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.

No-bull bullets • If there’s one thing Mick likes, it’s good bullet performance.

Sporting Shooter

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.

Palms and points • Tony Pizzata’s painstaking efforts prove thorough scouting and cool patience are a deer hunter’s best tactics.

Beyond the Horizon • The Franchi Horizon Varmint is a semi-custom long-range rifle which offers a number of unique innovations, including a high Monte-Carlo stock which has a removable comb and pistol grip

Simply the best? • Kahles decided the key to thermal success was to keep it very simple. Was that the right call?

Ridgeline Rapid Ascent boots • You’ll never have to tie laces again with Ridgeline’s new lace-up boots.

Participation sport • Hunting’s succession plan demands we be hands-on in helping new players participate.

Who you gunna call? • The Shooters Union is a national body representing you. Who’s behind it?

WEATHERBY/FIOCCHI PHOTO COMPETITION

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A WEATHERBY RIFLE IN EVERY ISSUE OF SPORTING SHOOTER IN 2022 • *AVAILABLE CHAMBERINGS TO WINNERS INCLUDE 223REM, 22-250REM, 243WIN, 270WIN, 308WIN, 30-06SPRG, 300WIN.MAG. SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.

Blooding the Weatherby • Damo Hart won a Weatherby and has been hammering the local pigs with it.

Point blank range • If you understand point blank range you’ll achieve your rifle’s true point-and-shoot accuracy at maximum distance

Normanby scrubbers • The lure of scrub bulls took Mick Matheson to the Cape and a new hunting outfit with access to fresh country.

The Aramberri Kid • Marcus O’Dean finds an all new fox-hunting experience, firing from the hip with a fast-handling shottie.

The reunion hunt • Almost 40 years after their last hunt, Andrew Makeham, his father and his brother get back into it.

Buffed to perfection • Buffalo are Australia’s largest and most dangerous game. Brian Boyle knows them well.

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The .277 calibre’s renaissance • After languishing in limbo for many decades and depending largely on the .270 Winchester to sustain it, the .277 tribe has increased to seven quite different cartridges.

Smokin’ dinners • Chloe’s got a brand new smoker and venison to fill it!

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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.