''Firearms News'', formerly ''Shotgun News'', is an American

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s interest publication owned by

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. The magazine was called ''Shotgun News'' until December 2015.

History and profile

''Shotgun News'' was established in 1946. By page count, the magazine consists predominantly of advertisements, similar to fashion magazines such as ''

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''. Generally speaking, ''Shotgun News format contains a featured review, a historical or handgun-related article, an article on amateur gunsmithing, and columns by

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, Chris Knox, Jeff Knox, and Vin Suprynowicz. Classified ads are also accepted, and unsold space is filled with historical quotations by the

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, whose real name is Jack Dailey, has been writing a column—actually a portion of ad space for Fred's M14 Stocks—since 1999. There are 36 issues of ''Shotgun News'' published annually. Nominally the issues are printed in black-and-white on newsprint-quality paper. Every year, issues 3, 9, 12, 21, 27, and 33 also contain a full-color cover, a section of glossy color pages, and additional feature articles. In December 2015 the magazine was renamed as ''Firearms News''.

Contributors

Field editors include Reid Coffield, David Fortier, James Grant, Tom Gaylord, Frank James, and Paul Scarlata. Regular columnists include

, Chris Knox, Jeff Knox, and Vin Suprynowicz. Master armorer

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was also a regular contributor.

References

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External resources

Official Website
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