Gun mag subscriptions

[clodhopper]

With the competition of the internet, magazine providers have had to boil down their systems to keep a place in the world. Even with the variety of covers on the magazine rack, the same stories are simply rotated through them all. More cover candy, less cost to produce. Probably close to 3/4 of the page sqft in the mag is devoted to advertising. Such a waste.

[cstone]

I am another member of the “get magazines due to membership” club. ARRL for Ham radio, AOPA Pilot, American Rifleman, Blue Press, Costco Connection, whatever Thornton sends out semi regularly. I often throw them in my work bag because I have a lot more time sitting around and don’t need to sit on the toilet nearly long enough to read all the crap the post office delivers.

I sometimes tear off the address page of American Rifleman and leave the rest of the magazine laying in an airport terminal. If it saves only one child.

[Irving]

I wouldn't even usually consider paying for a magazine. I have to say though that every year when I go hunting, and don't have internet, I enjoy browsing through hunting magazines left at the cabin before bed. I have the same complaint as HBAR though in that I care little about East coast hunting.

[clodhopper]

I wouldn't even usually consider paying for a magazine. I have to say though that every year when I go hunting, and don't have internet, I enjoy browsing through hunting magazines left at the cabin before bed. I have the same complaint as HBAR though in that I care little about East coast hunting.

That is where the people are. One solution would be to convince hoards of mindless spenders to move to the west so advertisers would devote more effort to our area. If you decide to use that idea, just do it after I am dead. Thanks.

[Irving]

I realize that, but at the same time know that the West is a popular draw for hunting and people make an effort to come out here to hunt. You'd think people would want to read about it.

[clodhopper]

I realize that, but at the same time know that the West is a popular draw for hunting and people make an effort to come out here to hunt. You'd think people would want to read about it.

Nah. A very few people are willing to drop the coin necessary to travel out here to hunt. By far the vast majority of hunters stay near home. Magazine content is focused on getting you to pick it up and look through the ads in search of content, which then causes you to buy the junk in the ads. Info on hunting near home causes people to pick up a magazine more often than stories about stuff you know you will never do.

African hunts are even cooler than the American west. Why is there no magazine content (or so very little) devoted to that? Same thing. Not enough people actually do it or even consider doing it.

[Irving]

Was just going to say, if you're going to market to people with the money to destination hunt, might as well go for the much more rich African big game hunters.

[MarkCO]

I get American Rifleman and Front Sight. They come with the memberships. I read a few of the articles here and there.

[Zundfolge]

Are we even allowed to subscribe to gun magazines with more than 15 pages?

[Gman]

American Rifleman and America's First Freedom. Wife & I are both Lifers.