Indholdsfortegnelse for October 2020 i Sporting Shooter

IT SEEMS like only yesterday, that Tony and I met Dean Anderson, founder and owner of Spika and since then he has made every post a winner. Here he tells the Spika story. "10 years is a huge milestone and proud achievement for my team and family, who have grown so much and look forward to accomplishing much more in future. A fitter and turner by trade, I had a start working for a mate grinding up gun safes and later welding and painting them. This was just the start of sparking my passion for the hunting industry. While a simple country bloke, I always had an entrepreneurial streak, so after working for years with both Australian and International companies in the Industry I could see a real gap in…

FOR a lot of us, it makes life easier; shorter days, less flies, no rush while recovering meat, and the comfort of staying out all day makes it easier to hunt harder. While I am always out and about in the warmer months hunting, and fishing, a lot of what I do is scouting for the best spots to find game as soon as the cooler weather shows up. All of these things aside however, my favourite part about the cooler weather is enjoying a good campfire. For as long as humans have hunted, a campfire has been our closest companion. We have used it to cook meat, provide warmth, light, safety, and make tools. Our appreciation for fire is down to a genetic level. Even in modern society, one…

NEW ARB Sportlid 4WD accessories specialists ARB has just updated its hard lid offering with the new ARB Sportlid. While a canopy gives you extra height, for those who prefer the sleeker styling of a tub only but need the extra roof load, the Sportlid allows in-tub cargo to be kept out of the elements, is lockable to keep your items safe and provides that precious extra space to carry larger items such as bicycles, timber or a rooftop tent. Made from super-strong ABS, same as the ARB canopies, the new ARB Sportlid can hold up to 75kgs of dynamic weight and can be opened with up to 13kg on it as standard (or up to 25kg with optional struts). The dual external T-slot extrusions allow for easy installation and…

WHAT makes the .300 PRC so special is that it was designed as a modern cartridge specifically for the purpose of scoring long range targets, but of course it will see a lot of use in the gamefields as well. It may not bear the "Magnum" tag, but the .300 PRC certainly delivers the kind of performance that deserves this label. The .300 PRC started life as a wildcat designed by Joe Thielen, Hornady's assistant director of engineering nearly a decade ago. It is made by simply necking the .375 Ruger case down and pushing the shoulder back about 0.0625", while retaining the 30-degree shoulder angle, minimum body taper and one calibre neck length of the .300 RCM (Ruger Compact Magnum). The beltless case head has the typical magnum cartridge…

THE most useful binocular for the hunter is compact enough to be carried inside his shirt front, light enough to use without a harness, with enough power for long-distance glassing and enough field and brightness for penetrating dark shadows and timber. The Minox X-lite, a roof prism design in 10x42 fits the role of a stalker's binocular perfectly. It's also available in 8x26, 10x26 8x34, 10x34, 8x42, 10x42 and 8x56, but over the past two decades, the 10x42 has risen to the top of the chart in popularity. Of course, there are times when a glass of less or more power may suit a certain hunting situation better, but the underlying criteria for a binocular depends not only on a hunter's needs, but also his budget. However, if you are…

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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. .325 WSM A Powerful Choice Q I am looking to add to my collection of firearms. I have a .222 Remington, 6.5x55mm Swede and .270 Winchester, but I want to get a larger calibre to round out my rack. I am going camel shooting later in the year and am planning a sambar hunt in the future. Give me your opinion on a calibre suitable for game this size that can push a good 180-200gn bullet fairly fast, starting with the .30-06 and up to the .338s. The need to place the shot in a vital area for an instant…

IT'S 11 years since Anschutz brought out their first new rifle action in thirty years. It formed the heart of the Model 1770, a handsome, superbly accurate centrefire sporter chambered for the .222 and .223 Remington. Not content to rest on their laurels, two years later the company introduced the Model 1780, a long-action version chambered for the .30-06, 308 Win., 8x57 and 9.3x62. The two rifles looked similar but the resemblance was wholly cosmetic, and the basic design was entirely different. A lot of changes had to be made to convert the 1770 into a switch-barrel rifle. Like its forerunner, the 1780 had several changes made to its design which set it apart from traditional turnbolts, now history has been repeated with the Model 1782 which has received some…

I booked a hunting block for a pest management program in a National Park in the Northern Territory, I was joined by my mate Derek and his 15 years old son. Our target species were feral pigs, buffalo and wild cattle. On the first day of our hunt we checked some known spots where Derek saw some buffaloes the previous year. We saw no animals but plenty of fresh signs to keep our morale and expectations high. It was still early in the dry season and the grass was still quite high making walking difficult at times, Derek son`s Rhys proved once again to be a little trooper and he kept stalking in the heat without a single complaint. While checking a few good looking waterholes I spotted a buffalo…

ONE of the most leisurely and yet rewarding sports is that of fox whistling, because you must be able to outwit your quarry who is naturally very wary. Reynard, the fox figures prominently in the legends and folklore of Europe and is specially lauded for his cunning in Aesop's Fables. The fox (vulpes-vulpes) belongs to the family of wild dogs in which wolves, coyotes, hyenas and all domestic canines are closely related. The common red fox, which was imported to Australia from England to provide sport for the landed gentry, is widely distributed all over Europe and the North American continent. The fox is not a big animal and once divested of its thick fur coat, is about the size of a large hare. Hence it does not take a…

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LONG stalks and early mornings, near impossible. More snacks and constant chatter, guaranteed. Princess or monster band aids? A necessity! It doesn’t take much to take a child hunting with you. It is a great way to bond and teach them something new, without them having to sit in a stuffy classroom. Showing a child game prints in the dirt or pointing out stag rubs will keep them entertained while you keep looking for game. In my case, when Dad first started taking me hunting it did mean I spent more time sleeping in the car rather than spotlighting and more time at camp in the mornings while I poked the camp fire with my “poker poker stick”. I remember back to when Dad showed me my first fallow deer…