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.

We’ve had enough! • Governments have crossed a line with their new gun laws

Sporting Shooter

ASK THE GUN EDITOR • TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE GURU

HOME IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK

Africa calling • Rick Bichel jumps at an unexpected chance to fulfil a dream

Ruger American Gen II Ranch • Ruger’s second-generation American Ranch rifle is a particularly handy bolt-action at the right price

ZeroTech Vengeance HD 1-10x28 LVPO • This riflescope’s potential is defined by its huge zoom ratio and FFP reticle

Swarovski Z5i+ 5-25x56 P L BT • While other high-magnification scopes get more complex, Swarovski keeps it light, simple and very good

Walk’N’Stalk Game Bar • This Aussie device is a multipurpose hunting tool like you’ve never seen before

Duck, rabbit, fox and quail • Burnsie goes hunting on the shores of Lake Corangamite

The National Firearms Registry • Let’s not let the national registry be forgotten in the rush of new gun laws

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

First tracks together • Alfred Boudib takes his son’s education into the field

Virgin territory • How to maximise success when hunting a new property

The 20-gauge season • Leon Wright sticks to his 20-gauge gun for the whole duck season

Men on missions • Chital hunting can be all about wild dogs and pigs, too, as Ted Mitchell Snr reveals

Go the bailers! • The pigs are in peril again as Gary Hall heads out with the dogs and the coach-gun

The gun law fiasco • New state and federal gun laws are a betrayal of lawabiding shooters. Now we’re fighting back. Mick Matheson sums it up

SHOOTER’S SHOWCASE • WHAT’S NEW IN THE MARKET

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The annealing imbroglio • Annealing? Do you really need that much complication in your life? Yes … so keep it simple

WIN a GARMIN eTrex 22x EVERY MONTH!

Silence out west • Heat. Dust. Lignum. The swish of an arrow