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.

The technology we need • Let’s take an honest look at what technology we hunters really need

Sporting Shooter

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.

Desert odyssey • Regular correspondent Martin Auldist road-trips to Central Australia to hunt feral camels and donkeys

Arttech Prima XP pump-action rifle • This all-new pump-action rifle can deliver outstanding speed and accuracy, time after time, in a smooth and strong firearm

Meopta MeoPro Optika6 3-18x50 BDC rifle scope • With bright optics and the new Dichro reticle, this European scope is also very well priced

Leupold VX-5HD 3-15x44 rifle scope • Built on a 30mm tube and with excellent optics, the VX-5HD also boasts the CDS system

Pro-Tactical gun-care gear • This range of cleaning equipment is complete and it’s good, especially the Australian-made PCB bore cleaner

Garmin eTrex 22x GPS • This miniature GPS unit contains all the functions you could want but how does it rate in terms of functionality?

Keeping tabs on an old buck • It almost feels as if Dylan and the buck have got to know each other over the years

Testing fit and proper • The shifting sands of fitness and propriety are a trap for all of us

WEATHERBY / FIOCCHI PHOTO COMPETITION

You can be lucky! • Mark Sturman deserved his lucky in bagging this six-point red stag

The indefatigable 9.3mm cartridges • If you’re talking oldies but goodies, few big-game calibres are much better than this 120-year-old

Venison and vines • David Hughes has been hunting SA fallow for 20 years. This is the hunt that ignited his passion

From pests to points • David Cottrell takes on a pest-control role and scores an awesome trophy as a reward

Tender with age • Everything you wanted to know and more about the technical side of dry and wet ageing

SHOOTER’S SHOWCASE

Reloading an old soldier: the .45-70 Govt • Now that the strong, modern Marlin 1895 is back, let’s find out how far we can take the .45-70

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STAY CONNECTED • All the latest hunting tips, reviews and news at your fingertips

Gear to grab • What you take hunting depends upon what you’re hunting and where

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