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.

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Sporting Shooter

ASK THE GUN EDITOR • TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE GURU

That time of year • Leon Wright heads out in the late summer heat to bag a swag of foxes

Weatherby 307 Alpine CT • Built on a factory-custom basis with quality components, this is a true ultralight hunting rifle

Lithgow LA102 Waler • Named after Australia’s warhorse, this new rifle is built tough to work hard

Vortex Ranger HD 3000 rangefinding binoculars • These all-in-one 10x42 rangefinding binoculars may be a better fit for your budget

Glacier Rifle Company Elite CR stock • This new carbon-fibre composite rifle stock brings measurable performance improvements

I am a Deer Hunter • This new Australian children’s book draws kids deeply and passionately into the hunt

A thing about knives • Knives are useful, fascinating and sometimes beautiful tools

Over-hyping the US • Other countries have guns, too, and they’re doing fine

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Just one goat • Riley Jacobs gets a haul of meat and a new nickname

February foxes • What’s makes late summer such a good time to hunt foxes?

Changing the game • Cal Auldist swaps rifle for bow and takes aim at fallow deer

The boy’s first pig • Venison was on Joshua Schoup’s hunting list but prime pork stole the honours

The two-year stag • With a lot of hunting under his belt, Mick Barrett’s efforts culminate in a cracking sambar trophy

Picking a cartridge with impact • When choosing a hunting cartridge, get your priorities right by putting energy and recoil first

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

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ABCs of SDs and BCs • Let’s explore the phenomena of ballistic coefficient and sectional density in the real world

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Both ends of the spectrum • A rifle like the Waler and a recurve bow represent polar approaches to hunting