<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GOLD TIP</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Are DPMS Panther Arms a good brand? I don't know jack about anything ohter than the Colts. Not sure I want to spend "Colt money!"</div></div>
Bushmaster, DPMS and to a lesser extent, Olympic Arms, are the big 3 in black guns. I have two bushys so I'm kinda brand loyal, but I've never read anything bad about DPMS and as far as Oly, they don't get as much press as the other two. Doesn't mean they are bad investments, just means I haven't read that much about Olys.
I don't think you can go wrong with any of those three.
The 'Bonker
EDIT: As far as money, you're gonna pay alot for any of them. I think Olys are the less expensive but still expet to pay 7-8 hundy for the A2 standard carbine and around 11-15 hundy for the Varmint/Predator models.