Which is the better subscription magazine?

[RaymondMillbrae]

OK, Folks,

the time is rolling around again to choose which subscription I will take for this year.

I am currently looking at two different magazines.

The first one I am looking at is SHOOTING ILLUSTRATED.

It is a fairly new magazine to me, and I have seen it advertised in the back of the Dillon "Blue Press" for a while now. It has always gotten my attention, and I have been meaning to subscribe to it.

The yearly price for 12 issues is $9.95.

The second magazine I am looking at is AMERICAN HANDGUNNER.

This is also a good magazine, and I have always enjoyed the photography of Ichiro Nagata. But in all honesty, I cannot remember how good the articles were...and I don't really like Masaad Ayyoob all that much. (He's getting a little too big for his own head, and he makes some pretty silly hypothesis and statements and passes them as facts).

The yearly price for 6 issues is $9.95.

So to end, which do yall think has better articles and better things to think about?

I will NOT make my decision based solely on the "ghetto fact" that I get 12 issues with one magazine, verses 6 issues with another. I want meat and sustinance. I want food for thought and eye candy every once in a while. (I likey dee purdy pichures).

Help me out, as I only want to subscribe to one magazine. I have other hobbies, hence I have other magazine subscriptions. (The last thing I need are magazines galore in my mailbox and piling-up all over the little table in front of my "Throne Room of Knowledge").

Thanks.

In Christ: Raymond

 

[EAFO]

spend the $20 and get them both?

I find that after about 2 years you get the same information over and over with different advertisements.

 

[1911 guy]

If I had to pick?

I'd opt for American Handgunner. Pick an issue up from the newsstand and see if you like it. I think it's one of the best gunrags out there.

 

[beaucoup ammo]

As they lumber off to extinction, the prices drop. I still take "American Handgunner" for the reasons already mentioned. Keep copies in the Jeep to read while my (much) better half shops..and shops..and

 

[Zeke Menuar]

I subscribe to American Rifleman and Shotgun News. SGN is a giant infomercial, but sometimes they have pretty good articles.

I occasionally buy Rifle or Handloader. Those mags have gone downhill badly in the last few years.

The rest of the gunrag/infomercial crowd is only suitable for training the puppy or emergency moon floss.

Save your money and read them at Borders for free.

ZM

 

[melikesguns]

I have been meaning to post about Ayoob for some time. I feel that he is a little big for his shoes. He is getting worse than the "special forces" guy at your local gunshow. I saw him talking about he would not go into a convenience store if someone was backed into a parking space. I believe in being aware of my surroundings, but my god. If i ever live my life with that much fear, what point do i HAVE IN LIVING??

 

[gezzer]

Small Arms Review

 

[Chui]

Different Magazines to Choose From

Small Arms Review, SWAT, Combat Handguns, GUNS, Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement, Tactical Gear, American Handgunner

There are a few others.

 

[DWARREN123]

I have quit subscriping to mags, just pick up the one I want, if there is one, at the store. More expensive but I get what I like.

 

[RaymondMillbrae]

Thanks, folks.

After some thought, I decided on Shooting Illustrated.

Here's the reasoning behind my madness:

1) I have never read the magazine before, and I have always wanted to check it out. (I like to taste new things).

2) It is an NRA magazine (from what I understand), and I would like to patronize them for at least a year with a subscription.

3) At $10.00...nothing is lost. If it sucks, I'll let you know, and that is that.

As for all the other rags yall mentioned..."Oh, if there were only enough time in a day to read them all. Or better yet, money to buy all that we see and covet".

Ha ha ha.

Thanks again.

In Christ: Raymond