20 to 30 years ago I subscribed to Shooting Times and Guns and Ammo, and the American Rifleman. In the early 80s I let G&A lapse and a few years later ST went. The only gun mag I get is American Rifleman, and I don't care for the new look and the new editorial direction either.
To me, the gun magazines got less and less informative and at the same time substantially more commercial. Even now, an apparent how-to article turns into a infomercialarticle for a particular type of loading die or a specific new powder with an unpronouncable name.
In addition, I have every G&A Annual back to 1969, but I did not buy the last two year's issues for the same reasons. Too much hype, not enough substance.
The American Rifleman at one time had excellent historical articles (still do, to a limited extent) and also ran good content-rich how-tos. Not anymore. Now we got ATV reviews as a regular column. Maybe that's what the demographics say they need to sell copies, I don't know.
Back when I was subscribing, I too did not want to cancel, out of force of habit, and some unwarranted fear that I might miss something. I started marking the excremental articles on the the index page each month after reviewing the issue, and found that the majority of each issue was excremental. So I cold turkey flat did not renew.
Today, I'll still pick up an issue at the magazine rack at B&N or Borders or the convenience store, scan the index, and give a few articles the thumb check and back in the rack it goes. I am still not missing anything, and I doubt if you will too, IMO. With a .223, 6.5 x 55, .308, .303 British, 7.62 x 54R, .375 Win, and a .45-70 what do I need a Short Magnum for?
I get far more out of a half dozen message boards and professionally managed sites than I could get out of a $3.95 magazine.
BRS