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Sheriff Jim Wilson is the latest addition to the prestigious list of columnists featured monthly in Shooting Illustrated, The Definitive Source for The Modern Shooter. Wilson, arguably one of the most respected gun writers in the industry, has his first installment in the August issue of the magazine.
Wilson served as a Texas police officer in Crockett and Denton counties for nearly 30 years. In 1988 he was elected sheriff of Crockett County, a position he occupied until his retirement in 1996. Since then his byline has appeared in a variety of publications, covering firearms, ammunition, personal protection and much more.
“I can’t think of a better writer to provide accurate information on self-defense, facing down a bad guy or accurately depicting strategies or situations readers may someday encounter,” said Shooting Illustrated Editor in Chief Guy J. Sagi. “His column is named ‘Straight Talk,’ partly because of his style that has garnered such a loyal readership, but also because he will be delivering the truth about self-defense, without all the hype.”
Gold MarCom Creative Awards - Aaron Carter, Shooting Illustrated associate editor
Aaron Carter, Shooting Illustrated associate editor, received a pair of Gold MarCom Creative Awards recently. “Ferguson: The Man, The Rifle,” which appeared in the July 2007 issue, and “Xtraordinary,” from the October 2007 issue—both written by Carter—garnered the prestigious honors.
The MarCom Awards, presented annually by the Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals, are the culmination of a national competition that encompasses websites, video, commercials, ad campaigns, magazine design and writing. They are open to most media-producing companies and individuals, and winners this year included Costco, George Washington University, Lockheed Martin, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Merrill Lynch.
“Carter also takes over the magazine’s reloading column in February’s issue,” said Shooting Illustrated Editor in Chief Guy J. Sagi. “We didn’t want to limit our readers’ exposure to his award-winning prose to an occasional feature, especially when he’s regarded as one of the industry’s experts on this very technical subject.”
Carter will also be a featured speaker at a special reloading seminar scheduled to take place during the NRA Annual Meetings in Louisville, Kentucky, May 16-20. Exact date and time of the reloading seminar have yet to be determined, but keep an eye on this website for complete details.
Hermes Creative Award - Guy J. Sagi, editor in chief of Shooting Illustrated
“I don’t color inside the lines,” said Guy J. Sagi, editor in chief of Shooting Illustrated, after learning his Burris laser rangefinder review received a Hermes Creative Award. The article, which appeared in the April issue of the newsstand monthly, was anything but standard gun writing. “Good, solid, technical information doesn’t have to put readers to sleep,” he said. “The story provided all the information critical to shooters and hunters, and target acquisition was tested in a variety of field conditions. But the story was spun around my experience as a slide-rule wielding engineering student who was unusually adept at happy-hour trigonometry—skills relegated to ancient history, thanks to today’s generation of laser rangefinders.”
The Hermes Creative Awards are an annual competition administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals. Among those who were also honored with Gold level awards this year were the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA Today Weekend, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society.
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Shooting Illustrated Photographer Honored
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An image that appeared in the July 2006 issue of Shooting Illustrated, taken by photographer Lloyd Hill, was named NRA Publications’ Photograph of the Year at a July 30 ceremony in Santa Fe, N.M. The picture, which appeared with an article titled “Regular or Premium,” graphically compares the decision made at a gas pump to the similar choice shooters face today.
Hill, a former U.S. Marine, has more than 26 years of experience behind a camera and grew up hunting small game in North Carolina. He’s worked with Shooting Illustrated since its premier issue in January, 2001, and has been an NRA employee for seven years. “Working on Shooting Illustrated is very exciting,” he said. “I get to lay my hands on the latest firearms technology before almost anyone else in the industry. Photographing a piece of metal, polymer or wood and making the reader want to pick it up is very satisfying work.”
“The cutting-edge imaging techniques being used by Hill really gives Shooting Illustrated a special feel,” said NRA Editorial Director John Zent. “Combined with his wealth of photographic experience, passion for the shooting sports and ability to communicate through every image he takes, he’s an integral part of the magazine’s award-winning texture. This particular image was the best of the year among the hundreds of images that appeared in all six of the NRA’s magazines, and the award is well deserved.”
Here they are!
The targets John Sundra mentions in August Rifles Column in Shooting Illustrated magazine. Just click, download and print. For more information on how to use them, get your August Edition of Shooting Illustrated magazine.
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