
Because I am a Life member of the National Rifle Association, each month I receive the American Rifleman magazine. Over time I have also acquired older issues of the magazine. The older issues offer great insight into competitive shooting, 2nd Amendment rights, and firearm technology over the years. It was certainly a different world for an NRA member in the 1930's.
Below is a list of the issues of American Rifleman that I own.
| 1959-2001 | All except Nov. 1962, Dec. 1961 |
| 1958 | All except March, April |
| 1957 | All except Nov, Dec |
| 1956 | All |
| 1955 | May, July, Aug, Sept |
| 1954 | all except August |
| 1953 | Sept |
| 1952 | Feb |
| 1951 | all except August and November |
| 1950 | all except January and February |
| 1949 | all except June and December |
| 1948 | All except July, Nov, Dec |
| 1947 | All |
| 1946 | All |
| 1945 | All |
| 1944 | All except July, August |
| 1943 | All |
| 1942 | All |
| 1941 | All |
| 1940 | All except Jan, Oct |
| 1939 | All except Jan |
| 1938 | None |
| 1937 | All except Jan, Feb, March |
| 1936 | None |
| 1935 | All except Oct |
| 1934 | All |
| 1933 | Jan, March, April, July, Nov, Dec |
| 1932 | All except June, Dec |
| 1931 | All except March |
| 1930 | All except April, May |
| 1929 | Jan |
| 1928 | All except Sept |
| 1927 | All |
| 1926 | All (24 issues) |
| 1925 | May 1 |