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tips, historical articles, gun collecting, self-defense and automobiles. Each issue contains a few featured articles and personality profiles of people in the firearms industry as well as press releases of new products. Each issue includes a fold-out target. Susannah Breslin of ''

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''" with regard to the magazine's photography and subject matter. ''RECOIL'' debuted in January 2012 as a quarterly magazine and by December 2012 became bi-monthly. Iain Harrison became editor in January 2013. In 2015, RECOIL won “Best Outdoor Sports & Recreation Magazine” at the 64th Annual Western Publishing Association "Maggie Awards" for its July issue.

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* {{Official website, http://www.recoilweb.com/ Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Quarterly magazines published in the United States Sports magazines published in the United States Firearms magazines Hunting and fishing magazines Magazines established in 2012 Magazines published in Los Angeles 2012 establishments in California