lower is worth $300.

the cm901 has always looked like a good option to me. only part I wondered about was the pricing and availability of there upper adapter block. one of those things where if it's hard to ins they might cost as much as a new gun.

and i was hoping could find a 7.62x39 single shot but it seems they get discontinued pretty quickly. light primer strikes or something. may look AR some bolt options but will probably just go .308.