Home Forums Hunting & Shooting AR and Tactical Rifles Why do some AR's cost more than others?

I was issued a Colt at PI that you could hear parts move when you shook it. Rough!
Worn on all the edges...just beat up.
A2 in 94, so no telling him many rounds fired, how many times broken down and cleaned....over cleaned.
But I still shot high expert with it.
Colt makes a good product. They owned the market when many of the AR cult fanboys here were still living on thier daddies nuts.