I don't know if anyone has seen this, but I guess Remington has started building AR's.
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire_rifles/Model_R-15_VTR.asp
the holding company who owns remington also owns bushmaster, so bushmaster is furnishing the parts, or maybe even building them for remington. All in all probably an allright AR, but just seems like its a custom price for a production gun IMO.
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