How much do AK47 and M4A1 cost? It would be best if you could also tell me their market price. Does anyone know about it?

If you check it on NSN, you will find that the military price of FN M4A1 is $642 and the price of Reminton is $673. As for the cost, the cost of industrial mass production itself is invisible and unimaginably low. If Colt told the U.S. government: "My M4A1 cost $400 to build, but it can be sold for more than $1,200," I'm afraid there would be no orders in the future.

The FN M4A1 can be sold for only $642

The M16A4 with a 20-inch barrel is a little more expensive

When it comes to the cost of a mid-priced American civilian AR15, as long as it is large For mass production, both the M4 and AK cost between $200-$300. M4 manufacturing requires forged aluminum and CNC, and these lifespans are measured in hundreds of thousands of times. This is thanks to the excellent processing performance and low equipment depreciation rate of aviation aluminum. To make an M4, you only need a hand drill and aluminum and steel blocks. If you don't have the skills, a milling machine and a lathe will suffice. These are not enough for AK. It needs a lot of complete industrial facilities. If the Soviet Union had not provided assistance and trained talents, AK would still be extremely expensive now. AK has lower material costs, but the equipment life is shorter and the total cost is higher. The latter is a factor that accounts for a higher cost in firearm manufacturing. As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. Since AK sleeves and automatic machines are difficult to produce in small workshops, the Soviet Union made the choice to quickly manufacture AKs before the start of the nuclear war and license a large number of AKs to other countries. The most common of these rifles are the AK47 and AKM. Among them, the AK47 Type 1 is almost unusable, and the stamped receiver has a very short life. The AK47 Type 2 is extremely expensive and uses a steel milled receiver. Nowadays, steel milled receivers can only be seen on high-end products such as AS VAL and VSS. Of course, these rifles are also expensive to make, not to mention the AK47 Type 2 more than ten years ago. Converted in gold to current US dollars, the AK47 Type 2 is about $2,000. The cost of AK47 Type 3 has been reduced a lot, and it already looks like the current AK. The lowest cost AK is the AKM produced from 1959 to 1962. The cost was $300. Later came the AK74, which had a small-caliber barrel and was already at the same price as the AR at that time. With the development of industry, it is difficult to improve the original high cost part of AK, while the cost of AR has indeed dropped again and again. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, AKs were mostly used by Russia, which was under economic stress, to earn foreign exchange. Warehouses full of AKs are all on sale, and they no longer care whether the selling price is higher than the cost. The 56 punches produced in China are also sold abroad to earn foreign exchange. , AK is mostly used by the economically stressed Russia to earn foreign exchange, and at the same time to disintegrate political chaos, the direction of AK is difficult to trace. Warehouses full of AKs are all on sale, and they no longer care whether the selling price is higher than the cost. The 56 punches produced in China are also sold abroad to earn foreign exchange. Nowadays, AKs are spread all over the world, and their parts are all available. Those difficult-to-make bushings and BCGs can be easily purchased and assembled with other self-produced parts to turn into an AK. Most ARs in the United States have been destroyed, and it is difficult to find AR parts in foreign markets. Therefore, even if you can produce your own AR receivers and automatics, you cannot buy gun barrels. You can make your own AK stock and receiver, buy a barrel and assemble it into an AK. That's why AK is so popular in war-prone areas. It's not that AK is any easier or cheaper than M4. If a poor country is determined to become a world power (with an air force) and decides to adopt AK or M4 as its own rifle and start from scratch

Check it on NSN and you will know that the military price of FN M4A1 is $642 ,Reminton sells for $673. As for the cost, the cost of industrial mass production itself is invisible and unimaginably low. If Colt told the U.S. government: "My M4A1 cost $400 to build, but it can be sold for more than $1,200," I'm afraid there would be no orders in the future.

The FN M4A1 can be purchased for only $642

The 20-inch barrel is a bit more expensive.

I don’t know where I heard that the M4A1 cost $800-$1200. If each gun loses at least $349.01, it would be great if this gun factory can survive a month without going bankrupt.

Also, the PSA AR15, which is manufactured to full military regulations, costs only $449.99 with a 16-inch barrel, and the barrel is longer than the 14.5-inch barrel of the M4A1.

You know, the barrel is almost the most expensive part of a rifle. Other parts, such as the receiver, cost less than 1/5 of it. The gun is much cheaper if the barrel is shorter and the craftsmanship is the same. As the M4A1 is also a military-standard AR, its barrel is shorter than that of the PSA AR15, so its cost must be lower than that of the PSA AR15.

A mid-priced American civilian AR15

This rifle is the rifle in the example.

When it comes to cost, as long as it is mass-produced, both the M4 and AK are between $200-$300. M4 manufacturing requires forged aluminum and CNC. The lifespan of these equipment is measured in hundreds of thousands of times. This is thanks to the excellent processing performance of aviation aluminum and the low equipment depreciation rate. To make an M4, you only need a hand drill and aluminum and steel blocks. If you don't have the skills, a milling machine and a lathe will suffice. These are not enough for AK. It needs a lot of complete industrial facilities. If the Soviet Union had not provided assistance and trained talents, AK would still be extremely expensive now. AK has lower material costs, but the equipment life is shorter and the total cost is higher. The latter is a factor that accounts for a higher cost in firearm manufacturing. As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. Since AK sleeves and automatic machines are difficult to produce in small workshops, the Soviet Union made the choice to quickly manufacture AKs before the start of the nuclear war and license a large number of AKs to other countries. The most common of these rifles are the AK47 and AKM. Among them, the AK47 Type 1 is almost unusable, and the stamped receiver has a very short life. The AK47 Type 2 is extremely expensive and uses a steel milled receiver. Nowadays, steel milled receivers can only be seen on high-end products such as AS VAL and VSS. Of course, these rifles are also expensive to make, not to mention the AK47 Type 2 more than ten years ago. Converted in gold to current US dollars, the AK47 Type 2 is about $2,000. The cost of AK47 Type 3 has been reduced a lot, and it already looks like the current AK. The lowest-cost AK is the AKM produced from 1959 to 1962. Its cost was $300. Later it was the AK74, which had a small-caliber barrel and was already at the same price as the AR at that time. With the development of industry, it is difficult to improve the original high cost part of AK, while the cost of AR has indeed dropped again and again. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, AK was mostly used by Russia, which was under economic stress, to earn foreign exchange. At the same time, the political chaos caused by the disintegration made it difficult to trace the direction of AK. Warehouses full of AKs are all on sale, and they no longer care whether the selling price is higher than the cost. The 56 punches produced in China are also sold abroad to earn foreign exchange. Nowadays, AKs are spread all over the world, and their parts are all available. Those difficult-to-make bushings and BCGs can be easily purchased and assembled with other self-produced parts to turn into an AK. Most ARs in the United States have been destroyed, and it is difficult to find AR parts in foreign markets. Therefore, even if you can produce your own AR receivers and automatics, you cannot buy gun barrels. You can make your own AK stock and receiver, buy a barrel and assemble it into an AK. That's why AK is so popular in war-prone areas. It's not that AK is any easier or cheaper than M4. If a poor country is determined to become a world power (with an air force) and decides to adopt AK or M4 as its own rifle, build a production line from scratch, and purchase machines, they will find that the cost of producing M4 is much lower than the cost of producing AK many. As for the market price, it also depends on where it is. An M4A1 on the black market in China may sell for 100,000 yuan, while an AK sold in an assembly warehouse in a war-torn area may only cost $100.