[fabsroman]

I think I am going crazy. I just looked at DPMS's website and now I have a million more questions. It's guns seem to be reasonably priced.

I can get a .300 RSAUM AR-10 type rifle with a 20" bull barrel for $1,250. The website says that it comes with the standard A-15 trigger group. What does that mean? It also says "Note: The JARD Trigger will not ft in the DPMS line of LR-308 rifles!" What does that mean?

I can also get a .223 AR-15 type rifle from them with a 24" super bull barrel (i.e., 1.15" diameter). Essentially, it is almost the same gun as above in .223 and it costs $1,199. I also have the option to add a JP trigger, harris bipod, cryo barrel, a 1x8 twist instead of 1x9, chrome bolt carrier, and vented free float tube on this gun. These options might be available on the .300 above, but the website didn't say they were.

Now, I think the MSRP prices are well above what I can get these guns for, so I might be able to get both guns for $2,000 or less and come close to finishing everything off with scopes for a total of $3,000. My wife would be ecstatic and I wouldn't have to worry about having a lower assembly sitting around until I got the upper.

What are your opinions on the DPMS Panther line of guns? Should I be concerned about the trigger issues with the AR-10? Essentially, these are the two guns I was aiming for in the beginning, but I got carried away with all the options and available uppers. At a later date, I could buy additional uppers for the AR-15 in .223 WSSM, .243 WSSM, and .25 WSSM. DPMS even sells a .204 Ruger upper for the AR-15 and a .260 Rem upper for the AR-10.

This summer, I will have been "new gun purchaseless" for nearly three years and I am dying to get something new. I love the idea of working on these guns at a later date to modify them the way I want them (e.g., Hogue grip, laser sight, scopes, and additional uppers).