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Does any one use the Gun-Tests magazine and/or website? I got a solicitation to subscribe. Just wondering if any one has an opinion?

puma guy wrote:Does any one use the Gun-Tests magazine and/or website? I got a solicitation to subscribe. Just wondering if any one has an opinion?

I've been a subscriber for several years and I like their product.

They accept no advertising and therefore are not tempted to softpedal flaws for companies that would otherwise provide considerable revenue and potential conflicts of interest.

They do well thought out side by side comparisons of products in a single category (e.g., lightweight snubby revolvers) and report exactly what they find - the good, the bad, and the ugly. They also rate the products according to a defined scale, and they explain their ratings in detail so you can decide for yourself if the factors that influenced those ratings are important to you or not. They pull no punches.

I find their monthly magazine to be good, interesting reading and their information has directly impacted my purchasing decisions on a number of occasions. Their website access to past issues is also a great resource because a gun I'm looking at today may have been reviewed six months ago, and I don't keep the magazines around but can look up the full article anytime online. That alone is downright handy and well worth the subscription price.

I subscribed for a while. Like all gun magazines I found them to be repetitive and biased after a short while. Your mileage may differ, but I didn't renew when the subscription was up regardless of the price.

I've been a subscriber for probably 10 years and I continue to be. While I don't always agree with their testing procedures/conclusion, I certainly like that they call it like it is. As mentioned, no advertising, no sugarcoating.

I've purchased a few guns sight unseen based on their reviews and haven't been disappointed yet.

James

I do and like them allot. I have stopped with other gun mags because they really don’t tell you much about the firearm. I think guntest does a good job of grading guns A to F and Buy to Don’t Buy and explaining why and how they came to that recommendation.

I have a subscription as well. I give them a thumb's up. I certainly don't feel like my money is wasted.

I get it and like it. Real world tests by real world people.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I was leaning strongly toward subscribing and the positive comments sealed the deal.