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I have a complete LaRue rifle and it is the cats meow for sure. But that thing is heavy and not any fun to do anything but bench or deer stand shooting. Carrying it more than across the field is not fun, sling or not. Mine is a 20" stealth upper, billet lower, PRS stock and 13 or inches of rail space, with a Trijicon Accupoint on top. I'm sure it weighs every bit of 15lbs.

If I'm shooting standing I would much rather have a lite weight 16" carbine. I like the Troy TRX free float system, and a magpul UBR(=heavy) or CTR(=lite) stock and a decent battle trigger, a high quality iron sight set is a must(no plastic magpul sights for me). A two stage is not a necessity for me personally unless its on a bench gun it is nice.

There are a number of top tier manufacturers all are excellent quality but the budget can go from mild to wild really quick. The intended purpose is very helpful in defining the best bang for your buck or dream rifle.