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.

Shooters’ renaissance • Things look brighter as we emerge at last from the post-Howard dark ages

Sporting Shooter

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ASK THE GUN EDITOR • Nick Harvey passed away in February 2024 after almost 50 years as our Technical Editor. He left us with scores of unpublished answers to readers’ queries. To honour his memory, we will continue his column until we have run them all.

Red Centre run • Mitch Basile takes you on a camel hunt through sublime desert country

Celik Arms Buck Master Gen 2 M Tactical • The Buck Master push-button shotgun gets a second-generation upgrade and a box magazine option

Henry Lever Action Supreme Rifle • Henry has reinvented the lever-action rifle

Red Earth .223 ammunition • This new Aussie-spec, US-made ammo is really good and cheap in bulk

Vortex Switchback tripod and accessories • This lightweight and versatile system supports everything from a spotter to a rifle

Just passing through • Burnsie has made some good shots over the years, but not all worked on time

A subtle shift • There is growing support for gun ownership in Australia

HUNTER’S GALLERY

Sambar on home soil • With a bit of bush patience and a clean shot, Ellie Thwaites took her sambar

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Silent witness • Trail cameras have come a long way in a few years. Early-adopter Martin has made the most of them

Getting your mouflon! • David Hughes heads to Spain on a mission to hunt the elusive mouflon sheep

Cunning plans • The best-laid plans of Mick Matheson often go awry, but other times work out well!

The trouble with steel • Leon Wright goes looking for a cartridge/choke combo to make steel shot workable in duck hunting

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Factory and handloaded ammunition consistency • Statistics raises its ugly head as Marcus dreams up a passive test in an attempt to predict active performance

BACON BUSTERS

Opening the shutter • Hunting with the camera has an appeal all of its own