For those of you who do not know already, the powers-that-be have decided to terminate publication of the Air Gunner magazine after the July issue. This after almost 40 years of continuous publication. The more recent Airgun Shooter magazine has also been dropped. This leaves Airgun World , as the only remaining British airgun magazine, with a monopoly on the genre. For us collectors, the saddest thing is that John Atkins will no longer be available to entertain and inform us from his vast knowledge and experience of all things airgun, always presented in his unique way.

What is the general opinion about the demise of the magazine? is it a symptom of a decline in our hobby, or is it something to be expected from advancing information technology?

It would interesting to know what the collecting fraternity on this forum think, as opposed to those who favor the other forums.