Sporting Shooter > November 2011

SYNOPSIS:

HUNTING

WESTERN BILLIES
Brenton Mitchell grasses huge-horned billies with the bow.

FLYING FOX
Expert whistler Ron Kiehne teaches and surprises his cautious grandson.

KUDU OF THE OTJIVERO
Col Allison continues his Namibian odyssey

ANOTHER TICK ON THE WISH LIST
Kiwi Daniel Peat hunts Aussie sambar and bags a trophy fox.

BIRTHDAY BUFF
A nicely written NT buff tale by K.D.

THINGS CHANGE
A humour-filled reminiscent tale of Shannon by Gary Hall.

DOUBLE CHITAL WITH THE LOT
David Hughes on a trophy and cull deer hunt with extras.


SPECIAL FEATURE

THE SAD FATE OF THE 8MM REM. MAG.
Nick Harvey tells of a great chambering, recently reincarnated.


PRODUCT REVIEW

KAHLES NEW LIGHTWEIGHT BINOCULAR
Brilliant optics, rugged, ergonomic and fully waterproof.


TEST REPORT

THE RUGER GUNSITE SCOUT
A rugged, dependable, handy and accurate carbine on the Jeff Cooper model.

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Ruger’s M77 Scout Rifle “If you could only have one…”

When Ruger first announced its M77 Scout rifle earlier this year, we Aussies knew it would be of immediate interest to pig hunters, and we did not need Jeff Cooper to tell us about short and powerful bolt action rifles after 50 years of exposure to .303 SMLE Jungle Carbines with their 10-shot magazines.