03ki11er -- I've only been doing the AR thing for about 6 months, so I'm kinda new at it too...... I bought very slightly used "during-ban" DPMS, which I have modified, ( new stock & grip, railed handguard eotech)-------- I love it and shoot it regularly --------------I have also built a DPMS stripped lower with a DPMS used gun-show free float upper and mounted a varmit Tasco scope on it --- also love it......
I bought or built both of these for a little less than you are thinking about paying.
If you can field strip an AR you can build one from a stripped lower.
Just my personal experience with the sickness/passion/addiction which is the curse of the black rifle
hinking Maybe OD green, I don't have a green one, or tan or rifle.... no mid-length.......... might have to build two more... no three...............