If you think gun reviews and hype is bad, try buying a bow! [][X(]

One has to turn their BS Detector up to full power before reading anything regarding archery or archery products, and still risk being duped by the plethora of ad BS and biased reviewing.

Guns, with a few exceptions, aren' t as bad, but bad enough.

I think I got something in the mail from this magazine trying to sell me a subscription. I think they said that the magazine accepts no manufacturer advertising revenue. If that were the case then I' d have a little more faith that the reviews weren' t " Ad biased." That' s not to say that there wouldn' t be personal bias. Take for instance the side-by-side comparison of the various 1911 clones out there mentioned above. The Kimber received a better review than other, more accurate, pistols. Well, my question would be, was the reason personal bias? Or maybe the other merits of the Kimber outweighed the deficiency in accuracy? Were they referring to practical or intrinsic accuracy. Some guns may fire great groups from a rest but may not point and shoot so well from a normal shooting position for a particular person. I for one can shoot my Glock 21 a lot better than any target grade Kimber, just because the Glock fits my hands near perfectly and points like an extension of my arm.

I guess the point is that, for each individual the only unbiased review possible is the one you do yourself.

Mike