September 2024 - Australian Shooter

Riflescopes are becoming more complex and more feature-packed with each passing year and the Burris brand is no exception. For our cover story this month, Nick Rositano has ventured afield with their latest Eliminator 6, a rangefinder scope which completely eliminates guesswork for the modern-day hunter. Featuring a reticle which offers no fewer than 177 aiming points, simply place the crosshairs on your target, press the range button and it calculates the exact distance so all you need do is squeeze the trigger. Yildiz shotguns out of Turkey have built a reputation as being value-for-money firearms and John McDougall has taken their SPZ ME Special Sporter to the traps where he says it equipped itself admirably using a mixture of light and heavy loads. Reliable binoculars are now an essential part of the outdoors person’s kit and to that end, Matthew Godson has run the rule on the latest from the Hikmicro Habrok range, these ones handily equipped with an inbuilt laser rangefinder and enhanced night-vision capabilities. And as springtime beckons across Australia, Con Kapralos has tips on hunting hares, a sustainable and delicious alternative to rabbits. Elsewhere, we salute a young gun and a new inductee to the Hall of Fame following the SSAA Fly Shoot National Championships.