Sporting Shooter

Sporting Shooter is the magazine for those who love the outdoors and the thrill of the hunt. It’s at the very heart of the sport, put together by keen hunters who understand what readers want in the way of information and entertainment related to their activity. Sporting Shooter contains a mix of hunting stories, firearm test reports, technical advice, reloading data, product reviews and lots more.

First, it’s about the hunt • What drives your passion? Mick will bet it’s the experience before all else

Sporting Shooter

LETTER OF THE MONTH • Letters containing questions for answering by Nick Harvey must be accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope. Mail your letters to: The Technical Editor, 3 Reef Street, Hill End, NSW 2850.

The lucky charm • Jared Matthews thought his luck was out when the rain poured and Plan A was cancelled. Then he found the horseshoe…

Weatherby Vanguard II • Sound design and unfailingly good workmanship have kept this rifle at the forefront for decades

Rigby’s Australian limited-edition .450 • Only five of these exclusive big-game rifles have been made. Royce Wilson reports

Ridgeline Steady Rest • This stable rifle rest will help you get on target without feeling the recoil

Got away wounded • It happens to the best of us

There’s always more gun control • However, it appears this is backfiring on the anti-gun establishment

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Cascading pigs • Cruz Conroy gets his senses working overtime on a pre-dawn stalk

State-of-the-art stocks • Are synthetic stocks the state of the art or just a cheaper option?

Africa’s grey ghosts • Kevin White’s African safari continues as he stalks the elusive Cape eland

Foggy valley takedown • Misty mornings and missed opportunities don’t stop Mick Matheson’s fallow-rut hunt

Calculating compound interest • Dylan Smith goes from traditional bows back to compounds and finds his best in both worlds

SHOOTER’S SHOWCASE • WHAT’S NEW IN THE MARKET

Throat length and balanced bullet seating • The relationship between throat length and bullet seating can be critical

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The hunter’s life • We’re not the same hunter throughout the years

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