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.

Diary of a winner • We have new prizes in Hunter’s Diary and a new columnist, too!

Sporting Shooter

TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE GURU • 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.

What more could you hope your? • Veteran smart-arse pig hunter Gary Hall gets back into it and ends up face to face with an angry buffalo!

Southern Cross Small Arms Taipan X • Made in Australia, this Cat B .223 is both pump-action and straight-pull — a quick-handling rifle that’s unique in the market

Remington Model 700 SPS Stainless • The Model 700 is the benchmark in bolt-action reliability, strength and accuracy. The SPS variant suits any kind of hunting and size of game

Pard FT32-LRF thermal optic • Pard has conjured a three-in-one thermal scope, spotter and clip-on that lives up to the promise

Garmin Xero C1 Pro chronograph • Doppler radar technology is changing the way we do chronographs. Garmin is in front of the field in getting behind the muzzle

Yew warbows and medieval fun • Dylan has a hands-on encounter with the medieval equivalent of a .50 BMG

Media botch • When the media gets it wrong, tell them about it. Here’s now

WEATHERBY/ZEROTECH PHOTO COMPETITION

The birthday doe • Steve Kruger’s teenage son stepped up with perfect form to score his first deer

A touch of nostalgia • Nick has had a lifelong love affair with the delightful .25-20 WCF

Living in chital country • Months of preparation led Tony Kamphorst into one of the most exciting stalks he’s ever likely to have

The boy and the painted dog • Josh Barnett made sure his son’s first hunt was special. Dropping a colourful dog was the icing on the cake

So you want to be a hunting guide? • See yourself being paid to lead hunters into the outback to hunt the most exciting game in Australia? Peter Jackson looks at what it takes

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

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Wildcats on the .303 British case • Some variations on the .303 were once staples of Australian shooting. Others were truly wild!

What makes a trophy animal? • Trophy hunting is different things to different people

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