I've been wanting an AR for a while and based on price point alone I have been looking at DPMS. I usually go with the you get what you pay for school of thought, but I have also seen some pretty favorable reviews. I would be looking to use it mostly for recreation, but would also want to hunt deer with it. If I can save a few hundred to put towards a scope I'm all for it, but don't want to buy a POS either.