Do like I did and start with one part at a time and research that part till you figure out what it is you want. For example: Start with the barrel.....do you want stainless, or milspec....do you want 16" or 18"....do you want 1:7 twist or do you want 1:9 twist. The twist will depend on what you want to do with it (1:7 seems to be the best for heavier bullets so it would be best for hogs). After that move on to something like the handgaurd/quad rail. Pretty soon it will all start to fall into place and you will have a good idea of what you want. Dont rush it though.....you dont want to make a bad decision and then have to sell it and start over.

Not sure where you are at but Morgan at Dallas Shooting Supplies has a great reputation of working with THF'ers to figure out what they want and then geting it for them. You can find him over on THF under the screen name "DallasShootingSupplies". You wont beat his prices either!

Looks like you are in Irving so I would HIGHLY reccomend you give Morgan a shout! You wont be sorry you did.

There is a Rock River for sale on the THF. All three of my AR's are RRA's. The $950 asking price is very good, considering the almost new condition of the weapon.

I'm a big fan of PSA. IMO the BEST deal on the market is this ---> http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php...-rifle-kit.html

Their CHF barrels are made by FN. They manufacture CHF barrels for BCM, Spikes, and Centurion Arms. FN manufactured barrels for Colt and LMT as well. This is the top of the line in AR barrels and PSA charges $200-$300 less for them. You can get into a top of the line rifle for $700 vs the $950-$100 from Colt, RRA, and Smith. IMO all you are paying for there is brand name. Also, if you piece the kit together that way you won't be paying the 11% excise tax on the kit. That's a savings of $60 bucks right there.

Also, if you do buy that kit, make sure and buy a stripped lower as well.