# Recoil Magazine

> Lifestyle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id496265566](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id496265566)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id496265566`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** CMG West, LLC
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (333 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-02
- **First published:** 2012-01-27
- **Size:** 99 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/recoil-magazine/id496265566)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.enthusiastnetwork.com/privacy/](http://www.enthusiastnetwork.com/privacy/)

## Description

RECOIL Magazine on iPad delivers the modern firearms lifestyle through timely issues that cover guns, gear, technology, and field-tested equipment.

Purchase either individual iPad editions or an annual subscription to access current and upcoming issues, including interviews with industry leaders and comprehensive buyer's guides.

## Rankings

- #85,353 — Overall

## Review summary

Readers praise Recoil Magazine’s quality content, including well-written articles and insightful gear reviews, with strong mobile readability. However, the app is repeatedly buggy and unreliable, often failing to open, download issues, or honor subscriptions, and offline access is severely limited. Internet errors and overall delivery frustrations further degrade the experience. If delivery issues are resolved, the content is considered premium and worth the price.

### Pros

- High-quality, well-written articles with reliable information.
- Timely content with engaging gear reviews and coverage beyond a typical gun magazine.
- Strong gun/industry content that readers find credible and engaging.
- Good mobile layout and readability when the app works.
- Overall value; subscribers feel the magazine is worth the price.

### Cons

- App is frequently broken and unreliable, often won't open or install properly.
- No offline access to downloaded issues; reading offline is not possible.
- Subscription issues: app doesn’t recognize or restore iTunes subscriptions; downloads fail.
- Frequent internet connection errors when downloading issues.
- Perceived poor delivery method and buggy support (references to the developer).

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