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.

Well-aimed Head Shots • We have a new column starting in this issue

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 He left us with scores of unpublished answers to readers’ queries.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.

Inherent accuracy

Spanish quest • Nick Collins bags a cracking ibex on a magical hunt in Spain. This is his story, as told to David Hughes

Winchester Model 70 Super Grade • It has certainly improved with age, but does the most traditional Model 70 still cut it in a matte-and-polymer world?

Voere Victor 3 Bolt Action • This Austrian tack-driver may look strange but wow, does it ever deliver downrange!

ZeroTech Thrive 4-16x50 PHR II • This rifle scope offers great open-country hunting performance at a modest price

Wheeler gunsmithing tools • These dedicated gunsmithing tools are readily available and they really do work better

Proud Australian history • It’s amazing how strong yet fragile our history of firearms production is

Working the political spectrum • From the SFF to the Greens, shooters have to work with everyone, like it or not

WEATHERBY / ZEROTECH PHOTO COMPETITION

Shoulda gone to Spec Savers! • Despite a bad mistake, Katelin Cram is redeemed by her Pop’s sense of humour

WIN VANGUARD GEAR FROM HUNTING DEPOT!

Buffalo soldiers • Buffalo are Australia’s biggest game and should be a high priority for every Aussie hunter

It all started with rabbits • Craig “Old Pop” Golding pays homage to the ever-lasting bunny

Foggy morning fallow • It seems the worse it starts for Kevin Davies, the better it ends!

Hogs and humidity • Gary Hall gets hot, bothered and hung up by his shorts in pursuit of pigs

Brisbane Valley venison • Perry Magowan has been hunting Queensland reds for almost 50 years and still loves it

SHOOTER’S SHOWCASE

Optimal charge weight • Picking up from where he left off in November, Marcus continues his quest for a quicker, cheaper way to develop handloads

BACON BUSTERS

The people behind the guns • Behind every great product stands a story of passionate dedication