I am pretty sure you are right on that. I even thought that there were only a couple of companies that even made them and then everybody else just inscribed their own names on them. I will tell you though, I used a Mil-spec "Surplus Arms & Ammo" lower on my first build. Took me a long time to sell it with that name on it. When it comes to resale people want a name brand.

people bid 465 on this and it didnt sell?????

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=323640825

wow.. Noveske or not.. that is insane!

I would like to have an AR.. but I've always put it off because I couldn't justify the price for something I simply won't use (unless something crazy happens). Always been hard to justify spending 1k on a rifle like that when I could spend nearly the same amount and buy two handguns.

I had a stripped lower and some parts but sold it all about 2 months ago. Go figure.

Maybe I'll pick up another stripped lower if/when the prices (and demand) come down in a few months.