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Mark, I was a bit embarrassed to echo your comment, but here goes.

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I have no way of knowing, but I wouldn’t be surprised if revenue through circulation and advertising are both down and trending lower. I can understand cost cutting, and internet information affecting the publication. Purely a guess, but I suspect the DGJ is published as a passion that may not lend itself well to sustaining or passing the torch. Still, the best game in town.

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I’d publish Argo’s stuff if he paid me enough.


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I'll have to say that William Headrick's gun photography is excellent!
Karl


Bill continually bitched about Cote's printers crappy color separation.

For the best of Bill's work see the quality of his covers on The Accurate Rifle and Precision Shooting magazines.

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I hate to admit it but I only renew year to year because I always think I might get burned if they go under, plus there is no discount to put your $$ at risk for a second year.

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Originally Posted By: Mark II
There might be more and different article if authors to paid to write articles.


I don't think any of us were paid, early on. I swapped articles for ad space in the magazine, through which I sold most of the hardback copies of the first edition of my pheasant book. Later on, Dan did pay me for some articles. Don't know what his policy is now. Haven't written anything for him in a long time.

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Originally Posted By: L. Brown
Originally Posted By: Mark II
There might be more and different article if authors to paid to write articles.


I don't think any of us were paid, early on. I swapped articles for ad space in the magazine, through which I sold most of the hardback copies of the first edition of my pheasant book. Later on, Dan did pay me for some articles. Don't know what his policy is now. Haven't written anything for him in a long time.


I did the same. The Cote’s were very fair to me. Years later, I got an email asking if I wanted to do a piece, text and photos, for another reader, but, never heard anything after that.

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A couple comments: As fine as Headrick's photos were, his writing was impossibly bombastic. As for payment, I always felt I was adequately compensated. The whole operation has an amateurish feel. Why take up ten pages in every issue hawking back issues? More good articles might do more for the bottom line. But they do showcase the hardware we enjoy. Other publications only focus on our interests from time to time.

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As an enthusiastic collector of Remington SxS's and graded target shotguns I like Charles Semmers articles and photos.
I live too far from organized clubs and work too much to go to shows so the DGJ is a good source for info. I was given the years from start-up to Volume 22 needing only a few issues to complete. I found eBay and amazon was easy to find the missing ones many of them $5-$10 mailed.

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I have authored a number of articles for the DGJ. I find it a very difficult challenge since I was not trained in journalism, which I am sure shows in my work. I write articles because it is a personal challenge and I enjoy sharing my research. I try to make my articles informational since I am a poor storyteller. For a hobbyist publication I think the article variety is generally good, there is normally something for everyone.
The best series in my opinion was Sherman Bell's Finding Out For Myself.

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