More places seem to be going this way, but I came across one somebody posted on another site and figured it worth sharing. Company is a new startup called Fealty Arms, and what they're doing is taking donations toward their initial costs to open. In return, you get a lower/lowers based upon your contribution, but only after they've reached their goal and have started production.
I'm actually pretty interested but want to do a little more research. So far I've only found a little bit on them, but most of it is folks who are skeptical and won't believe anything until it's too late. $65 gets you a non-anodized 80% lower, and options go up from there.
http://www.rockethub.com/22106
