Sporting Shooter: Q&A with uncle nick

Is a heavier bullet better in wind?

Weight or velocity or both? What counts for long range varminting?

16 May 2013

Velocity is good, weight is good, but what counts most in the paddock on long-range varmints?

The New .17 Winchester Super Magnum Rimfire and others

A recently tested Savage .17 Hornady Hornet centrefire. You can't argue with that accuracy.

09 May 2013

A cornucopia of new .17 chamberings elicits ecstacy from fox foilers.

Wants something different in a rifle

02 May 2013

The .257 Roberts, with a little tweaking, is a great all-round cartridge in a nice package like a Ruger Hawkeye.

Measuring shot groups

Nick testing a Redring holographic sight

24 Apr 2013

How do I measure a group shot from my rifle?

Breach pressure in a BSA sporting rifle

A recently reviewed Bushnell Elite riflescope

17 Apr 2013

Will a BSA rifle action handle 55,000-psi loads?

What's needed in a hunting riflescope?

Lens and coating quality count far more than size in hunting optics.

11 Apr 2013

Size does not matter when it comes to hunting optics. Quality counts for much more.

To reliably shoot running game

Group shooting a high-end tactical rifle on Nick's recent visit to Austria

02 Apr 2013

How do I shoot running game?

Effect on recoil velocity and energy with different loads and bullet weights

Part of our Gun Editor's methodical testing regime for review firearms.

27 Mar 2013

What is the recoil effect in different weight rifles with different charges, bullet weights and velocities?

Wants a two-gun battery to handle hunting most game.

06 Mar 2013

Q: After a 20 years absence from hunting, I'm now in a position to get restarted. Not wanting at my age to have an eight-gun arsenal as before, I think two rifles will cover all my needs. From my options what would you recommend?

hunting skills »

Avoid danger when hunting

New writer Gavin Adams has a wealth of bush hunting and fishing experience and here advises on potentially dangerous situations and how to avoid them.

Is a heavier bullet better in wind?

The New .17 Winchester Super Magnum Rimfire and others

Wants something different in a rifle

Measuring shot groups

Breach pressure in a BSA sporting rifle

What's needed in a hunting riflescope?

To reliably shoot running game

Effect on recoil velocity and energy with different loads and bullet weights

Wants a two-gun battery to handle hunting most game.

hunting skills »

Avoid danger when hunting

news »

Snap Shots

ATK buys Savage

Hope for hunters in public land use report

Hens takes fifth in Plzen

"Confiscate, confiscate, confiscate:" anti-gun agenda exposed

handloading »

Measure headspace for accurate Shooting

Sierra bullet success story

Determining seating depth and crimping for different rifles

Versatile .30-06 for hunting

Best rifle hand load development