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.

Covid 19 Outcomes And Feral Feedback • We are living through very interesting times.

Sporting Shooter

The Good Side of 2020

ASK THE GUN EDITOR • TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE GURU

New Country – New Perspective • Sometimes a change of circumstance can open up a whole new hunting mindset.

The “Itch-Scratch Cycle” • It ain’t eczema; it’s an alpine hunting addiction James Allen.

ENDURO – FULL BOAR – WORKING DOG COMPETITION

Ruger American .22 LR Long Range Target • The new Ruger American Rimfire Long Range Target .22 Long rifle is a rifle that's been purposebuilt for the latest trend - shooting targets at distances out to 150 yards.

Memories Of A Sambar Hunter • With close to 40 years Sambar hunting behind him Leon Wright likes to reminisce about the years of fantastic Sambar deer hunting he has had.

Simmons ProTarget Rimfire Scope • With the introduction of rimfire long range competition, the field is wide open for scopes tailored to them.

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

White Hounds • Josh Barnett is on a continuing mission to rid a grazing property of its wild dog problem.

New Ridgeline Women’s Jackets • Ridgeline is now seriously catering for the growing women’s hunting market.

How Functional Rifle Stocks Evolved • Stocks on American rifles have changed a great deal since I first got hooked on rifles as a gun-crazy kid back in 1950. I have since learned that good looks in a rifle stock are largely a matter of individual taste and can vary a good deal within the limits of functional efficiency.

Ted Mitchell Snr • Ted’s profile is one of a series on Australian hunters which we hope will educate and entertain.

A Month Of Hogs • Sharon Foster’s camping trip up north yielded many porkers to her .243.

Surat Hogs • Andrew Collis and his mate Paul assist a grazier with some drought pig control mixed in with a bit of stargazing not possible in the city.

WEATHERBY/FIOCCHI PHOTO COMPETITION

Case Necks Need Special Attention • Uniform case neck thickness and “bullet pull” go a long way towards highly accurate and consistent handloads.

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Immersed In The Culture • Do we call ourselves hunters because of an intimate, intensely personal and deeply-held, traditional belief system influencing the way we live? Or do we do so because we wish to big-note ourselves to the wider world?

BACON Busters • COMPETITION BROUGHT TO BUY GARMIN®