Todd Woodard

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Todd Woodard has been editor of Gun Tests Magazine since 1998 and had previously been managing editor and a contributor for the magazine going back to 1992. He began competitive shooting at the age of 10 in NRA-sanctioned smallbore rifle matches, earning various local and regional wins as a sub-junior shooter, including a state 4H championship. In college at Texas A&M, he earned three letters on the university's smallbore rifle and air rifle teams, and he served as captain of the team for two years. He was also the first A&M student to qualify for an NCAA Championship slot. He graduated with a B.S. in Journalism.  Other roles he has served in included Shooting Venue Press Chief for the Atlanta Olympic Games in July 1996; editor, Guns, Gear & Game; editor, American Gunsmith Book Series; editor, Women's Shooting Sports Foundation Magazine; editor, Performance Shooter Magazine; marketing manager for Kenner Boat Co.; managing editor for the Hunter's Handbook Annual (Seattle); consulting editor for The Range Report, produced by the National Shooting Sports Foundation in Newtown, CT; regionals editor for Heartland USA, produced by U.S. Tobacco in Greenwich, CT; and executive publisher for Texas Sporting Journal in Houston. He has also pulled duty as a columnist for Gun Digest the Magazine (F+W Publications), copy editor for Fair Chase, a publication of the Boone and Crockett Club (Missoula, MT); and as a contributing editor for the Gun Digest Annual. As a blogger, he has produced news-related content for the Defender Outdoors blog (Fort Worth, TX) and Midsouth Shooters Supply "Shot Report" Blog (Clarksville, TN), and was senior content writer for U.S. & Texas LawShield (Houston). In addition to Gun Tests, his current projects include page production for the Texas Trophy Hunters Association (San Antonio, TX) and book production for Dust Devil Publishing of Midland, TX. He has also edited the 14th, 15th, and 16th editions of Cartridges of the World and authored the Brownells Guide to 101 Gun Gadgets and Shooter's Bible Guide to Cartridges (Skyhorse Publ.)

Exclusive articles:

VALUE GUIDE: SHORT-ACTION RIFLES (MULTIPLE CHAMBERINGS)

VALUE GUIDE: SHORT-Action Rifles (MULTIPLE CHAMBERINGS)

GUN NAME

ISSUE

GRADE

COMMENTS

Savage 110 Apex Storm XP 57344 6.5 Creedmoor, $605

June

2019

A-

Best Buy. Accurate, reliable, and fast handling. The Vortex scope is a credible optic.

Mauser M18 M18065P

6.5 PRC, $628

June

2019

A-

Accurate and reliable. The rifle is expensive compared to the others.

Savage Axis II XP Rifle 57289

6.5 Creedmoor, $400

June

2019

B+

A credible choice. We would save a few more weeks to buy the Apex. …

Tested: Ankle-Worn Medical Kits from Galco and Rescue E

When it comes to mainline sports and recreation, safety precautions are as common as the activities themselves. Visit any sporting-goods store, and you'll see helmets being sold in the bicycle department, life preservers in the boating department, and first aid in the camping aisles.However, that's not always true for the shooting sports.

Speedloader Enthusiasm

Readers have had a lot of challenges finding good wheelgun reloading devices. We were happy to help. Also, Reader Gail wonders about the 6.5 PRC, but not so much that a change is in the cards.

9mm Slimline Pistol Shootout: New Glocks & Mossberg Vie

The growth of the concealable 9mm Luger handgun market continues to grow apace, with seemingly dozens of new models being introduced every year from...

VALUE GUIDE: 9MM HANDGUN RANKINGS

VALUE GUIDE: RECENT 9MM HANDGUN RANKINGS

GUN NAME

ISSUE

GRADE

COMMENTS

Springfield XD(M) 4.5 XDMT9459FDEHCE TB 9mm, $505

Apr.

2019

A

Our Pick as a personal-defense, home-

defense, and tactical pistol.

Glock G34 Gen5 MOS PA3430103MOS 9mm, $710

Apr.

2019

A

The Gen5 guns are the best yet, with superior accuracy and features over earlier Glocks.

CZ-USA CZ P0-9 91620

9mm Luger, $402

Apr.

2019

B

Best Buy. CZ has managed to pack a lot of value into the P0-9. 19-round magazine. …

Breaking

10 Best 357 Magnum Revolvers

Over the past few years, Gun Tests Magazine has...

Trump Executive Order: Protecting Second Amendment Rights

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order February 7,...

Suit Says New Jersey Seeks to Blame Glock for the Actions of Criminals

NSSF, the firearms industry trade association, is trying reopen...

PARTS Act Would Clarify Suppressor Definitions

The American Suppressor Association (ASA) issued a statement of...
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