There's a couple more threads discussing this.https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ussion/462014-online-reviews-bad-example.html
You're right. Seems like reviews are just cut and pasted.
Here are a few I believe give a pretty objective review.
(As DC mentioned) Military Arms Channel
AK Operators Union. Rob is hard on testing rifles
Mr Guns and Gear seems on the up and up.
Ah, the woes of internet shopping. I generally only spend money on stuff that is well-proven (Glock, BCM, Magpul, Aimpoint, etc.) mainly due to the fact that I don't have the disposable income of many other INGOers and anything I buy needs to fill a niche, so "buy once, cry once" has become my motto. Curse you rich people who have range toys. That being said, any purchase I make is precluded by at least days, usually weeks, of research on forums and hours of YouTube videos. For non-gun stuff, Amazon sometimes has dissenting opinions in their review section, but this assumes that someone was mad enough to come back. I NEVER trust the reviews of things on a manufacturer's site because any businessman worth his salt is going to block the negatives.
Just wondering how do you get objective info on new offerings? Seems like a lot of the sites i see doing reviews are so blatantly biased its not even funny. Seems like a lot of reviewers are simply parroting a brochures, versus objective reviews.
Thanks
I try to make it through a video of his now and then...and fail. Even if the video is covering something that interests me, it's just too long and dry.Regarding YouTube gun reviewers, I think Nutnfancy seems pretty objective - he openly criticizes items that do not perform. Many people complain about him for various reasons - length of videos, etc. However, I find him to be entertaining. Also, the range of products he reviews sets him apart - not just firearms but motorcycles, knives, watches etc. He even did a series on how to turn a Chevy Astro van into a camping vehicle. That is not something I have any practical use for, but it was interesting. The one thing that makes me scratch my head about him is his deep love for Keltec pistols.