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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: MrsSmith on May 09, 2013, 01:48:42 PM
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Yes, I could easily Google "gun magazines" - which pulls up a Midway page for ammo magazines, among others. But can y'all help me out with a list of the top 5 or 10 print gun magazines? Obviously Guns & Ammo. I know there are a bunch of them out there, I'm looking for the most well-read/popular.
Also, aside from MidwayUSA (and Cheaper Than Dirt, which we don't use anymore), what other big well-known equipment/gear suppliers are out there?
Thanks!!
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The only one I regularly read is Handloader. I'll read a Shooting Times or Handguns magazine when there's something interesting inside.
Chris
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Yes, I could easily Google "gun magazines" - which pulls up a Midway page for ammo magazines, among others. But can y'all help me out with a list of the top 5 or 10 print gun magazines? Obviously Guns & Ammo. I know there are a bunch of them out there, I'm looking for the most well-read/popular.
Also, aside from MidwayUSA (and Cheaper Than Dirt, which we don't use anymore), what other big well-known equipment/gear suppliers are out there?
Thanks!!
Handloader.
The content from any of the others that's worth seeing I can get for free from inet sources. "Revolver vs. Autoloader shootout!"
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Shotgun News.
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I don't know how well-read it is, but I really like the NRA's "Shooting Illustrated."
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American Handgunner
Guns Magazine
American Rifleman
Front Sight (USPSA Member's Magazine)
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The NRA puts out three or four magazines each month.
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Brownell's, the only gear supplier you'll ever need because once you close your shopping cart there is no room on your card to go anywhere else.
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2nd for Brownells.
Chris
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I like S.W.A.T. magazine.
http://www.swatmag.com/
3rd for Brownells.
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Shotgun News
Guns & Ammo
Guns Magazine Surplus edition, semi-annual
Guns of the Old West, quarterly mag I think
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Gear sites: Midway USA usually, Midsouth Shooter Supply, FS Reloading (specialize in Lee reloading hardware).
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Natchez Shooters Supply
http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm
And I'm trying to think of who else sends me junk mail and junk e-mail.
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Thanks guys!
Any others, keep them coming!
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Www.44mag.com for magazines. They have been sold out for a while. A goto site before the run on mags.
I've ordered some stuff from J&G Sales. They advertise in shotgun news a lot. Jgsales.com
Can't think of any others that might be of interest to you. MidwayUSA and Brownells cover most everything else.
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Yes, I could easily Google "gun magazines" - which pulls up a Midway page for ammo magazines, among others. But can y'all help me out with a list of the top 5 or 10 print gun magazines? Obviously Guns & Ammo. I know there are a bunch of them out there, I'm looking for the most well-read/popular.
Save your money and your eyesight. I used to subscribe to most of them. They just got suckier and suckier, and I let the subscriptions die out as they expired. The last to go was Shooting Times. They held on a bit longer than the others, but they finally succumbed to mediocrity combined with idiocy, just like all the others.
I may re-up for Shotgun News. haven't quite decided. I let it lapse about three years ago, but I find that I occasionally miss it. None of the rest are worth reading. None.
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I don't think she's looking for light reading, Hawkmoon. 'Tis probably a matter of professional interest.
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http://www.aimsurplus.com/
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I don't think she's looking for light reading, Hawkmoon. 'Tis probably a matter of professional interest.
All the more reason to avoid the printed gun magazines. They are a treasure trove of misinformation, disinformation, and just plain drivel. They appeal primarily to people who don't know any better. (As a man I once worked for liked to say, "Everything you read in [those magazines] is true unless you have first-hand knowledge of the facts.") Gun stuff is a matter of professional interest to me, too, since I am a professional writer and I have on occasion been paid for writing articles about GUNZ!. Which is why I allowed all my subscriptions to lapse ... they were rotting my brain.
Sportsmans Guide Company sometimes has good deals on gear, but you have to be careful. Call em up and ask to be put on the mailing list for their shooters' catalog and their military surplus catalog.
Another vote for Brownells -- absolutely top shelf company. Also Natchez. CDNN is a liquidator ... they often have good deals on guns-n-gear, but it depends on what they can buy up in close-out lots.
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:facepalm: No, I mean she's into writing and publishing, or something of the sort. She's looking at the competition and the potential sponsors.
Or so I presume.
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Gun Tests magazine. Wifey keeps the subscription paid up, and I read every issue.
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SWAT magazine for one.
Yes the magazines suck as far as information contained in them but advertising is very powerful...as evidenced by Springfield and Taurus...and knowing MrsSmith she's more interested in that aspect than turlet reading material.
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Yes, I'm looking at potential advertising outlets.
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SWAT does the best content on training venues from what I've seen. Get some editorial, buy an ad too.
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You already know that it depends on what you are advertising. New shooters/pistol training 101 probably wouldn't do as well in SWAT magazine as it would on a website. Not sure how many new folks would be reading Shotgun News or Shooting Times. Does American Rifleman have a classifieds section? (It's been years since I've looked at one)
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Save your money and your eyesight. I used to subscribe to most of them. They just got suckier and suckier, and I let the subscriptions die out as they expired. The last to go was Shooting Times. They held on a bit longer than the others, but they finally succumbed to mediocrity combined with idiocy, just like all the others.
I may re-up for Shotgun News. haven't quite decided. I let it lapse about three years ago, but I find that I occasionally miss it. None of the rest are worth reading. None.
SGN is not nearly as good as it was several years ago. I subscribed recently, having gotten a good deal. I will not be renewing. May still be worth it from a professional or commercial perspective, but I'm not sure I can speak with any credibility there.
Gun Tests is good, IMO.
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I'll have to find Gun Tests. I don't recall seeing it around here.
Thanks Eric.
Shooting Times is a likely candidate. Thx Stetson. And good to see you around here!
I'm going to have to contact some of these magazines and see if they have any stats on their subscribers. I want to reach women shooters, but that's proving to be a tough segment to find. And somehow I don't see Ladies Home Journal or Cosmo placing an ad for women's shooting gear. :mad:
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You're a word weasel, ought to pitch some freelance writing to SWAT and some others.
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"Women who shoot" are a small market. Maybe try to get their attention by going though the men in their lives. Something like, "Men, do you want your wife/girlfriend to enjoy shooting with you?" for an article.
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I'll have to find Gun Tests. I don't recall seeing it around here.
Thanks Eric.
Shooting Times is a likely candidate. Thx Stetson. And good to see you around here!
I'm going to have to contact some of these magazines and see if they have any stats on their subscribers. I want to reach women shooters, but that's proving to be a tough segment to find. And somehow I don't see Ladies Home Journal or Cosmo placing an ad for women's shooting gear. :mad:
Garden and Gun. My wife loves that magazine.
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I'll have to find Gun Tests. I don't recall seeing it around here.
Thanks Eric.
Gun Tests will probably not be what you're looking for. They accept no ads.
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