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.

Tangled up in the view • When it comes to aiming, apply the KISS principle: keep it simple, scope-wise.

Sporting Shooter

ASK THE GUN EDITOR • TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE GURU

More than one way to hunt a fox • There are many ways to hunt foxes and Leon Wright has tried most of them. He reckons it’s a great way to spend time in the Aussie bush.

Acting on Impulse • Savage has entered the straight-pull market with the Impulse, a modular design that’s fast to operate, accurate and affordable.

A gun for all seasons • CZ introduced what is for them an entirely new modular sporting rifle that is radically different to their previous Mauser-type hunting rifles.

Short & sweet • The Zeiss V4 1-4x is a low-power rifle scope that packs a high-power punch.

Good ol’ wool • Woollen clothing is still some of the best hunting clobber you’ll find.

The right equipment • Volunteer pest controllers like you need access to better equipment

WEATHERBY / FIOCCHI PHOTO COMPETITION

Wet feet and one deer • Andrew Collis finds beauty in the New England Tablelands, but not much else!

Velocity: How much is enough? • The goal is always for faster bullet speed, but how much do you need and what are you willing to lose for it?

A day at the dam • They say that when you sit and wait, you’ll see a lot. Ted Mitchell Snr proves the point

Ascent on the chital • Scott Spanton’s chital hunt goes perfectly from the outset, and he even finds his new favourite ammunition!

The relentless rabbit • Leon Wright reports on the unstoppable rabbit, a pest with a place in our hearts and our sights.

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

The advantages of mono-metal bullets • Mono-metal projectile designs have become popular for all the right reasons.

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The influencial hunter • Whether you realise it or not, you’re an influencer. And that’s good for our sport.

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