Nick Selby
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Interesting article on shooting forums in the latest Clay Shooting magazine.....
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Guerini Guy
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Don't get that mag . . . . . . . what is the gist ?
Nick Selby
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The writer has identified the numerous characters that frequent the forums.. I'm not sure he is a fan though
Jonny English
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Anyone got a copy they can scan and post the article?
Nick Selby
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Here it is....
Nick Selby
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Nick Selby
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the one you pay for, fuz
Dunc
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Actually, I would tend to agree with many of his points. Forgive me for making such a comment being a newbie on here, but I can assure you, I am not referring to this forum!!
I use another shooting forum a lot, having many thousands of posts on there, but recently I took some time off - almost 2 months. Forums can certainly be 'addictive'. And most of the fun is in the non-shooting sections.
However, I was spending far too much time reading and posting but it's pointless trying to have a serious debate. Rarely does a discussion progress along a constructive and rational route, especially re politics or the economy!
I now spend more time shooting instead!! :haha:
I use another shooting forum a lot, having many thousands of posts on there, but recently I took some time off - almost 2 months. Forums can certainly be 'addictive'. And most of the fun is in the non-shooting sections.
However, I was spending far too much time reading and posting but it's pointless trying to have a serious debate. Rarely does a discussion progress along a constructive and rational route, especially re politics or the economy!
I now spend more time shooting instead!! :haha:
Jonny English
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Shooting is an expensive pass time, a shooting forum can scratch that shooting itch without it costing you a penny 7 days a week!
Jonny English
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Additional note: I have found that more so recently i'm ignoring more and more threads. A lot of stuff going round in circles and a lot of cpsa buff, which i'm not a member of. But still plenty good stuff to scroll through!
Lock Stock & Barrel
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I suspect that Matt and I read this with a knowing nod of "yeah, been there, got the T-shirt". 
Not really sure of the point of the article as it is simply a series of observations? It makes no comment on which are the most informative , nor which ones to avoid.
Interesting question raised in column 3. 'Do you need to know what type of glasses, coat, boots, bag, skeet vest, hat or gloves you could wear to improve performance?' Is this not what the very magazine the article appears in endeavours to do on a monthly basis??
At least with advice from a forum you can get a feel for the relative merits of a product rather than the biased tosh printed in the mags!! When was the last time you read a poor gun review ??
How about printing an article on the relative merits of monthly shooting magazines? Oh no, sorry, that would be counter productive for the magazine.
Sums up why I have stopped buying the mags and tend to stick to the freebie one.
DT
Interesting question raised in column 3. 'Do you need to know what type of glasses, coat, boots, bag, skeet vest, hat or gloves you could wear to improve performance?' Is this not what the very magazine the article appears in endeavours to do on a monthly basis??
At least with advice from a forum you can get a feel for the relative merits of a product rather than the biased tosh printed in the mags!! When was the last time you read a poor gun review ??
How about printing an article on the relative merits of monthly shooting magazines? Oh no, sorry, that would be counter productive for the magazine.
Sums up why I have stopped buying the mags and tend to stick to the freebie one.
DT
I don't know about any other clay shooting forums but as a newcomer to trap shooting I have found this one very useful. The people I have encountered have been very helpful in trying to help me solve problems by answering my many questions and have in general tried to point me in the right direction. I find that that on this type of forum there are very few trolls unlike when you go to say a motor sports or football forum places like that are crawling with trolls.
sibaldib
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To be honest, this is the only forum I spend any time on nowadays. It seems to have the most balanced views and flaming is kept to a minimum. Of course, there is good natured ribbing, but all done in the right spirit.
I have been lucky enough to get a lot of good advice, meet helpful people and got a couple of good deals I would not otherwise have come across.
At least people on here do have opinions and are prepared to state them.
I get very disillusioned with gun and cartridge tests that all say the same thing now, with the no objectivity. I don't think I will be renewing my subscription to Clay Shooting Magazine. It doesn't give me any more then the freebie Clay Shooter and Pull Magazine provide.
I have been lucky enough to get a lot of good advice, meet helpful people and got a couple of good deals I would not otherwise have come across.
At least people on here do have opinions and are prepared to state them.
I get very disillusioned with gun and cartridge tests that all say the same thing now, with the no objectivity. I don't think I will be renewing my subscription to Clay Shooting Magazine. It doesn't give me any more then the freebie Clay Shooter and Pull Magazine provide.
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Can someone turn it around 90 degrees please...?
