Recoil is a magazine covering handguns, tactical rifles, tactical knives and other shooting-related activities in the United States. It caters to the firearms lifestyle.[1][2]
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| Editor | Iain Harrison |
|---|---|
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Circulation | 250,000 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Company | Caribou Media Group |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Los Angeles, California |
| Website | www |
The magazine primarily offers reviews on firearms, ammunition, knives, and shooting gear; as well as gunsmithing 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.[1][3]
Susannah Breslin of Forbes wrote that, "RECOIL is more Maxim than your dad's Guns & Ammo" with regard to the magazine's photography and subject matter.[2] RECOIL debuted in January 2012 as a quarterly magazine and by December 2012 became bi-monthly.[2]
Iain Harrison became editor in January 2013.[4]
In 2015, RECOIL won “Best Outdoor Sports & Recreation Magazine” at the 64th Annual Western Publishing Association "Maggie Awards" for its July issue.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Recoil Magazine". soldiersystems.net. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Susannah Breslin (3 August 2013). "A Peek Inside the World of Gun Magazines". Forbes.
- ^ Hodges, Ryan (19 June 2015). "Shooting Guns: Photo shoot for Recoil Magazine". Cody, Wyoming: Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
- ^ "Recoil Issue 7 In Stores Now". soldiersystems.net. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "THE ENTHUSIAST NETWORK RECOGNIZED AT 64th ANNUAL MAGGIE AWARDS" (Press release). MPA. Association of Magazine Media. May 6, 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "TEN Wins 9 Maggie Awards From the Western Publishing Association". Enthusiast Network. 6 May 2015.