Today's Gun Magazines

Surprisingly, as I said, the supermarkets and drug stores have lots of gun magazines. Surprising as NY is supposed not gun friendly (well, the city is).

I came to firearms after the internet age got started, so no to any magazines.

However, just like .445_Hunter said "the anticipation for the next issue was high, along with the expectation of interesting and varied content" applied to magazines in subjects I was interested in.

.455_Hunter said:

A notable exception is Barnes and Noble. They do stock pretty much every shooting and "survival" magazine out there.

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That's if you have a Barnes an Noble. Living somewhat in the sticks although the sticks are far and few between it's a 200+ mile trip for me to get to one.

You can get digital subscriptions to most.

The question really is, why are print magazines (gun or otherwise) still published? The Internet content, especially on guns, is far more interesting and available, and it's free.

Still get outdoor life and field and stream. They usually spotlight a gun or 2 so good for me. A years subscription is usually less than 15 and one issue at the store is what 4.95 or better. Always send a check though or they will automatically renew if you use a cc.

The internet has usurped a lot of the gun mag readers...

i have a handloader subscription. i used to have a g&a subscription back when cooper's corner was ensconced on the back page. i get rifle off the shelf once in a while. everything else is just a "dog and pony show".

murf

AlexanderA said:

The question really is, why are print magazines (gun or otherwise) still published? The Internet content, especially on guns, is far more interesting and available, and it's free.

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The bathroom.

.455_Hunter said:

Do people even buy gun magazines anymore?

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I do; at last count (and not counting magazines like The Shooting Sportsman, the American Rifleman or Outdoor Life), I've kept the mailman angry with at least seven (Guns, Shooting Times, American Handgunner, Gun Tests, Guns&Ammo, Handloader and Rifle) that I can call to mind.

.455_Hunter said:

A notable exception is Barnes and Noble. They do stock pretty much every shooting and "survival" magazine out there.

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Kroger seems to be on the same distribution list.
That's just by observation.
Mind, B&N are thin on the ground in my 'hood, too.

GEM said:

The bathroom.

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LoL.
Mind, tablet and e-reader work there, too . . .

.455_Hunter said:

- The new YA (Yet Another) model polystriker from XYZ.
- An amazing low-cost, push-feed, matte-finished bolt gun with 33% more plastic parts than before!
- Trust Us: This new rifle cartridge is really different than the existing ones with the same ballistics.
- Why 9mm is all you need, and other calibers are stupid.
- How to customize your AR-15 better than your friends and land that hot boy.
- All copper bullets with plastic tips make your traditional hunting ammo look fat.

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I get the American Rifleman (and like other posters have stated; they tired of Wayne LaPierre on every page) as part of my Life Membership; we get America's First Freedom with the wife's Life Membership, and my subscription of Guns & Ammo is expiring and I'm not renewing. I do get Concealed Carry Magazine as part of my USCCA membership and I really like the information they have. I have also had Shooting Times, Handguns, Field & Stream (not really a gun rag) and Outdoor Life (same). It's just the same thing over and over again. I used to like to read G&A for Bob Milek's articles on varminting and hunting, Ross Seyfried and Jan Libourel on handguns, Garry James for the surplus rifles, and Phil Spangenberger for the Old West firearms. John Taffin is another writer I like as well as Bart Skelton. Mike "Dufus" Venturino was okay at first but then got tiring.

I can only read about the new gun to compete with Glock so many times, plastic hunting rifles, 6.5 Creedmoor rifles, and how much crap you can add to your AR before it makes my s--- itch in the bathroom.

I really miss Muzzle Blasts from the NMLRA and need to renew my membership. Other than that, I have no need to purchase a gun rag. No articles on realistic hunting adventures (ever notice Craig Boddington is ALWAYS going to hunt in Africa when 99% of the readership will never be able to afford a safara; I don't mind reading about a safari but not every single article from him each month), muzzleloaders, self defense, etc.

The only gun magazines you’ll find in my house are made of metal.

Used to get Wolfe Publishing "Handloader" and "Rifle" electronically but they had a format change where you couldn't download and save the whole mag. You have to copy and save individual articles. I cancelled in Sep.

My father said he used to get renewal notices in the mail that were more expensive than news stand subscription card prices, so he just bought a new subscription every year.

Dillon Precision Blue Press Catalog has decent variety of articles of short length. It used to come in the mail, but now I just check the website that links 5 years of issues: https://www.dillonprecision.com/blue-press-catalog.html#bp2021

All printed magazines are dying, as the internet usurps their readership, and people increasingly expect creative content to be given away for nothing, or at least zero cost to them.

Magazines are folding or dramatically reducing the number of paper issues. SWAT was one I liked but it folded.