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.

A welcome win for hunters • Victoria continues to lead on access to public land for hunting

Sporting Shooter

Is Lapua brass really that good?

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 He left us with scores of unpublished answers to readers’ queries.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

Devils and deer • Need to slow down? Try fishing and hunting deer. Or is it the other way around?

ThermTec Oryx and Ibex thermal scopes • ThermTec has two great thermal scope options – just pick your budget and go from there

Swarovski EL Range 8x32 binoculars • The weight barrier to using rangefinding binoculars is gone – if you have the readies

DJI Neo 2 Fly More Combo • This little drone will help you get footage and scout for game

The accountants • The media don’t like it when you try to hold them accountable – which is why we must

PHOTO COMPETITION • WIN A WEATHERBY 307 RIFLE PACKAGE IN 2026 INCLUDES WARNE MOUNTS + ZEROTECH OPTIC!

Dusky cat • The more feral cats removed, the better. Luke Mikler is doing his bit

WIN VANGUARD GEAR FROM HUNTING DEPOT! • huntingdepot.com.au

How to shoot less game • Martin summarises his dumb hunting moves in the hope readers will learn from his mistakes

Mixed bag • Thirty years since their last hunt, this group of old mates headed bush once again

Mountain boars • Big hills and big boars – the exertion and thick scrub make hunting mountain ham like nothing else

Recreational deer hunting thesis • What’s that? Use actual data to determine what’s what? Good thinking…

Copy cat state • Chris Minns copied Jacinda Ardern after Bondi. Hear me out

SHOOTER’S SHOWCASE

Charging cases quickly part two • In the final of a two-parter, Marcus finishes explaining how to charge cases in bulk

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BACON BUSTERS

Angle of the dangle • Culling can improve trophy potential, Dylan explains