It is sad that the Editor, a very talented and knowlegable writer himself, was only here for 3 editions, and passed prior to this edition being published. In my opinion, he brought back the classic style of gun articles, like the Gun Digests USED to have back in the day, with tons of fresh in-depth feature articles and great eye catching color photos. His first two GD's were great, but this year, well, it is... PERFECT! Dan (along with some help from his friends, co-workers and other talented writers), created THE BEST edition thus far, and a farewell tribute to the gun culture.
As far as another reviewer complaining about clerical errors in the back catalog section; I have Gun Digests going back to 1946, and every single one has minor mistakes in the catalog section. The errors are put there on purpose, to entertain the real hardcore gun nuts, just like the hidden Bunny on the cover of Playboy. Looking for errors in the catalog section is more fun than a crossword puzzle. Only a TRUE gun crank will spot the mistakes!