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.

Helping Farmers • A FEW WORDS FROM THE EDITOR

Sporting Shooter

Fox Whistling - A Beginner’s Guide • Tony Pizzata reveals all so you can start to successfully lure foxes.

.17HMR/.22 Magnum Comparison

ASK THE GUN EDITOR • 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.

Share The Knowledge • If only to keep humanity grounded, we need to preserve and teach the skills we take for granted.

Zac McKenzie • An Illawarra-based high school science teacher, 28 years old, Zac only started hunting when he was 20.

CZ’s New Model 515 Rimfire • Two new CZ 515 rimfires represent a radical departure from the company's conventional bolt-action rifles but despite being unconventional, accuracy is still as good as ever.

ENDURO - FULL BOAR - WORKING DOG COMPETITION

Hog Deer Round Two • Jared Matthews tries his luck again on the elusive hog deer during the 2019 season.

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

Ridgeline Pack Range

Scaled-Down Hunt • The size of hunter, game and rifle in this story by Phoenix Collis are all of a similar, smaller size.

To meet a Dugga Boy • A classic dangerous game stalk proves outfitter hunts can be incredibly hazardous. Cape Buffalo absorb big bullets like flung Weetbix as Vincenzo Lombardi learned.

Will The 27 Nosler Kill Off The .270 Winchester? • What’s wrong with the .270 Winchester? Not a helluva lot really.

Our Future • Increasingly, idealogues and naysayers are attempting to close down hunting everywhere. Ted Mitchell Snr comments.

Fallow Rut Tactics • Tony Kamphorst is a consummate bowhunter and here shares what he has learned in years after fallow deer.

Great Mates, Top Dogs & Good Boars • Gary Hall goes long form with an epic hunting tale from the Deep North.

WEATHERBY / FIOCCHI PHOTO COMPETITION

The Handloader’s Scale • Some kind of powder balance or scale is essential to the the handloader. Sure you can dispense powder with a measure, but you need a scale to check the charge weight and adjust the measure.

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The Domino Effect • Rifle, shotgun and pistol shooters, archers, hound hunters and piggers all have one thing in common. We are all the targets in the destruction of recreational hunting and target sports.

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