Interesting NRA memorabilia.....

Keg · February 5, 2013, 03:14 PM

I ran across a few old NRA magazines the other day....There were some interesting articles....They are from 1936 and 1938....I like to look at the old ads too....

Keg · February 5, 2013, 03:16 PM

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alaskabushman · February 7, 2013, 10:35 AM

the "new" Model 70...Love it. thanks for sharing.

**Mike Irwin** · February 7, 2013, 10:43 AM

When I was working for American Rifleman back in the early 1990s I used to love to go into the library during my lunch hour and read the old old old issues. The ads were a hoot.

Keg · February 7, 2013, 11:33 AM

alaskabushman....The 1936 issue with the 'New Model 70'..was the first one I turned the pages on....I had to look at the cover again..and said to myself.."wow"..yes the model 70 was new in 1936.......

Mike...I had no idea U worked for 'American Rifleman'..must have been pretty awesome....Yes..the ads are unbelieveable....$24.95 for a model 92....I bet most folks scrimped and saved for one....

**Mike Irwin** · February 7, 2013, 11:43 AM

Keg,

Yep, I was associate editor (number 3 editor on staff) from October 1990 to April 1994.

It was a great job, which I loved, but I didn't so much love the working environment, especially after we moved into the new headquarters in Virginia.

That was a really bad time politically for NRA, the board of directors was going apecrap and making live miserable for just about everyone on staff, a new editor took over at rifleman who was an incredible moron, and NRA management was engaging in a series of layoffs whose entire purpose seemed only to be to make up for their own poor decisions AND crush the spirit of the remaining staff.

February 7, 2013, 10:43 AM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,381	When I was working for American Rifleman back in the early 1990s I used to love to go into the library during my lunch hour and read the old old old issues. The ads were a hoot. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

February 7, 2013, 11:33 AM	#5
Keg Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2011 Location: Freestone County, Texas Posts: 1,133	alaskabushman....The 1936 issue with the 'New Model 70'..was the first one I turned the pages on....I had to look at the cover again..and said to myself.."wow"..yes the model 70 was new in 1936....... Mike...I had no idea U worked for 'American Rifleman'..must have been pretty awesome....Yes..the ads are unbelieveable....$24.95 for a model 92....I bet most folks scrimped and saved for one.... __________________ Hog Hunters never die........They just reload.........

February 7, 2013, 11:43 AM	#6
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,381	Keg, Yep, I was associate editor (number 3 editor on staff) from October 1990 to April 1994. It was a great job, which I loved, but I didn't so much love the working environment, especially after we moved into the new headquarters in Virginia. That was a really bad time politically for NRA, the board of directors was going apecrap and making live miserable for just about everyone on staff, a new editor took over at rifleman who was an incredible moron, and NRA management was engaging in a series of layoffs whose entire purpose seemed only to be to make up for their own poor decisions AND crush the spirit of the remaining staff. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

February 7, 2013, 10:35 AM	#3
alaskabushman Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Location: S.E. Alaska Posts: 146	the "new" Model 70...Love it. thanks for sharing.