Innehållsförteckning för July 2021 från Sporting Shooter

PEOPLE power finally has a win. The NSW Firearms and Weapons Legislation Amendment Bill has fortunately hit a massive roadblock, with a parliamentary committee recommending against it in its current form. The Bill would have effectively made it illegal to own anything that could be used to make or repair a firearm - basically any hardware item. Pro-Shooting community committee representatives from Shooters Union, SFFP, the legal profession, SSAA and others combined to see off NSW Police overreach in this case. Let’s hope it is the first of many. KIWI TRAVEL BUBBLE. After Covid19 has devastated deer and fallow ruts for two seasons, finally Aussie hunters can travel to New Zealand with the customary paperwork and approvals. On theme, check out Tony Kamphorst’s hunt after NZ sika on page 8…

EVIDENTLY the Model 110 UltraLite is a spin-off from Savage Arms original Model 11/111 Lightweight Hunterseries which dates back a decade and was affordable, accurate, and easy to carry in mountain country where the hills are steep and the air is thin. The new Ultralite is not only a bit lighter, but my test .30-06 has the least heft practical in this calibre, for the accuracy needed and for the recoil felt. The majority of today’s factory bolt-action rifles weigh between 3.5 and 4 kgs when equipped with scope and sling. But going to the extreme, there are flyweights that weigh barely 2kgs that, when outfitted with a lightweight scope, nylon sling and a magazine full of cartridges, will heft around 2.7kgs field ready. Reducing a rifle’s weight is done…

I was extremely excited to hear that I had won a Weatherby rifle in the Sporting Shooter Fiocchi Hunters Gallery Photo Competition. I was fortunate to be given the option of choosing the rifle I wanted and I picked the Weatherby 22/250. It wasn’t long before I was able to pick it up from my local gun store. I was really looking forward to trying it out. I decided to use the scope I had on my Howa .300 Win Mag. It is a 6-24x40 Bushnell Elite 4500. It turned out to be a really good match. I asked my Cousin what projectile he recommended, as he has a Howa .22/250, which he uses his on his property for controlling foxes. He puts 55 grain projectiles through his. This was…

FOR most forms of hunting, we can all agree that seeing your game before it sees you will always give you the upper hand in an encounter. A relaxed animal is usually a predictable animal, and you often have the ability to form a plan of attack when you have the element of surprise. Doing your best to stack the odds in your favour might mean a lot more effort in the short term, but big pay-offs if things go smoothly. I tend to believe doing everything you can to eliminate the risk of detection – especially when getting within bow range – can only help things, but that doesn’t mean you can become lazy with other parts of your game. Opinions on camouflage clothing are varied, and I have…

Tikka T3x Lite Veil Wideland Back by popular demand, the T3x Lite Veil Wideland is the perfect companion for mountain terrains and snowy landscapes. Cerakote coating on the barrel enhances weather durability. Muzzle brake is included for recoil reduction. Fluted bolt with oversized bolt knob optimizes weight and ergonomics while the new, D18 barrel profile allows greater accuracy for stretching the legs of this long-range mountain rifle Special features include; • Veil Wideland Camo stock• New fluted profile barrel• Cerakote Barrelled action• Fluted bolt• Muzzle brake• Oversized bolt handle• Available calibres 270WIN, 300WINMAG, 300WSM, 308WIN, 6.5CM, 7MM.REM.MAG RRP $2359. Ask to see them at your local gun shop or for further details visit www.berettaaustralia.com.au Burris FastFire RD & FastFire RT-1 Burris offer reflex sights that will mount to your favourite…

AFTER noting considerable differences in loading data for the 30 Nosler between its originator and Hodgdon, I decided to enlist the aid of the QuickLOAD program, MagnetoSpeed chronograph and Kolbe P-Max to develop my own load data. The Kolbe P-Max measures maximum chamber pressure via an accelerometer with a sensitivity of 3.7/Vg. I wanted was to find a good load with two or three good hunting bullets, namely the 168gn Solid Base, 180gn Norma SBT, and the 184gn and 200gn Lapua Mega. To start, I entered each bullet, one at a time, into the QuickLOAD program. Next, I entered 63,000 psi as the maximum average pressure I wanted to load to (SAAMI specifies a MAP of 65,000 psi) with a loading density of 87 to 104 percent after the bullet…

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. Clean Bill of Health For Panamax Scope Q I recently bought a Howa 1500 in .243 Winchester and want to put a scope on it. The Gun Shop where I deal tried to sell me a Nikko Stirling Panamax 3-9x40, but I am not sure how reliable this scope will be as it is quite inexpensive. Will it hold true to point of aim with each power setting and track accurately?– Jerry Davis A When the Panamax was introduced I reviewed one and it surprised me how precisely it tracked when I shot the square with it. Variable scope technology…

WE HAD a fair drive to meet up with our mate Alan at Springsure later the following morning to head another few hours past Charters Towers to hunt the lovely chital deer. Arriving at Charters Towers around 5pm a big feed was had before getting some much-needed sleep in a motel. Next morning we met up with Dan Smith, a good friend and guide who would be looking after us for the next four days. It was a rough drive into the property, as recent rain had made all the gullies run a banker and lots of mud and water was driven through to get there. While Dan cooked up a slap-bang meal, we got sorted out and were all ready for a look around after lunch. Getting into the…

BACK in the not-too-distant past I was 'commissioned', if you like, to take a few photos of a wonderful old property and given free rein to knock over any boar that got in the way of either my trusty Nikon or my 'cheap as chips' Marlin XL7 rifle in Winchester’s wonderful .270 calibre. Having arranged to meet up with the owner via the local phone booth he gave me a warm welcome with simple instructions. ''Dave, follow the dirt road till you come to the hut, she’s old, she leaks, you'll need to move the bed if it rains, but she’s great fodder for that Nikon of yours.'' He was right, that hut leaked a bit, I did have to shuffle that bed, but it was a picture, looking like…

BROUGHT TO YOU BY WINNER YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A WEATHERBY RIFLE IN EVERY ISSUE OF SPORTING SHOOTER IN 2021 *AVAILABLE CHAMBERINGS TO WINNERS INCLUDE 223REM, 22-250REM, 243WIN, 270WIN, 308WIN, 30-06SPRG, 300WIN.MAG. SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. With the basis of a cold hammer-forged 24-inch barrel, 3-position safety and adjustable Match-Quality Two-stage Trigger, the Weatherby Vanguard S2 Blued Synthetic guarantees sub-MoA accuracy and user safety. The Griptonite® stock and Weatherby recoil pad makes for comfortable shooting and the hinged floorplate allows instant unloading. To be eligible you need to include a box of any Fiocchi ammunition in the submitted photo. ENTRIES: please send your high resolution. jpg or. png image as an attachment to your email addressed to marcusodean@yaffa.com.au – all images must be at least 1MB in size. For entry to…

AFTER a week of early morning and late afternoon stalks, I managed to bag my first fallow spiker with one textbook shot taken at 250 metres. It’s not a distance I like shooting from, but after a week of hands and knee crawls across the open paddock I didn’t have much of a choice when the sunlight was fading, and the fog was rolling in. Deer hunting is what I find to be the most challenging and the most rewarding hunting experience. As a hunter you put in the hard yards of tracking the animal and trying to find them somewhere on their tracks. As I found deer to be more wary than any other animal I have hunted, finally finding them after a long stalk or days of tracking…