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.)
I keep seeing reviews on the new S&W SA 35 9mm Hi-Power on you tube. Have you guys reviewed it yet, seen it, or did I miss it. I would like to know more about it as it really looks interesting. Especially with a $699 price tag.
Thx
Steve Miller
Phoenix, Az
Stephen: I think you mean the Springfield Armory SA 35. And yes, we’ve reviewed that handgun. Todd Woodard