Be careful there Pluckit! You started this thread and this post comes awfully close to bashing! LOL

And Rogo cetainly gets into PERSONAL bashing about people whose motivations he really knows nothing of. So he certainly didn't hear what you were saying.

Bottom line is that your opening statement has been said on EVERY website I have visited through the years. The facelessness of the internet allows people to blow off steam in heated exchanges more than if we were sitting around the campfire.

I personally believe that MD would not knowingly tell a lie. I think he really believes everything he says. I probably agree with most of his opinions, but there are quite a few areas we differ. And without looking very far you will find out that he has done his share of brand/product bashing. I can dig up several threads where he pretty much bashes Hornady FPB bullets after literally shooting a handful (4 or 5 I think) from one gun. On the other hand I have shot litterally hundreds in multiple guns and have two elk taken with them. He has on more than one occasion bashed maxiballs, yet you love them for good reason. Just two examples, there are more if you look. And he gives his opinions as strong as any one out there.

And I am sure you can find threads where I seem to bash this or that product. However, I try NEVER to attack a person, just their beliefs or ideas.

To be honest, I think I would enjoy forums less if there was never any ruckus kicked up. Seems to me, I tend to learn the most when opposing views are expressed in a heated fashion, because it makes me really think.

And don't worry about MD, he has shown he can certainly take it and keep coming back. My advice is if you don't want to see controversy, you should avoid his posts because he does seem to attract more than his share. And that is not just on this website, but every forum he is on. And believe me, it has nothing to do with jealously. He can take it and he can dish it out. And I suspect, at least a little, he thrives on it.