Steve,

I can echo sar4937 on the DPMS. I have the Panther LR308.

My model is no lightweight, coming in at around 15 pounds with a full 19 round mag and scope.

Besides the scope the only tweak I applied was a Harris Ultralight bipod, since most of my shooting with this thing is from the bench or prone position.

It is remarkably accurate out of the box. Several friends at the club range tried it...and every one of them tried to make me an offer on it.

Picked it up over a year ago for right around 900, and at the time they were actually cheaper than a lot of AR 15's being sold.

Two issues. Even back when I bought mine, it had to be special ordered. I would have no idea how long it would take to get one built these days.

Second issue: I just saw a CTD flyer which was selling DPMS factory 19 round magazines for 100 bucks!!!! Just a year ago, they were around 40.

Len.

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