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[MT2008]

OK, you guys are taking the naming thing a little too seriously. I really don't name my guns, either (otherwise, I would've asked for name suggestions when I bought my SIG and my Mossberg).

Originally Posted by Yournamehere

So you went with the Panther. Cool man. It's got the LE stock on it too. How much did it run you? I saw a Bushmaster with the A1 Brass deflector upper at a gun show for 850 and I considered buying it, but I'm holding out for an AK.

I have names for some of my guns, but I don't use them. I think it's a bit silly.

The Panther was $925 NIB, with the case, sling, mags, and everything. My preference was an Olympic K3B, but there weren't any there. But once we saw the Panther, we decided it was worth it, especially considering how overpriced almost everything else was at the show.

The only problem I have is that the mags it came with are pretty flimsy, so I'll need new ones eventually (before I ever actually fire the rifle, preferably). Also, I had no idea that the spring on the forearm mount is so stiff; we spent almost half an hour trying to pry off the forearm so that we could look at the gas tube.

As for Bushmaster, we inspected quite a few of those at various dealers' tables, because Bushy was another option that we considered. Almost all of the ones we saw had fairly poor-quality bolt carriers. It seems to me that they've actually deteriorated in quality in the last few years. I've handled older-model XM15s that used far better parts.