Sporting Gun Magazine price 😂

[Red carp]

I haven’t bought a copy of Sporting Gun for many years & it just happened to catch my eye today OMG £6.99 😳😳😳I had a browse through it & back on the shelf it went.

[marsh man]

1 minute ago, Red carp said:

I haven’t bought a copy of Sporting Gun for many years & it just happened to catch my eye today OMG £6.99 😳😳😳I had a browse through it & back on the shelf it went.

Well at least the S G is monthly , unlike the Shooting Times is weekly , the last time I looked at a copy of the S Ts in Tesco's it was £3 something which make them over £13 a month , like you they go back from where they belong , the other week I was looking at the Gundog magazine and that was nearly £13 .Way out of my league .    MM

[mossy835]

iv not bought any for years.

[steve1066]

1 minute ago, mossy835 said:

iv not bought any for years.

They are mostly advertisements anyway.

[JKD]

This subject pops up regularly,,,,,

At least you did the right thing,,,, left it on the shelf 👍

[marsh man]

13 minutes ago, JKD said:

This subject pops up regularly,,,,,

At least you did the right thing,,,, left it on the shelf 👍

The amount of people who still buy these magazines must be getting less and less so will they soon merge into one magazine or call it a day ,  

[JKD]

1 minute ago, marsh man said:

The amount of people who still buy these magazines must be getting less and less so will they soon merge into one magazine or call it a day ,  

Well I only bought magazines for about the first 4 years from when I started shooting. 2 years regularly,,,, 3rd year occasionally, the 4th year I'd flick through the pages and only bought it if something caught my attention. That was a decade ago,,,, there's better reading and info in the shooting forums, IMHO 👍😆

Perhaps that is the reoccurring theme 🤷‍♂️

[Miserableolgit]

I no longer subscribe to any shooting magazines but took out a sub to Scribehound last year, but some of the content on there is loosing my interest.

[steve_b_wales]

I only have Rifle magazine and Gun Mart magazine, both by direct debit which saves a few £ off the issue price.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Not bought any of the Shooting Press for years, they, especially Sporting Gun. just seemed to change a few pictures around and rehash the content.

[Old Boggy]

A few years ago I was speaking to a regular contributor of Sporting Gun ( cannot remember his name but he was a taxidermist and wrote about pigeon shooting among other topics) who was told by the editor/s to either accept a 50% cut in his writer’s charge or cease to contribute. He made the right decision and is no longer writing for them.
I know that subscriptions are such a small % of the magazines income, most of which comes from advertising so, shortsightedly they are not too concerned about falling subscriptions.

However, the cost of advertising must be based upon the magazine’s circulation, so it is therefore apparent that this ever increasing downward spiral results in fewer adverts/ articles (far less content and thinner mags) and higher prices.

As said, I’m surprised that people are still buying them at such prices.

If it’s information that’s needed on field sports (or a host of other subjects) what can be better than to browse this great forum of ours.

OB

[Westley]

16 hours ago, marsh man said:

Well at least the S G is monthly , unlike the Shooting Times is weekly , the last time I looked at a copy of the S Ts in Tesco's it was £3 something which make them over £13 a month , like you they go back from where they belong , the other week I was looking at the Gundog magazine and that was nearly £13 .Way out of my league .    MM

Thankfully I never taught my dogs to read  !    😊

1 minute ago, Westley said:

Thankfully I never taught my dogs to read  !    😊

You Guys HAVE to understand that without these exorbitant costs, the hierarchy of these magazines could NOT afford their days at Warter Priory every year.   

[marsh man]

1 hour ago, Westley said:

Thankfully I never taught my dogs to read  !    😊

You Guys HAVE to understand that without these exorbitant costs, the hierarchy of these magazines could NOT afford their days at Warter Priory every year.   

The only place I have seen the Gundog magazine was in Waitrose , I believe it come out once a month and it do look a class magazine , more of a soft back book than a magazine , it even smell nice , well better than me 

[amateur]

11 minutes ago, marsh man said:

..... it even smell nice .....

What? A mixture of old Barbour jacket and wet dog

[Bigbob]

Stopped buying any shooting magazines years ago they just repeat the same old every year 

[Westley]

1 hour ago, marsh man said:

The only place I have seen the Gundog magazine was in Waitrose , I believe it come out once a month and it do look a class magazine , more of a soft back book than a magazine , it even smell nice , well better than me 

👍  😆