Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2017 i Sporting Shooter

A FEW WORDS FROM THE EDITOR WHILE I don’t fall into the second category due to budgetary limitations more than anything, I definitely cram them into my big safe to make them fit using all sorts of measures to allow it to accommodate all my longarms, much like the Tardis, from Doctor Who. My long-suffering wife has just stopped asking how many now. I had been thinking seriously about stepping into belted or short magnum territory, maybe a .325 WSM in a Winchester Model 70 Extreme Weather, but I had always loved the .270 Win., even though my frightfully lightweight custom Mauser only sported a barrel lucky to measure 21 inches and consequently, I wanted to exploit the powder capacity of that long case to more advantage. So, I recently…

IT seems to me that when it comes to developing handloads for hunting and ballistics that apply to and control rifle/ cartridge performance, reloaders are inclined to go to the extreme in one of two directionsas mentioned in the the introduction. Hurrying the business along is not conducive to accuracy, particularly at long range, but nor is there any point in placing undue emphasis on technicalities, as most hunting rifles won’t gain any worthwhile benefit from it. The real secret to reloading satisfaction is "uniformity" and since he is not starved for time and can go to any amount of trouble to ensure cartridge uniformity, the handloader can tailor his loads to suit each of his individual rifles. When we refer to accuracy, we are really talking about uniformity which…

WHAT’S NEW IN THE MARKET Athlon Optics Athlon is a proud U.S. sports company devoted to designing and delivering superior quality optical products and outdoor accessories. Now available in Australia they offer a huge range of riflescopes and binoculars that are well made and come with a lifetime warranty. Their binoculars are available in a full range of compacts from a compact 8 x 32mm model through to full size binoculars like the 12 x 50mm. The range includes models like the Cronus with Magnesium-Alloy body and ED glass, the Ares range, the Midas range and much, much more. Their riflescopes are also highly regarded in the U.S. and include models like the Cronus tactical series featuring 34mm tube and zero stop turrets for long range shooting through to 4…

IT’S nearly deer season again and I’m primed and ready to go. I’ve lost a few Christmas kilo’s and I’m getting fitter each time I go out for a hunt. My deer rifles will be sighted in again, just to make sure – something I do every late February. That way, if need be, I can be ready at the drop of a hat knowing that my gear is right, which gives me confidence. With the rut around the corner for fallow and reds, like a lot of hunters, I’ll be out and about as much as possible to find that elusive “monster” buck or stag that we all dream about. However, more often than not, the “monster” is never there anyway and it is lesser quality animals that we…

TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM THE GURU 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. Conversion Kit For .222 Rimmed Q I am the proud owner of a BSA Martini Cadet in .222 Rimmed. An old gunsmith friend of mine built the rif le for me. It is extremely accurate and we found that Using a 50gn bullet and 19.6gn of AR2206 or AR2207 powder generated about 2920fps. Many years have passed and my gunsmith friend's eyesight has failed and I can no longer reload. I'd like to have my Martini converted to .222 Remington. I've heard of a conversion kit to do this, but where do I get it?…

IT HAS been left to lesser firms in Turkey to fill the economy niche, with guns that often compare well on a feature-to-feature basis with more costly competitors. One of these firms is the Huglu Hunting Firearms Cooperative founded in 1914 which has 548 members and 450 employees. Huglu exports 80-percent of their guns to more than 50 countries all over the world, but mainly to the U.S.S, and France, Norway, Lebanon, Botswana, Chile and the Philippines. Winchester Australia is importing several different models of Huglu guns. The range includes the C 301S a single-barrel gun in .410 bore and 12 gauge, and four over-unders with 762mm barrels. The Model 103DE, the S112 TE which offers a choice of walnut or camo stock, uncased; and the S120 TE in 20ga.…

AN ASSORTMENT OF HUNTING FACTS & FIGURES Variable-Power Hunting Scopes The idea of a scope that is adjustable for power is very handy indeed on the all-around rifle to be used in brush and open country. TODAY, variable-power scopes de rigeur. On a rifle such as a .243 or a .270, a 4-12x scope could be left at 4x for most big-game hunting, cranked up to 8x for open country deer, and set at 12x for varminting. Even for big-game hunting, having a variable can often be of value. A compact 1.5-4.5x a dangerous game rifle like a .375 H&H or a .458 can be carried on the highest power for, say, a buffalo at from 30 to 100 metres, and wound down to 1.5x to go after a wounded…

The new top-of-the-line Zeiss Victory V8 is loaded with new features - 8x zoom, illuminated reticle and a revolutionary new ASV ballistic compensation system. ZEISS'S latest entry is the Victory V8 range which the company claims is the brightest in the super-zoom market. My sample, the top-of-the-line 4.8-35x60mm weighs a massive 970 grams, has a length of 402mm, a fatter-than-fat 36mm diameter body tube with 165mm of mountable tube length which leaves no latitude for fore-and-aft movement on a standard long action without the use of extension rings. My sample was attached to a Howa 1500 short-action .223 Remington which meant I had no problem obtaining the proper eye relief. The bases and rings were Recknagel PSG. The only other maker of 36mm rings that I know of is Talley.…

It’s been another information-packed month on the Sporting Shooter website and Facebook page. We bring you all the latest industry news, technical tips, product information and hunting information from Australia and around the world. MOST POPULAR POST At the end of last year the Sporting Shooter website had its most popular post ever. The famous kangaroo punch video that went viral unearthed a heart-warming story of mateship and a life taken too young. www.sportingshootermag.com.au/ latest/dying-man-s-last-wish-heartbreaking-story-behind-viral-kangaroo-video SUSTAINABLE HUNTING PLAN FOR VICTORIA Hunting of pest animals, including deer, will be expanded under a new plan to promote sustainable hunting in Victoria. Under the recently released Victorian Government plan, a deer management strategy will be developed in conjunction with other control programs. http://www.sportingshootermag.com.au/latest/pest-hunting-opportunities-to-be-expanded-in-victoria THIS MONTH’S POPULAR STORIES AND VIDEOS Dying man’s last wish:…

I HAVE a custom commercial Mauser ’98 being rebuilt in Tassie at the moment. It’s an all-out job, the worn-out 8x56 octagon barrel sleeved to 7x57mm, new low, claw mounts custom built to fit, new presentation grade stock, etc, etc. Why am I doing this? Because I’m not dead yet, I guess is the answer. And I had a wonderful $1200 exhibition walnut blank from New Zealand lying about unused - my last decent rifle stock wood. (But I do have one just-as-good shotgun blank in the safe!). I hope one day to shoot a deer with this light-weight sporter but until then, well, I can dream can’t I? That said, at the range recently a bloke asked me if I was getting out of hunting. “No, why?” I asked,…