About Us: Gun Digest

Mission Statement

Gun Digest is the foremost firearms publisher in the world. Since 1944 we have made keeping shooters, firearms collectors, and plain old gun aficionados informed the target of our books, magazines, and websites. We build shooters’ firearms knowledge base, inspiring them to pursue and expand their shooting interests—from the range to the field and in competition. Gun Digest is part of Caribou Media Group.

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Editorial Standards

At Gun Digest, our commitment to our audience precedes all other considerations, including revenue. Editorial independence is at the core of our operations, forming the bedrock of trust with our readers. Consequently, editorial decisions are made autonomously by our team of editors, writers, video producers, freelance writers, and social media managers, without any external interference. Our content has and will continue to remain free from influence from individuals outside of editorial and content management.

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Jim Schlender

Publisher

Jim Schlender is the publisher of Gun Digest the Magazine and Gun Digest books. He is a lifelong avid hunter and shooter from Wisconsin.

Luke Hartle

Editor-In-Chief

Luke Hartle is the Editor for Gun Digest. He's a staunch supporter of underappreciated cartridges (think .220 Swift and .327 Federal Mag) and believes that gun ownership is much more than a right ... it's a lifestyle.

Adam Borisenko

Online Editor

Adam Borisenko is the Online Editor for Gun Digest. He lives in Iowa where he has studied, collected and enjoyed shooting firearms for most of his life. While he has experience covering a wide array of different subjects, his special interest is in Combloc guns and other military small arms from the second half of the 20th century.

Elwood Shelton

Digital Editor

Elwood Shelton is the Digital Editor for Gun Digest. He lives in Colorado and has provided coverage on a vast spectrum of topics for GD for more than a decade. Before that, he was an award-winning sports and outdoors reporter for a number of newspapers across the Rocky Mountains. His experience has consisted of covering the spread of chronic wasting disease into the Western Slope of Colorado to the state’s ranching for wildlife programs. His passion for shooting began at a young age, fostered on pheasant hunts with his father. Since then, he has become an accomplished handloader, long-range shooter and avid hunter—particularly mule deer and any low-down, dirty varmint that comes into his crosshairs. He is a regular contributor to Gun Digest Magazine and has contributed to various books on guns and shooting, most recently Lever-Actions: A Tribute to the All-American Rifle.

Laura Peltakian

Managing Editor

Gene Coo

Sr. Art Director

Katia Sverdlova

Art Director

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