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 • Nick Harvey passed away in February 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 He left us with scores of unpublished answers to readers’ queries.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.

What is the ogive?

Staring down a tonner • Tom Auger hosts clients on a big-gun big-game buffalo hunt in remote Arnhem Land

Sako 90 Varmint Laminated Stainless • Sako modernises its renowned varmint rifle without sacrificing its class or performance

Marlin 336 Classic • One of the great .30-30s of all time, the Marlin 336 is filtering back onto the market. What’s the new ‘Ruglin’ version like?

The Long & the Short of Firearms • A new video looks at gun history through an Australian eye

Friends with neighbours • Discretion is the better part of gaining access for hunting

Diversify and concur • Participating in different shooting disciplines is not just fun, it’s unifying

WEATHERBY / ZEROTECH PHOTO COMPETITION

A bowhunter’s triumph • Cruz Conroy scores the biggest boar of his life

WIN VANGUARD GEAR FROM HUNTING DEPOT! • The Hunting Depot Hunter’s Diary competition is open to your hunting story of 200-400 words with at least one high-resolution digital photo. Simply send it with your contact details to mickmatheson@yaffa.com.au.

Making mountain shots • How to shoot accurately in alpine terrain

Hunting the urban jungle • With the city buzzing in the background, Jasper Dulhunty bags his first rusa stag

Tall grass, short deer • Ted Mitchell Snr and his mates hunt wild dogs, boar and chital stags all at once

Before the rut • Gus Plank’s pre-season scouting trips turn up bucks and boars

SHOOTER’S SHOWCASE

Demobbing the Mauser • Marcus repurposes old military 7mm Mauser ammo and follows up on his OCW testing

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Civilianising the Seven

BACON BUSTERS

Hogzilla • How a monster boar took centre stage on a chital hunt