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.

Australian Hunters In Vic’ Government’s Sights

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Cape York Love Affair Continues • Long time Bacon Busters contributor, Autal Farkas, graces our pages with a terrific pig story from the cape.

LETTER OF THE MONTH • TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE GURU

Mateship • Many of my columns depict me enjoying solo hunting.

Jas Gets Her Goat • In her debut article in Sporting Shooter, Jas Taylor tells of her best billy hunt to date.

The Modern Mauser Model ’98 • Bolt-action rifles continue to evolve, but many traditionally minded hunters believe the famed Mauser Model ’98 action has never been surpassed. They have no interest in the latest high-tech rifle advancements since for all practical purposes no one has ever managed to improved on Paul Mauser’s fine design.

Hunting with Dogs • Jared Matthews takes us through his experience owning and training gun dogs.

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The Isolation Fallow • Being confined to his rural home by Covid after return from NZ, was no problem for Tony Kamphorst.

A Family Heirloom And A Billy • Dave Morris has a wry sense of humour which you may detect here.

Centrefire Barrel Life And Other Topics • Many shooters are concerned about how many shots a barrel in a certain calibre should fire before it is worn out.

Covid Conquest • After three months in Covid 19 lockdown, cabin There was only one cure, so the boys converged fever had set in and the freezers were empty. on the mountainous property in the NSW central west.

New Vixen European 6-24x58mm Riflescope • Made in Japan, Vixen rifle scopes combine European technology with improved optics and 6x zoom in a 30mm tube.

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Handloading For The Hunting Field • Handloading for hunting is mostly straightforward; benchrest precision pays little dividend.

Hunting Down Under • At present, NSW, NT and Victoria have extensive legal public land hunting which are models for - and the envy of - the other states of Australia.

WIN a GARMIN eTrex 10 EVERY MONTH! • ENTRIES: Please email your high resolution. jpg or png pig hunting image as an attachment to the email addressed to marcusodean@yaffa.com.au – all images must be at least 1MB in size. For entry to be valid the following contact details must be included: First name, surname, full mail address, contact phone number and email address. A short explanatory sentence with the email is also needed.