Read my whole email CAR....it was more about scratch than hype. And the hype I was referring to was that over a converted AR.
If he's got the scratch, go for it, but if he really wants an M-16 then why not wait for an M-16...
Not trying to offend you SMS and I apologize if you took it that way. When you said "Don't buy into the hype...buy a nice semi-auto and a ton of ammo" it sounded more like you meant full-auto was hype. Also, I believe Ratski already has at least 1 full-auto AR's and is looking for another one so I don't think $ is an issue for him.