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.

Sporting Shooter

ASK THE GUN EDITOR • TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE GURU

The best fallow rut yet! • Surrounded by a chorus of croaking bucks, Jared Matthews shoots his biggest fallow trophy

Sauer 505 Synchro XT • Sauer takes the best work it has done before and adds more engineering prowess to create an uncompromised hunting rifle

Winchester SXR2 pump-action • Big W’s first centrefire pump-action is modern, slick and quick with a fistful of versatility

Zamberlan Storm GTX boots • These are tough, all-round boots for most Australian conditions

H&N hollow-point air rifle slugs • These aggressive hunting projectiles will take bigger animals at longer ranges

Arrow efficiency • Pick your arrow for its accuracy first and foremost

Communication or violation? • You know you’re onto something when Facebook tries to censor you

WEATHERBY / ZEROTECH PHOTO COMPETITION

An awesome hunt • Mat Irwin and his son try their luck in new hunting grounds

Pity the poor .25s • Although far from popular, the .257 Roberts and the .25-06 are a century old, making a performance comparison a worthwhile effort

Stacking the odds • We have all been guilty of flying by the seat of our pants on a hunt but, as Leon Wright explains, it pays to plan ahead

I think I shot Bigfoot! • Gary Hall confronts Grumpy and finds he ain’t no dwarf!

Recurving dream • Determined to hunt the rut, Joe Brennen targets fallow with a recurve bow

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

The sting of the .17 Hornet • Referred to as the hypersonic gramophone needle, the little .17 Hornet might seem like a sweetie but be prepared for a wild ride

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BACON busters

The travel game • There is more to international trophy hunting than meets the eye