Steelharp
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LOL! But, I guess there is a measure of truth to that, too... herewith, an excerpt from a reply from a gunzine editor to a question I asked about reviews... edited to remove names only...
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As far as those "We never got a gun we didn't love" reviews, I can speak for many magazines, since I used to write for most of 'em. For certain big name mainstream gun magazines (Quck, what name comes to mind first?), there is a very definite corporate policy that non-advertisers don't get features. Period. And you don't say ANYTHING bad, ever.
My policy is that we often put guns on the cover where we'll never see any advertising from the maker. The (EDIT) and virtually any custom gun are classic examples. And as far as saying bad things, we do indeed. I poked (EDIT) in the eye pretty hard not long ago. But, if we get a gun that's crud, we simply don't review it. If it ain't in (EDIT MAGAZINE) there's a reason! I've found it doesn't serve much good to feature a gun and then simply say what a piece of trash it is. Why waste the space? Better to feature something of quality.
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So... there ya go...
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As far as those "We never got a gun we didn't love" reviews, I can speak for many magazines, since I used to write for most of 'em. For certain big name mainstream gun magazines (Quck, what name comes to mind first?), there is a very definite corporate policy that non-advertisers don't get features. Period. And you don't say ANYTHING bad, ever.
My policy is that we often put guns on the cover where we'll never see any advertising from the maker. The (EDIT) and virtually any custom gun are classic examples. And as far as saying bad things, we do indeed. I poked (EDIT) in the eye pretty hard not long ago. But, if we get a gun that's crud, we simply don't review it. If it ain't in (EDIT MAGAZINE) there's a reason! I've found it doesn't serve much good to feature a gun and then simply say what a piece of trash it is. Why waste the space? Better to feature something of quality.
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So... there ya go...