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In a free state, an SP-1 or Sporter in good condition maybe 1350-1400, extra upper, maybe another 3-400 with or W/O carrier? In CT. probably 5-10 grand.
If anyone in CT wants to give me >5K for my 1988 Colt Sporter, I will sell mine. Complete with extra killy bayonet and I will throw in a box of pre-ban mags for good measure.
The number in MA is on the low side of the ballpark.
No grandfathering of mags in CT so you will have to keep those. If it's over 10 rds it can't come here. If it was owned prior to 4/1/2013 it had to be registered or taken out of state or destroyed, no matter when they were made.
If I wanted an AR that badly I'd go to a free state to buy a pre-ban one then bring it home. But still no high cap mags so it wouldn't really be worth it anyway.
My point was that the 5k number was just a little over the top.