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.

Anti-hunters’ massive victory • Duck hunting has been condemned to die by a blatantly biased inquiry

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LETTER OF THE MONTH • Letters containing questions for answering by Nick Harvey must be accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope. Mail your letters to: The Technical Editor, 3 Reef Street, Hill End, NSW 2850.

Last but not least? • Despite the restricted duration and bag limit, Leon Wright made the most of what could be the last duck hunting season in Victoria

Beretta BRX1 • Fast, accurate and in many ways unconventional, Beretta’s BRX1 straight-pull rifle bridges the gap between the Savage Impulse and Blaser R8

Verney-Carron Impact LA Fusion • If anyone refuses to believe a pump-action rifle is capable of respectable accuracy, they haven’t tried this French beauty

Leupold Mark 5HD M5C3 3.6-18x44 H59 • This long-range Leupold rifle scope has standout features and quality

Garmin InReach Messenger • Keep texting, or call for help, when you’re nowhere near a mobile signal

Expand your horizons • If you don’t try it, you’ll never know

The economy of hunting • When you go hunting, it’s more than lead you’re throwing around

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Unlucky boars • Karl Penna spoils the fun for some randy pigs

Defining killing power • How do we explain killing power and what are the factors behind it?

Out bush • Gary Hall goes after more porkers with some fresh fish on the side

Long-range goats • Mick Matheson takes the distant approach to thinning goat numbers

Genetic clean-out • Zac Mckenzie hunts a rubar stag to protect the purity of the rusa herd

Remington 700 Long Range HS • WHAT’S NEW IN THE MARKET

Nirey electric knife sharpeners

Plano AW2 double rifle case

Lithgow LA102 Oryx Chassis

New: Sierra Sports Master .308 ammunition

Ridgeline Tasman boots

PacFood vacuum sealers

Lightforce ROK9 utility lights

7mm Rem Mag: the magnum of choice • Despite a mass of newer competition, this 7mm magnum is still among the best

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Practice makes perfect • Intensive range time with a focus on the details sets you up for the trophy shot

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