I have been in sales all my life. And sold sporting goods for many of those years. I did sell Knight rifles in the late 80's and early 90's. And I still have a NIB MK-85 wanut and blue that Tony gave me in '89(I think it was '89).
However the company I worked for sold all the brands of MZ's. Every single one. And I also received CVA's, Charles Daly's, and free TC products as well. But the only one I kept is the one Tony gave me. That man had REAL CLASS IMO.
The bottom line is a quality salesman will always tell the truth, or say nothing. You never hear a quality salesman downplay another's product. He only talks up his product.
A few guys on her have helped me with some problems I have had in th past. And I hope they will help me in the future if I need some help(I am sure they will).
Sabot Loader has helped me tremendously a couple of times. I consider his advise as quality advice. Not biased.
You just need to learn how to separate the wheat from the chaft. Tom.