Post 7:
Well, Mr. Rohrbaugh obviously sent the gun to GT because he wanted a favorable opinion, now he is unhappy because he didn't get it. So he is beating on them because HE sent THEM the gun and they made an exception to their rule of purchasing guns. They probably should never have tested his gun at all, given their policy, but I suspect there are not enough on the market for anyone to buy.
I can't talk about how the gun performed, but it sounds to me like Mr. Rohrbaugh is a typical hobby gun maker, who has managed to have his "baby" made up and it is, of course, perfection.
Does GT do "scientific testing." Nope, nor do any of the other gunzines. At best, they report informed opinion, backed up by whatever testing looks good in a photo spread. Nor does Mr. Rohrbaugh expect real testing, as evidenced by the fact that he sends the same gun out to all the magazines. If I were asked to wring out his gun, I guarantee there would not be enough left of it to send anywhere.
Mr. Rohrbaugh seems to have some good points, but he sounds more like a sorehead loser than the responsible head of a company.
Post 19:
I didn't notice how old the post is, but my point still holds. He sent them the gun expecting that in return for his generous "gift" they would respond with the usual gunzine crud about its merits. I don't recall the test, nor do I really care how it was conducted, but they panned the gun, and Mr. R didn't receive the favorable review he thought his bribe should get him.
So he criticizes the magazine for violating ITS OWN policy (which is not his problem or mine either), calling them liars, etc. Had GT praised his gun to the skies, he wouldn't care. No, his concern is not about a supposed violation of policy or that they didn't send him a check so they would be buying the gun. He is mad because they panned his new toy. Period.
After reading that rant, I wouldn't buy anything from him. If he jumps on testers that way because they date to criticize HIS product, I can just imagine his nasty response to customer complaints
Jim K