Darkemp
Ultimate Member
You could always try a build if budget is an issue. Plenty of shops with lowers and compliant uppers around here. With prices out of sight for a while, getting creative and buying it in component forms helps, and you get the gun you want.
Building is really the best way to go IMHO- LPK is pretty simple to install in a stripped lower, recommend any of the great vids out there on YouTube to follow along with as you go. Complete or even just barreled uppers are a bit easier to get considering they aren’t regulated, I’ve always been able to find them online through various sources when trying. Albeit a few years now, but most I built out I put around $500 total into them initially (pre-optic, upgraded furniture though).