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.

Some Facts of Life • We look at pandemic panic, night shooting and the Shooters Union of Australia.

Sporting Shooter

Victorian High Country Sambar • Ken Harding recounts a visit to hunt sambar on Victorian public land. His unexpected success surprised him.

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.

April In The Basalt • Jared Matthews heads up to North Queensland with his good mate Nick Sartori to help out the station owner and chase some chital in their down time.

Living Off The Land • The ideal of being sustainable and living off the land is appealing.

Rossi’s Junior Sized .22 Rimfire • Rossi’s new rimfire rifle is lightweight, trim and handy, a top choice for hunting or an entry-level gun for youngsters.

The Cat and I • Neil Shultz loves and highly values Australia’s native animals and birds. Consequently, he knocks off feral cats at every opportunity.

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Pointer Straight Pull Shotgun

Vortex Razor HD LHT

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Vortex High Country II Tripod

Ridgeline Organic Check Shirt

ATA Firearm Cleaning Kits

Anschutz Model 1782D

Cervellati Recoil Pads

First Blood • This was the first trip out for Dave Lobergeier’s newly-obtained Tikka in .308 and eventful it was.

Quality Time • It's not all bulls, blokes, boars and beer when Gary Hall goes hunting. This time, he made some special arrangements to take his wife Gina out for an adventure.

New Meopta Optika 5 Meopro Riflescopes • Meopta has just unveiled its Optika 5 line of riflescopes. The new line is of traditional design, purposely built to appeal to the serious hunter and provide quality at a reasonable price.

Seeking The Ideal Mountain Rifle • There is no room for argument about whether the mountain rifle should be light; the lighter the better.

To Spotlight With No Light • Deermaster Ted Mitchell finds thermal imaging gear to be the cat’s pyjamas for night-time pest control.

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Loading Techniques For Varmint Rifles • Last month’s column dealt with measuring headspace using the RCBS Precision Micrometer, but there are other tools available for determining headspace. Redding for example, offers an “Instant Indicator - Headspace and Bullet Seating Depth Indicator” that provides an extremely fast and accurate method for comparing the shoulder position of fired and/or sized cases and bullet seating depth uniformity. It not only checks uniformity of shoulder bump, but compares sized cases to fired cases to determine the amount of headspace plus all the other operations performed by the RCBS Precision Micrometer.

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Promotion Of Shooters • It was nice to take a break from reality and head down to Corryong with Old Pop and Beau, Ryan, and Chris of the Wingercarribee Hunters and Anglers Club.

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