Ideas....

[Colorado Osprey]

Having differernt AR's for differernt purposes means a choice needs to be made before a build or purchase.

Do you want something Tacti-Cool or CQB
Maybe long distance shooting or accuracy is more important than all other factors.
Maybe an investment.
What about an alternative caliber.

16" carbines or maybe a 9mm carbine will fill the "Cool" or CQB

1:7-8 twist for heavy bullets with a 20-24" flat top chrome-moly or stainless heavy or bull barrel with a trued upper reciever should fill long distance and/or accuracy department

AR pistols or SBR's make good investment pieces

There are so many alternative caliber rifles still in your price range:
17 Mach II, 22lr, 9mm, 40S&W, 10mm, 45ACP, 17 Remington, 17 Fireball, 17 Olympic, 17/223, 20 Tactical, 20 Practical, 221 Fireball, 204 Ruger, 22PPC, 223WSSM, 6x45, 6mmAR, 6mmPPC, 243WSSM, 25/223, 25WSSM, 6.5AR, 6.5/243WSSM, 6.8SPC, 7mmWSSM, 300-221, 30HRT, 7.62x39, 300WSSM, 338WSSM, 357 Auto, 358WSSM, 458 SOCOM, 450 Bushmaster,
etc., etc., etc.

I'd hold off on optics and ammo.
They will still be available after November.
With $1300 to get the most bang for my buck I would get 2-3 stripped lower recievers and build a couple with rifle/carbine kits.

Lower $120+
Kit minus lower reciever $460+
Complete Rifle Build $580

That said I have been down the complete rifle buy, the build route and the custom rifle from nationally accredited and dedicated AR target/varmint rifle builder.
The best bang for the buck as far as sale-ability at a later date is the build.
To most buyers they demand just as much money as a store bought rifle.... particularly if the manufacture of these rifles becomes banned.

[xjtwo]

Thanks for all the info, I have been searching like a mad dog on build kits as well as completes.....
I'm an avid MTN Biker & I don't just buy a complete set up, I'm more the type that likes to know whats going on it, how it works...ect.
I'm sure I'll end up being this way with these boys, just need to build up my knowledge a bit.