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.

Sporting Shooter

Centrefire Hunting Rifles • This year there’s been a number of new pace-setting centrefire rifles introduced chambered for hot new cartridges that produce a flatter trajectory coupled with exceptional accuracy.

Riflescopes • Choosing the correct riflescope to suit your firearm and calibre requires careful consideration. With a huge variety of makes and models come a large variety of magnifications, reticle types and styles to suit target shooters, hunters, long range shooters and spotlighters. The following is a look at some of the makes and models available through your local gun shop.

Hunting Rimfires • There’s been a number of excellent high quality rimfires introduced in the past two years for varmint and small game hunters and the choice has been widened by the introduction of several innovative new models this year.

Centrefire Ammunition • These are exciting times for rifle enthusiasts, as new cartridges are being introduced at an accelerated rate. In recent years there’s been a wave of innovation in rifle ballistic and cartridge design in calibres from .22 to .450, but especially 6.5.

Accessories • It ain't all guns, ammo and optics if you want to hunt and shoot. Here is a range of new and established products the fair-dinkum outdoorsmen will or may need when on their next foray into the outdoors.

Hunting Air Rifles • Airguns are a vital part of the shooting sports, and technical developments can hardly keep pace with their ever-increasing popularity.

Binoculars & Spotting Scopes • Binoculars and spotting scopes are the eyes of a hunter and ideal for finding and evaluating game out bush. They are equally at home for target shooting and quality optics will also assist in reducing eye fatigue, particularly when used for prolonged periods of time.

Field Shotguns • In recent years many gunners were convinced that the over-under had been developed to its highest level and there really was little more that could be done. Yet every year the stackbarrel reaches a new peak of elegance, while also seeing technical improvements.

Hunting Bullets • Long-range hunting is the rage and new and improved technologies have been developed to produce bullets designed to extend the experienced shooter’s effective range to distances beyond 400 yds

Gunshop Roundup • Whether you live close to a gun shop or in a rural or remote area where mail order is your only option, the “Buyer’s Guide-Gun Shop Listing” will help you locate your nearest outlet. If you know of one in your area we’ve missed and could include in next years round-up feel free to contact us with details. Google the shop names to get web addresses.