W L Johnson
Member
Notice you said hunting as one purpose for the rifle. A word of warning, adding all those "goodies" you want adds weight, lots of weight and are not needed in the least for hunting or much else except for "looking" tactical and driving the price higher. Got an Armalite 20" and a 16" AR-10 and you may not realize they are heaver than a AR-15. All that stuff would drive you nuts after carrying it all day. Just leave the thing alone as far goodies are concern, add a scope to a flattop but otherwise leave it alone, it will look better (IMHO) and be lighter. Use the money you save for ammo (you'll need it) and buy the wife something as a thank you.