well im a homer but i built my first two ar's as del-ton kits and love them. one is still a stock carbine, and the other i have consistently been upgrading to an spr type. ive never had a problem with any of them. but id really hesitate to buy a completed rifle. you can buy a kit and if you use a superior arms lower or really even a del-ton lower, you are looking at around, and possibly under, $600. im not sure if youve ever built a rifle but its CAKE. i didn't know a single thing about ar's, just watched a youtube video on how to build it and was careful and like an hour later it was done. this is with a completed upper though of course