The HL Panther is not a great seller. It is the most out of scale tank they make, and I doubt it has benefitted from the improvements they have been making. It was probably old stock and made some time ago. Everything from the Bulldog forward has been pretty good. When you buy a Panther, you are basicaly buying all the issues we used to complain about.

Did you buy this new. I have never yet bought a new HL that had the metal gears and tracks already installed???? THey always just throw in an extra box that contans the metal parts, and you have to add them yourself.

Nice to see you got it all working again. Are you a newbie to RC tanks???? Just curious.

You might have a some packing foam or something stuck in the tray that holds the BB's. Try vacuuming through the loaders hatch and see if that dislodges something that may be blocking the path. You will probably have to take the turret apart and have a look at the airsoft gun itself. If the BB's are falling into the breach of the gun OK, then you then have to take the gun apart. THere is a little rubber grommet, that is very finicky.IT has to be just in the right amount of compression for your gun to work properely. Sometimes these get dislodged and sit crooked, preventing the BB from leaving the breach.