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crazy accuracy at 1000 yards,
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If that's what you are looking for, you will be looking at AR's in the $2,000+ range.
Personally, I think you could find a decent AR for about $1,300 - $1,500 used. If you want to build it yourself, you could put together a really nice one for about $1,600 or so. Here's about what prices are running for decent parts:
Upper/Lower receiver set: $500 - $700
Barrels: 16" barrels - $200 - $300; 20" Barrels - hard to find, but I'd say around $350
Standard Lower receiver parts kit: $70
Upper receiver parts: $50
Bolt Carrier Group - $300 give or take
Free-floating rail system: Starting at $70......to about $300
Gas block and tube: $70
Muzzle brake or flash hider: $30 on up
Stock Assembly (stock, tube, parts, buffer, spring: $150 on up
Tools: $50
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That's roughly $1,500 - you will still need sights or scope. You can build a very nice AR for about that price.
My thought (and I'm no expert) on 5.56 AR builds is determine the following first:
1. What size/quality barrel do you want/need
2. What receiver set do you want to use (and explain to yourself "why").
3. What bolt carrier group do you want.
4. If you are building your own, I see no reason not to use a free-float rail system (I'm sure some will disagree)
5. I'd build it using mil spec lower receiver parts, stock/buffer tube.