Armed Eye Doc

Welcome from Texas

I think this sums it up pretty well.

A Larue MBT trigger is also a nice option at less than half the price. https://www.larue.com/products/larue-tactical-mbt-2s-trigger/

Minimalist stocks are nice. I have one as do many others here.

Is the $2500 with or without optics? How light are you wanting to go? Many here have built sub 8lb guns under your budget. But that is in .308. Are there other calibers you are considering? The parts don't all interchange because there is not a "milspec" for large frame ARs. Every manufacturer is free to adjust what they see fit. There should be others along with more questions and advice shortly.

I will include you and your family in my prayers as well as the rest of the community. Thanks for taking the time to check in and update.

Welcome from Texas.

I just noticed that @mley1 is in Santa Fe, TX. I hope everything is OK with you and yours. Let us know if you get a chance.

My brother works in a school district in North Texas. It is a small school district where all of the schools are next to each other and have less than a few hundred students total. He is going to a training over the summer where he will be allowed to carry at school for these type of incidents. There is at least one other person going at the same time with others to follow. I don't know much of anything about the training except that I doubt if it is long enough to prepare for the responsibility. IIRC, it is only 3 days. Hopefully, they have much more training through before he needs it.

With enough notice, I can be off almost any time.

Do you mean this Academy? http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/06/14/breaking-academy-sports-pulling-modern-sporting-rifles-shelves/

Welcome from Texas.

Hungry lava

Welcome to the forum. Look here for high vs. low profile rail system. I can't say what Diamondback uses though. https://www.midwestindustriesinc.com/category-s/312.htm

The irony in this quote is lost on the "Do as I say, not as I do" crowd. “I don’t think you can say, ‘I don’t agree with the law so I won’t enforce it,’” said Kathleen Willis, a Democratic state representative from suburban Chicago who sponsored some of the gun legislation. “I think it sends the wrong message.”

Don't forget to see if there is any tax or utility rebates for upgrading to energy efficient units. It may not be much, but every little bit helps.

Sorry to hear about you dad JT. It is sad that the people who fought that war are dieing at a very fast pace. It was bad enough that they were maligned when they came home. Now they suffering further. On a related note, I had a patient tell me that her son just died from ALS that he got due to serving in Desert Storm. I looked it up and there is a 2X risk of developing ALS in veterans from that conflict.

Welcome from Texas.

? This one can seen a couple of ways.

Don't ask, don't tell.?

More smiley's coming?

If no one picks them up, (unlikely IMO) parts may be hard to come by in the future.

Wouldn't you if you were his pusher?