i cant speak for the pantera necessarily, but i bought the martin saber m2 last year so i could give you my opinion on that at least. i found that martin makes a pretty good bow for the price. the saber that i shoot with now is everything that i need when i hunt. im sure that when you talk about an overall bow, a Bowtech or Hoyt would be better, but for the price i got mine for i love it. its not loud when i shoot and the construction of it was great in my opinion. i have shot it many many times now and i still enjoy it as much as i did when i first got it. in my opinion, id go for it