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DPMS (Defense Procurement Manufacturing Services) Panther Arms manufactures a wide range of military and civilian rifles in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The rifles are chambered for the .223 Remington, 5.56x45mm NATO, .308 Winchester, .260 Remington, .300 Remington SA Ultra Mag, 6.8mm Remington SPC, and .204 Ruger cartridges, among others. The company also manufactures several unorthodox rifles based on the AR-15 design, including pump-action and single-shot ...
 
 

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models, and also licenses the M16A1 Spring Airsoft Rifle produced by Soft Air.

The company attracted attention within the firearms industry with its version of the AR-10, the "Panther LR-308", earning the NRA Publication's magazine "Shooting Illustrated" 2005 Golden Bullseye Award for Rifle of the Year. In 2006 the "Panther LR-308AP4" earned the NRA Publication's magazine "American Rifleman" Golden Bullseye Award for "Rifle of the Year". In 2008, DPMS introduced the LR-338 chambered in the .338 Federal cartridge.

DPMS Panther Arms was acquired by the private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management as of Dec. 14th, 2007,. Cerberus also owns Bushmaster Firearms International, Remington Arms and Cobb Manufacturing.

Notes

  1. ^ NRA 2006 Golden Bullseye Awards
  2. ^ "DPMS LR-338: An AR-Style Rifle Chambered in .338 Federal For Serious Hunting". http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/2008/06/14/dpms-lr-338-an-ar-style-rifle-chambered-in-338-federal-for-serious-hunting/. 
  3. ^ DPMS Acquired By Cerberus. Joins Bushmaster and Remington. « AccurateShooter.com Bulletin