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.

Putting a value on us • The gun industry’s own umbrella group adds to our ability to fight back.

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LETTER OF THE MONTH • 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.

Rocky Mountain high • Tony Kamphorst discovers the affordable way to go on the hunt of a lifetime in the heart of Montana’s backcountry.

Perfect balance • Combining legacy and modernity, Mauser’s cost-conscious M18 chambered for Hornady’s hot 6.5 PRC delivers fantastic downrange performance out of a short action.

Conquering zero • With ASV turrets, Zeiss’s new V6 in 3-18x50 is just about the perfect do-it-all scope, according to Nick Harvey.

Spotty fish in sweet water • Hunting or fishing, they’re both excuses to get out into the wild.

The trouble with majorities • Pushing for public land hunting against governments that won’t listen.

WEATHERBY / FIOCCHI PHOTO COMPETITION

House of straw • Chris Cameron lets a dingo take the first shot.

6mm vs .25-cal on deer • A quarter of an inch is barely more than 6mm, but it can make a big difference to a cartridge’s performance.

Hare cut • Leon Wright and his mate Blake were told they were welcome to the pigs, but to take the hares as well.

A prize for perseverance • Years of reconnaissance and accumulated knowledge finally deliver results for David Hughes.

Greatest Of All Targets • Brian Boyle provides a guide to one of Australia’s most ubiquitous game animals, the feral goat.

Gunwerks: Performance in a lightweight rifle

Timney’s CZ 457 trigger

Primos Dogg Catcher 2 predator call

Vortex Venom 5-25x56 riflescope

Ridgeline 5 Piece Knife Roll

AccuSharp 4-in-1 Knife & Tool Sharpener

Skull Hooker Bone Bracket

Pro-Tactical Hunter Series gun safes

SOG Multi-Tool

Powder and bullet preferences in individual cartridges • In the third and final part of this reloading series, Nick guides you through the final stages of perfecting your load.

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Gone clubbing! • Chloe gets back to the club house to catch up on the social scene.

WIN a GARMIN eTrex 10 EVERY MONTH! • ENTRIES: Please email your high resolution. jpg or. png pig hunting image as an attachment to the email addressed to mickmatheson@yaffa.com.au – all images must be at least 1MB in size. For entry to be valid the following contact details must be included: First name, surname, full mail address, contact phone number and email address. A short explanatory sentence with the email is also needed.