OutAtTheEdge
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Hi all. First, I have to say that this post was inspired by the post that came up earlier about the frustrating new search feature on Brownell's website. For me, it instantly reminded me of my frustration with the Blue Book of Gun Values website.
I'm sure many here will recall how their site was set up for years. If you were looking for a particular model, you simply went to the manufacturer list, selected the right one, then you'd see a list of types of firearms, then perhaps further lists, all narrowing the selection down until you got to the correct list of the company's guns, which would be listed in alpha-numeric order. An example might be something like Acme Firearms/Rifles/Lever-action/Centerfire, then Models 1, then 2, etc. Simple.
Now, you select the manufacturer and are then confronted with pages of guns, some with pictures that may or may not be correct, in random order. If by chance you do find the gun you're looking for, descriptions are cursory, at best. There is a search function as well, but it is about as useful as Brownell's.
I've played around with it, trying to figure out some way to display the listings like they used to be, but no luck. I've never used the Blue Book as a primary source for appraising gun values, but it has always been a handy one-stop reference tool for gun info. Not anymore.
Any thoughts?
I'm sure many here will recall how their site was set up for years. If you were looking for a particular model, you simply went to the manufacturer list, selected the right one, then you'd see a list of types of firearms, then perhaps further lists, all narrowing the selection down until you got to the correct list of the company's guns, which would be listed in alpha-numeric order. An example might be something like Acme Firearms/Rifles/Lever-action/Centerfire, then Models 1, then 2, etc. Simple.
Now, you select the manufacturer and are then confronted with pages of guns, some with pictures that may or may not be correct, in random order. If by chance you do find the gun you're looking for, descriptions are cursory, at best. There is a search function as well, but it is about as useful as Brownell's.
I've played around with it, trying to figure out some way to display the listings like they used to be, but no luck. I've never used the Blue Book as a primary source for appraising gun values, but it has always been a handy one-stop reference tool for gun info. Not anymore.
Any thoughts?
