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Post by TA on Apr 7, 2004 14:40:18 GMT -5
If you didn't see it, Gun Test did a review of some higher end 1911's. I was suprised to see them rate these guns...not very well. It almost seemed like they were looking too hard for problems. Reliablity seemed to be the biggest factor, according to them. The extractor on the Wilson needed some fine tuning according to them, so they listed it as a "conditional buy". Then in another review, they listed the Star BM as a "buy it". Is this because one gun costs $1800 and the other $140? Are they grading on a curve? I am sure the quality between the two guns are miles apart.
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Apr 7, 2004 18:42:43 GMT -5
I had a subscription to Gun Tests, and did not renew after it was up. I grew very bored with their lame ratings of judging the best buys, based on cheap prices. The only reason I took them up on their offer for a subscription is because I thought Gun Tests and Handgun Test were one in the same; I was in for a disappointment. I wonder what they would say about the Wilson if one was offered up for $1,000. Dollars ? Or, How about a $500. Sig 220 ?
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Post by Callahan on Apr 8, 2004 18:27:45 GMT -5
TA's comment about "looking too hard for problems" caught my eye. I recall them giving an inexpensive pistol a don't buy rating.
They did that with the Bersa Thunder .380, a pistol most buyers tend to really like and feel is reliable. They got all tied up with the PPK-like control that acts as a decocker and manual safety. They kept creeping it up and trying to pull the trigger until they finally, they say, fired the pistol while the safety was on. I have no idea what they were trying to do. It was almost like they were trying to see if it could be carried cocked and locked.
Whatever, they gave it a Don't Buy recommendation. I read their reviews with interest but am not as swayed as I used to by them. I feel like there are some pistols they don't like from the outset and continue on until they find an excuse to give them a bad review.
I haven't been able to find a real pattern, though, because they like some cheap guns and some expensive ones, too.
I do think one of their staff members is the guy who sat on the porch and played the banjo in "Deliverance" though!
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Apr 8, 2004 18:50:54 GMT -5
What really busted up my confidence with those guys was when they were test firing the Sig 229, reporting a number of failures to feed. They deducted points for that and the price, but turned around to blame the feeds on a limp wristed test shooter. Where do they test these guns, behind a beer store?
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Post by TA on Apr 8, 2004 22:47:07 GMT -5
Where do they test these guns, behind a beer store? Where else can you make your own little aluminum targets as you go? |
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