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The Custom Rifle
01 August 2009, 06:07
cessnaThe Custom Rifle
I was recently given a gift of this magazine. Apparently it was the only issue printed. It has wonderful articles about custom rifes. It's too bad it never became a reality. I'm glad to add this to my library, but wonder what would hsve been. If you get a chance to obtain one do so.
03 August 2009, 19:22
22WRFand those of us who paid the full subscription price got screwed!!!!!
08 August 2009, 01:51
cessnaSounds all too familiar 22WRF. I wonder what happened? It looked like a first rate magazine, not just one of the "I did this" pieces of paper that passes off as a magazine you see now.
10 September 2009, 06:42
srtraxShould anyone be looking for a copy. I have one and found this one online!
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Steve Traxson
12 September 2009, 19:09
Idaho SharpshooterI met the principals at the SHOT Show, and it seemed like a real recipe for success. Quality book, quality contents, and a solid business plan.
I picked up two copies and about read one to death the next month. Then, nada. Never heard why.
Rich
13 September 2009, 03:56
billrquimbyI never saw the magazine, but the No. 1 reason that publications fail has nothing to do with editorial and publishing quality, or even business plans.
It's a lack of sufficient advertising to provide a profit after costs of publication and distribution.
The title sounds as if it would have a limited circulation, and a substantial circulation is needed to sell ads.
Bill Quimby
13 September 2009, 18:56
dogcatI doubt the cost of a high risk subscription put anyone in the poor house. This happens a lot and Bill states the very reason. Look at some of the great old mags in the US. It took a great deal of advertising selling to get them resurrected - Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, and most of all Sports Afield.
BTW - I do not subscribe to mags that sell "sexual enhancement" products in the ads. Just me, but I think it is tasteless and crass.
14 September 2009, 04:20
JBrownquote:
Originally posted by dogcat:
BTW - I do not subscribe to mags that sell "sexual enhancement" products in the ads. Just me, but I think it is tasteless and crass.
I'm no prude, but those ads bother me also. They have their place, but it is not in a sporting magazine.
Jason
"You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core."
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Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt.
Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry
Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure.
-Jason Brown
18 September 2009, 06:01
cessnadogcat, I don't either. I get a complimentary subscription to "Predator Extreme" magazine. A few months ago an ad of questionable nature showed up in it. I sent an e-mail to the publisher complaining about it. He immediately replied and pulled the ad. You can make a difference.
21 September 2009, 01:12
daniel77remember when Janet Jackson's boob slipped out during the Super Bowl? That didn't bother me nearly as much as having to explain to my son what ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION is. Seems to be in the same category as feminine products and adult diapers, if you need it, you will find it
Has anyone been able to contact the editor of this mag? Maybe they could justify quarterly publishing.