"I like Gun Tests. They tell you where they bought the gun, not delivered by the manufacturer."
I used to believe that. My father had a subscription for many years and I read every issue. Then they published a bad review of a Rohrbaugh R9...
sent to them by the factory.
Here is the link to Mr. Rohrbaugh's rebuttal to Gun Tests. It's very long.
www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?topic=4746.0
"Yet, the R9S you reviewed was sent to you from the factory as a testing and evaluation piece. I should know, since I am the one who sent it to you. Subsequently, you returned the piece after your evaluation. Nowhere, at any time did you purchase the firearm."
"You seemed distraught by the fact that only one magazine was provided and that thought was evident by the amount of verbiage that was used throughout the article." [Buy an R9 and you get two. JT]
"the pistol that was tested, by GUN TESTS, was the exact same one, Serial #R170 (see photos in the American Handgunner and the photo in GT,) that was tested approximately a month prior, by AH, and then sent to you. Ironically they seemed to have a different opinion of the function, accuracy and reliability. I might also point out that Serial #R170 was also tested by Massad Ayoob approximately one week ago at a workshop in Long Island, after you returned it to our factory. His opinion regarding the accuracy and reliability did not seem to match yours. "
"Fact 7: NOWHERE, and I repeat NOWHERE, is any plastic or polymer used in this firearm, except the follower in the magazine, which, technically, is not built into this gun. I specifically refer to page 13, in which you state that the grip panels were made of a stiff, light, and durable polymer. The material is called CARBON FIBER! A simple review of the manual shows this information"