Editing Action Pursuit Games (section)

== History ==

=== Establishment ===

The premiere edition of ''Action Pursuit Games'' was published as volume 1, number 1 in autumn 1987. It was produced by CFW Enterprises from Burbank, California, with Russell Maynard as editor and Dave Cater as associate editor.[1][2]

The first issue combined equipment, tactical and recreational coverage. Features discussed developments in paintball markers, firing techniques, camouflage clothing and introductory advice for new players. Regular sections included industry news, new products, playing fields and technical advice.[2] Although predominantly concerned with paintball, the premiere issue also contained a feature on laser tag.[2]

Advertisements from [[Pursuit Marketing Inc.]] and [[Tippmann]] appeared in the first issue. PMI promoted its Pursuit Pistol, while Tippmann advertised an early version of the [[Tippmann SMG-60]].[1]

The magazine was published monthly by 1988. Surviving mastheads show that the monthly schedule continued through the first half of the 1990s.[2] The Premiere Issue is marked as Fall 1987, however issues for October, November and December followed.

=== Editorial development ===

[[Randy Kamiya]] was editor by June 1991 and remained in the position through at least June 1994. Dave Cater served as associate editor, while Jessica J. Sparks was initially credited as field editor.[2]

During Kamiya’s editorship, APG published technical features, tournament reports, interviews, readers’ correspondence and directories of fields and paintball businesses. In June 1994, the ''Los Angeles Times'' identified Kamiya as the magazine’s editor and reported an international circulation of approximately 80,000 copies.[4]

By August 1995, Jessica J. Sparks had become editor, with Cater continuing as associate editor.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Period documented
! Editor
! Supporting record
|-
| Autumn 1987
| Russell Maynard
| Premiere-issue masthead
|-
| 1991–1994
| [[Randy Kamiya]]
| Surviving issue mastheads and contemporary press coverage
|-
| 1995
| Jessica J. Sparks
| August and October 1995 mastheads
|-
| 2013
| Doug Jeffrey
| Official advertising media kit
|}

These dates record confirmed appearances in the available sources and do not necessarily represent the exact beginning or end of each editor’s tenure.

=== Ownership changes ===

CFW Enterprises remained the publisher during the magazine’s early period. Apprise Media acquired CFW Enterprises in August 2005 as part of its expansion into specialist enthusiast publishing.[5]

An October 2005 publishing-industry report recorded an APG subscription list of 13,470. This represented subscribers rather than the magazine’s complete newsstand circulation.[6] The title subsequently operated within the Action Pursuit Group and became associated with Beckett Media.

=== Later publication ===

A 2011 bibliographic guide described APG as a full-colour glossy magazine and recorded a change from monthly to bi-monthly publication during 2011.[3]

The official 2013 media kit described APG as a quarterly, full-colour newsstand magazine. Doug Jeffrey was identified as editor, working with Karen Wilhelmsen. Distribution was reported in the United States, Canada, England and Mexico.[7]

The media kit scheduled editions for April and July 2013, a 2014 buyer’s guide and a January 2014 issue.[7] These dates were an advertising schedule and do not, by themselves, confirm that every planned edition was published. The date and number of the magazine’s final issue remain unverified.