Ranged Pet Build?

Hey, completely new to the game. I like to do research on builds before I start playing with mostly every game. I cannot for the life of me locate any guides that educate me on created a ranged character that isn’t end game centric (i.e relying on end game items I’ll probably never get).

Does anyone have any theory crafted builds, or known builds for ranged (leaning towards rifles). Better yet, if they use pets? Thanks!

Try Safarel’s build: http://www.grimtools.com/calc/q2mggGZj