do you visit Gunblast.com?

I visit rarely to occasionally, so I answered "once or twice."

Sounds too much like a pitch to get people there.

No I haven't and no I won't unless I hear from others saying something that will get me interested in going there. Sorry, but that is just how this post came across to me.

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Pretty good short and to-the-point reviews!

I like their videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/Gunblastdotcom

I've never gone directly to the site. I have always ended up there after entering a certain firearm make/model into the Yahoo search bar and getting back the suggested sites.

I can't say that I like his reviews or dislike his reviews. Like Hickock45, he never has anything bad to say about any gun. From a personal/physical perspective, I never pay attention to his comments on grip or recoil because the dude's got two big hams with fingers attached at the end of his arms, not hands. So his grip and mine are going to be totally different. His opinions have never swayed me one way or the other. The photos are usually very good.

Now, send me the $20 you promised.

I like Jeff. He's definetly a guy with whom you could split a biscuit and a shot of whisky.

Good ol, non-pretentious TN boy.

I've been there once or twice, and that has been a while. I can't even remember how it is set up or much of anything else about it. Can't remember why I went there to begin with, probably a Google search when I was looking for a review, or maybe someone linked there from here on THR, can't remember.

Think I've been there once or twice after a google search, as it sounds familiar.

But to be honest, if I had to say, I wouldn't even be able to explain the site to someone. Have no idea what it's about, aside from guns and presumably, blasting.

I voted once or twice.

Jeff's entertaining and likable enough, but you can't get much technical detail in a 5 minute video. It's just another take on a gun publication, never any criticism of the gun or company, just a display window. If I really want to know something I'll come to a place like THR, gun magazines are much less useful than 'crowd sourcing' my info.

Gun Blast.com is in my "bookmarks Toolbar" in Firefox!

Every now and then. It's a bit like Guns & Ammo back in the 90s, occasionally informative, but usually an infomercial. I'm not knocking it, for a person who knows nothing about firearms it isn't a bad starting place.

Over the course of internet searches, I sometimes end up at an article at that site. So yeah, once or twice. I've definitely got some good information from some of those articles.

Once or twice. Nothing wrong with it for entertainment on occasion, the Internet version of thumbing through the gun rags at the magazine rack in the store.

I check GB every few days. I get a lot of info from his reviews. I don't watch many of the videos. Jeff does a good job, but I suspect he is too accomodating to the mfg's. I take all gun writers with a grain of salt, online or in print. He still gets a thumbs up from me.

Never heard of it

stopped visiting that site a long time ago. his reviews are nothing short of butt kissing BS aimed at manufacturers in order to continue receiving free hardware to test and get factory tours. everything he tests works "flawlessly". if i had that kind of luck, i'd play the lottery.

he's simply an online version of a gun rag.

I just heard about the site. Now I can't stop viewing. HELP!

Only if a Google search takes me there. I've never intentionally gone to it.

Good display of products, especially new and unique.

I find it odd that he doesn't criticize anything but everyone has a bias so I just take it with a grain of salt.

I normally watch the videos on youtube.

Yea, I'm a regular.

I have been familiar with it for many years, I used to like it more, and still read the articles occasionally, but I generally agree that these days it is simply an online version of a gun rag. It is ok for pictures and getting a little basic info on the products, but I don't trust the "reviews" very much anymore. To me anyway, they seem to usually have "spin" and don't seem to reflect reality as much as they once did. For example accuracy is almost always reported to be "good" even when the reported groups don't seem that impressive. Even when accuracy seems rather poor it is reported something like "acceptable combat accuracy" or "as good as my abilities" or "guns like this are not intended for target work" rather than calling a spade a spade and just saying the groups were not as good as they could/should have been. This isn't really an attack on Jeff as it is probably hard not to let it influence your reviews and writing style when the gun companies go out of their way to foster a relationship with you and your "perks" and access depends in part on not making them mad through blunt and straightforward articles criticizing shortcomings of their products. It does tend to diminish credibility though when nearly every review is a very positive review that seems like it sugar coats any problems or issues experienced. We all know new guns are not always that good.

I visit the site regularly but I've come to the conclusion there are very few unbiased reviews there. Its good for general look and feel information, but I have yet to find commentary that takes a truly critical look at any firearm they review. Gunblast has nothing bad to say about anything they review, and that alone raises an eyebrow.

It's not a bad site, but it shouldn't be your only decision making source.
Oh, the videos are just this side of useless IMO.

Cheaper than buying magazines off the new stand. Just as good and bad as print magazines.

I never completely trust whatever I read where ever I read it no matter what it is about.

It's just another take on a gun publication, never any criticism of the gun or company, just a display window.

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^this^

I go there for photos, general info, and in-use videos ... but I take his opinions as advertising, and I don't think he keeps much for long-term reviewing.

For old farts blasting stuff, my preferred style is that of "The Box O Truth" ... which I check at least weekly, even though updating seems to have slowed since the passing of one of the testers.
If a gun didn't work right, Ol Painless would figure out WHY, figure out if it was a common issue, and describe how to fix it.