[millertyme]

Thanks for your service and hope you find a rifle that speaks to you. Lots of good stuff out there, some more expensive than the other. One motto I've learned when it comes to buying an AR: You should only have to cry once. You don't have to spend $2000 to get a good build, but I would stay away from the bottom of the barrel. A decent set up should cost between $800 and $1100 for the minimum options like trigger, stock, forearm, chromed bolt/chamber/bore, iron sights, ect, and a few hundred more for an optic. Or, you could build what you want and pay about 60-75% of the cost of a factory assembled unit and actually know what is in your weapon.