gun mag question?

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h518may

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why is it that nowadays the articles in gun magazines are 99% semi autos? i love both self shuckers and wheelies, and there are plenty of us out there that feel the same, even PREFER a wheelie still!!:eek: so why cant there be more articles on them?
 
Magazines tend to gravitate toward the "newest thing" in order to sell copies - what's the rate of new model releases for revolvers compared to semiautomatics?
 
I don't read magazines anymore (all the info is months old in today's internet world) but really, how many new revolvers are there out there for them to write about as opposed to new autos?
 
Scott has it.
The gunmags follow trends, they don't set trends.
There are still revolvers covered occasionally, but the market favors autos, so that's what you see more of.
Denis
 
In my experience, gunzines write up whatever they think is new and exciting. Many times, as others have said, that is the latest and greatest plastic pistol, usually from some country no one has heard of but where they work cheap.

Or it could be some one-off "great idea" like an auto pistol with two barrels or a 5 ounce derringer that fires .600 nitro express. (Oooops! Someone has made a pistol with two barrels; expect that derringer any day.)

Jim
 
At Concealed Carry Magazine, although I drive the process somewhat, I also depend on my writers to tell me what they want to review. If nobody's clamoring for a revolver review, well...

We do run reviews of classics as well as new guns, both semis and revolvers. Because we have no advertising, we don't give a rat's hind end about what the gun companies might want us to push that month. But see above: our writers are almost as human as everyone else, and just as subject as mere mortals to having their emotions swayed by advertising-generated buzz. It takes constant effort to forge our own path.

All of which reminds me that I need to write a few emails about some upcoming issues!

Kathy Jackson
 
Because the "hip" new thing is small pocket autos, and "slim" items like slim phones, who wants a bulk thick 38 5 shot when you could get a 7 shot auto?
(I like my 38 not hating)

I really enjoy revolers, no magazine springs, can leave loaded forever and not worry about that.
 
I think it's a matter of maturing vs. matured technology. Wheelguns have been around a few years, and they're much simpler machines than autos are. Both age and simplicity mean that they're much closer to perfection than autos are, so improvements are rarer.

The other limiting factor is that revolvers are handguns. The simple bolt-action rifle is still getting play because advances are allowing them to reach farther and farther out to give their loving touch; handguns don't benefit much from extended range.
 
I subscribe to a number of gun mags, and all of them seem to follow trends; when the Judge was new, it was covered to death, and I've read a lot recently on the Rhino ... but revolvers don't seem to break new ground often, so I'm guessing that's why they don't get as much ink. I think there simply are more new semi-autos to report on, and the big sellers are the small pocketable models which seem to come on the market every week ...
 
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