If you are a fan of firearms, then you probably spend a decent time online looking up new guns, gear, and information about the subject. You may want to look into getting a subscription to a real magazine that comes to your door every month.
It’s very exciting to look at some of these guns in full color spreads with information that’s the most up to date about the firearm industry from experts who know. There are quite a few of these magazines available.
Here are some of the best gun magazines you can buy at your local bookstore or newsstand. Keep in mind that getting a subscription will save you some money off the newsstand price, and will let you have something interesting to look forward to reading each month.
Best New Gun Magazine: Trigger
This magazine has only been out for a few years, but it’s already considered to be very well respected in the gun industry. They only print two issues a year, but it’s packed full of tactical weaponry, great stories, and the latest in smart guns. This is everything you want to know about gun culture and more, according to their editor. It comes from the creators of Guns and Ammo Magazine, so you know it’s going to be top-notch information.
Best Old School Gun Magazine: Guns and Ammo
An “oldie but a goodie” is Guns and Ammo. This magazine has been around since 1958. A monthly magazine that has a demographic of 85 percent men and 15 percent women, it’s the number one media brand in the shooting category of magazine. They print about 11 million copies of each issue. This is definitely the go-to magazine in the industry that you definitely should have a subscription to.
Best for Hunters: Petersen’s Hunting
If you want a magazine that’s geared mostly towards hunting, then check out Petersen’s Hunting magazine. This is devoted to everything and anything about recreational sport hunting of all kinds of game. Articles such as “Picking the Right Optics” and gear testing of all sorts appears each month in this publication.
Best Layout: RECOIL
RECOIL magazine is just slick and stylish from cover to cover. This is a monthly magazine that aims to be the “ultimate firearms destination for the gun lifestyle.” That’s their motto anyway, so each issue is jammed packed with the latest gun gear, firearms of all types, technology, and survival equipment. They also feature stories about military veterans that will pique your interest. It’s just a great monthly read.
Best Lifestyle and Gun Magazine: Gardens and Guns
This magazine has a little bit of everything, including art, culture, food, fishing, pets, and guns of course. It’s a southern magazine with style that makes you want to sit on a porch swing sipping a mint julep or whiskey on the rocks, if you prefer to laze away a Sunday afternoon that way. Or read it in the bathroom like most men read their magazines! Either way it’s an elegant and entertaining magazine to have on your coffee table to enjoy each month.
~ Firearm Daily
