Popular Mechanics Magazine

[bruceflinch]

Leafing thru the Sept '09 issue of PM, I was surprised to see a full page gun ad! It's a picture of a hand opening a desk drawer to reveal a pistol & magazine.

Text: Reach For the World's Finest Firearms.
Built for America's Forces. Built for You.

https://www.fnhusa.com/finestfirearms

Nice surprise! I have a new respect for PM.

[Dr Rockso]

I remember seeing a S&W ad for the SW99 (Walther P99 clone) a couple years back.

[DippyPower]

They used to actually run stories about guns in the magazine. My first exposure to Cowboy Action Shooting was an article in PM.

They had ads for Ruger and Henry on a regular basis in the recent past.

[Army]

I recall numerous articles about GI weapons during Vietnam. First I ever heard of the M16, was in Pop-Mech.

...also flechettes, napalm, B52's, Claymore mines, and who exactly were the VC. Crazy stuff in that mechanics mag

[phish]

I remember a past issue where a letter was griping about articles on guns and gun adds. I think the owner or editor told him to sit 'n spin, it's his magazine.

[forgiven]

Yeah, if my memory serves me correctly PM has always been friendly to us gunners.

[scott.cr]

With the state of advertising sales these days, I wouldn't be surprised to see that ad in a copy of The Economist. ;-)