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rrendina

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I have not received my January 2009 issue yet, so I thought I would give them a call. When I called the numbers listed in the magazine I just got the standard phone company " the number you have dialed is no longer in service"

So, does anyone have a number I can reach them at to discuss my subscription?

Thanks
 
Here it is ...

Telephone: (860) 645-8776 Manchester, CT (EST). The weather may have knocked out the phone lines.
 
Thats one of the numbers, I'll give them a try in a few days.

Thanks
 
rrendina said:
I have not received my January 2009 issue yet, so I thought I would give them a call. When I called the numbers listed in the magazine I just got the standard phone company " the number you have dialed is no longer in service"

So, does anyone have a number I can reach them at to discuss my subscription?

Thanks
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Didn't get mine either.
 
P.s.

Received mine the normal time: around Dec. 30/ Southwest Pa. Took about 15 minutes to read.:(
 
Phones were up today, made contact and a replacement issue is on the way.

Thanks for the input.:)
 
I've let my subscription expire!:mad:
I think that the editor/owner has REALLY let the quality and the information slide in to oblivion over the last couple of years.
It WAS once a good read.
 
J. Valentine said:
But is that info correct?
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Is it the opinion of the majority of benchrest shooters that the info obtained there is bad? If so where do you suggest I look for better reading? I have subscribed for a year and am starting on the second. For what it's worth I have enjoyed many articles I have read but I have not personally have had the opportunity to put any of it to use.

Opinions are appreciated.
 
The overall quality of the writers has gone down in recent times.
So some of the technical articles are less than accurate I feel.
You should never get your information from one single source anyway.
Always check on any info in otherways like forums , experienced shooters at your club etc. That way you can get a feel for what sounds right and what may be not right.
You also have to find what works for you . Just because Joe Blogs does it a certain way and is successful does not automatically mean it is right for you.

Most articles that are dubios will not have much body to them.
No facts and figures and descriptions of tests carried out and no Conclusions as to what their information really showed.
If the article leaves you with more questions than you started with it is mostlikely a work of fiction or has been edited to death by some moron that never understood what it was all about in the first place.
Advertising and the income from that is killing technical articles with any real indepth information in them. Unfortunately the advertisers don't stop to think that the only reason most people read the mag is for the good tech stuff.
 
Actually, publishers know the main reason most people buy magazines is for the advertising. Ask any publisher of magazines the question, and that will be what decades of research proves. I will add, over and over again.:D

The cost of the magazine is never covered by the cost of publishing, it's only through advertising that the chance for profit has any chance to be a reality.

There is a lot of psychology behind magazines and the truth is, it has little to do with the content of the magazine.

None of us want it this way, but that's the truth for the publishing game. :mad:
 
I think

rrendina said:
Is it the opinion of the majority of benchrest shooters that the info obtained there is bad? If so where do you suggest I look for better reading? I have subscribed for a year and am starting on the second. For what it's worth I have enjoyed many articles I have read but I have not personally have had the opportunity to put any of it to use.

Opinions are appreciated.
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that "is it correct" post is a pretty cheap shot. We all read, digest and think about things. It's always up to us to verify with our own equipment what others have experienced. I don't think anyone should take what the read as gospel, not because "is is correct" but because one persons experience may not be duplicated by another due to minor variances in test methods.

I like the magazine. It may not be 100% technical content, but there is enough there to be valuable, there is a good variation in shooting disciplines and overall its better than most shooting magazines. I'm constantly amazed at those who chritcize PS magazine. Why, I would have thought they would have cancelled their subscriptions long ago. Goes to show how much some like to B****! --Greg
 
J Valentine

It seems to me that every winter brings a sort of bashing of Precision Shooting Magazine. The concensus is that there is a deterioration of the writing and there are no technical writings as there once was; and the ones that are written are full of errors.I wish that the detractors would give some examples. I have read PS since 1995 and have written for it since 2002. Also, I have access to PS that goes back to the 1950's. If someone would give me the month and year that all of these magical articles were written, I would read them and try to improve the quality of my articles.

One thing that I have noticed is that many of the "keyboard" experts (at least the ones who use their real name)have never been seen at a registered match.

I will challenge any one who is disssatisfied with the quality of the articles to submit an article.

There are issues that do not have articles that interest me, but I know that the editor has to please a wide spectrum of interests....rimfire, long range, Benchrest, factory, etc.

I did not write this to inflame anyone, but I believe that the magazine is as good as any on the market. There are many great shooters and gunsmiths who frequent this board, and they could write great articles. I welcome their input. Good shooting....James Mock
 
Mr. Mock,

as usual very well stated... One of the first issues of PS I read had an article on a "Potato Gun" which was authored by, I think, Mr. Wright. It was one of the funniest things I have seen in print. That and a few more issues got me intested in shooting. I do not compete but love to shoot. I have some old publications, The Best of Precision Shooting Vol 1, August 1982 to February 1985 and Vol. 2 March 1986 to March 1987, which have many great articles. Are there any editions, other than these, available? I really enjoy your articles, write more...
 
I did not recieve my Feb. issue I called today the told me to call back March 2and then they could send me a replacement for Feb.

Gary
 
Big Al said:
Actually, publishers know the main reason most people buy magazines is for the advertising. Ask any publisher of magazines the question, and that will be what decades of research proves. I will add, over and over again.:D

The cost of the magazine is never covered by the cost of publishing, it's only through advertising that the chance for profit has any chance to be a reality.

There is a lot of psychology behind magazines and the truth is, it has little to do with the content of the magazine.

None of us want it this way, but that's the truth for the publishing game. :mad:
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Then why did I cancel my subscription?
No one is bashing anything a guy asked a question an I answered with , THE TRUTH as I have experienced .
" The overall quality of the writers has gone down in recent times.
So some of the technical articles are less than accurate I feel. "
I feel ! I feel ! Ifeel ! .
That mean IN MY OPINION.
If you feel that PS is great fine I am happy for you.
 
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JD Mock said:
It seems to me that every winter brings a sort of bashing of Precision Shooting Magazine. The concensus is that there is a deterioration of the writing and there are no technical writings as there once was; and the ones that are written are full of errors.I wish that the detractors would give some examples. I have read PS since 1995 and have written for it since 2002. Also, I have access to PS that goes back to the 1950's. If someone would give me the month and year that all of these magical articles were written, I would read them and try to improve the quality of my articles.

One thing that I have noticed is that many of the "keyboard" experts (at least the ones who use their real name)have never been seen at a registered match.

I will challenge any one who is disssatisfied with the quality of the articles to submit an article.

There are issues that do not have articles that interest me, but I know that the editor has to please a wide spectrum of interests....rimfire, long range, Benchrest, factory, etc.

I did not write this to inflame anyone, but I believe that the magazine is as good as any on the market. There are many great shooters and gunsmiths who frequent this board, and they could write great articles. I welcome their input. Good shooting....James Mock
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One example would be Kevin Thomas 's article about moly coating. He knew very little about the subject and put forward a lot of untruths.
 
Waylan Kisor said:
as usual very well stated... One of the first issues of PS I read had an article on a "Potato Gun" which was authored by, I think, Mr. Wright. It was one of the funniest things I have seen in print. That and a few more issues got me intested in shooting. I do not compete but love to shoot. I have some old publications, The Best of Precision Shooting Vol 1, August 1982 to February 1985 and Vol. 2 March 1986 to March 1987, which have many great articles. Are there any editions, other than these, available? I really enjoy your articles, write more...
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I think this post explains why the magazine is on the skids and the proof that it is.
 
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