WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020   ■   PUBLISHING

Massaro Named Editor-in-Chief of the Gun Digest Annual

APPLETON, Wis. – Gun Digest Media has named Phil Massaro Editor-in-Chief of Gun Digest, “The World’s Greatest Gun Book,” as the industry-leading volume heads into its 2021, 75th edition. Massaro’s new role fills the void left by the recent passing of Jerry Lee, who had been at the helm of the Gun Digest Annual since the 2013 edition.

Massaro is a well-known author in the firearms industry, respected for his knowledge of guns, ballistics and handloading. In addition to his passion for big-game hunting around the world, he is president of Massaro Ballistic Laboratories, a custom ammunition shop.

Massaro has written numerous articles for a variety of firearms publications. He is the author of Gun Digest’s Shooter’s Guide to Reloading and Big Book of Ballistics, and also edited the 19th edition of Handloader’s Digest. Massaro also writes the “Reloading Bench” column for Gun Digest the Magazine. He lives in Upstate New York with his wife Suzie, and says he is happiest with rifle in hand.

“We’re confident that Phil will continue to represent the Gun Digest brand with the same excellence that Jerry Lee brought to ‘The World’s Greatest Gun Book,’” said Jim Schlender, Group Publisher for Gun Digest Media. “Since 1944, Gun Digest has covered the firearms industry completely and with authority, and we’re looking forward to seeing Phil continue that legacy.”

The 592-page Gun Digest 2021 is scheduled for publication in August 2020.

About Gun Digest Media

Gun Digest has been the firearm industry’s premier publishing brand since 1944. In addition to the Gun Digest Annual, the imprint is home to the Standard Catalog of Firearms pricing guide and more than 150 active titles on handguns, rifles, shotguns, shooting, reloading, gunsmithing, self-defense and firearms history. Gun Digest Media brands include the Gun Digest Books imprint, Gun Digest the Magazine, BLADE Magazine, BLADE Show and BLADE Show West. Visit gundigest.com for more information.

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