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.

Not dangerous, useful • Australia needs to know we’re safe and performing a service

Sporting Shooter

Little-known British assault rifle cartridge

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Deep in the Saskatchewan wilderness • Hunting black bear in Canada’s awesome forests was much more than Aaron Millard bargained for

Barrett MRAD SMR • Plenty of rifles talk about long-range precision. The Barrett calmly delivers it

Southern Cross Taipan Evo • With a new polymer lower and butt, plus other improvements, the Taipan’s strike is faster than ever

Swarovski Z5+ 3.5- 18x50 BT • Swarovski has improved the Z5 series, and the 3.5-18x is the pick for open-country or mountain hunting

Caldwell Claymore • For casual clay-busting fun, this foot-operated thrower aims high

Old Jack the fox trapper • It’s just another typical day in Australia, 40-plus years ago

Tackling media bias • The media doesn’t want to be called out on its anti-gun bias, so do it!

WEATHERBY / ZEROTECH / WARNE PHOTO COMPETITION

A boaring arvo • Nathan Valentine knew his kids would be in for an adventure when Mr Ball took them hunting

Summer fallow hunting • Fallow deer hunting is traditionally carried out in the cooler parts of the year but there is no need to put the rifles away when summer arrives

Rut’s end • Mitch Basile gets access to new grounds full of post-rut fallow, pigs … and poachers

Croker bullikki • On a remote Arnhem Land island, Scott McAuliffe hunts a rare treat — an elusive scrub bull

The death of the game • Dean Pana argues the future of our wild game dictates the future of our sport. Both are under threat

More guns but less danger • Debunking the claim that rising numbers of legally owned firearms pose an increasing risk to public safety

SHOOTER’S SHOWCASE

Three .303 deer loads • It’s time to take the old No 4 for a hunt, but will it be a doe, a buck or even a sambar?

BACON Busters

Modern methods of control • Thermal imaging changes the game when you need to get on top of pests