Is the Luger a 'dead' topic in the gun magazine?

mrerick · 09-13-2010, 10:01 PM

Don't forget the money cycle associated with trade magazines.

Advertisers and subscribers fund magazine publishing.

Writers create articles that are pleasing to BOTH. Writers like getting new stuff (usually on loan) from manufacturers.

Subscribers buy the magazines because of the articles.

Advertisers support the magazines because of the readers who buy from the dealers.

Dealers give feedback to the advertisers and the magazines.

In the case of the Luger, nobody is in the role of advertiser. There goes half the motivation for the writer, and most of the motivation for the magazine to cover Luger technology.

If I'm not mistaken, the last time the magazines took interest in the Luger was when Mauser was working on new and rebuilt ones...

Marc

09-13-2010, 10:01 PM	#11
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	Don't forget the money cycle associated with trade magazines. Advertisers and subscribers fund magazine publishing. Writers create articles that are pleasing to BOTH. Writers like getting new stuff (usually on loan) from manufacturers. Subscribers buy the magazines because of the articles. Advertisers support the magazines because of the readers who buy from the dealers. Dealers give feedback to the advertisers and the magazines. In the case of the Luger, nobody is in the role of advertiser. There goes half the motivation for the writer, and most of the motivation for the magazine to cover Luger technology. If I'm not mistaken, the last time the magazines took interest in the Luger was when Mauser was working on new and rebuilt ones... Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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