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    Women only hunting basics course 

    Building confidence in the field By event staff writer  As interest in hunting continues to grow across Australia, so too does the need for clear, structured entry…

    Profile: Jared McCarthy

    What shooting really gives you  By Sam Talbot  If you asked Jared McCarthy at 12 years old where shooting would take him, he probably wouldn’t have had…

    Lead in shotgun shooting

    Understanding the concept of lead in shotgun shooting  By Liz Rymill  Unlike a lot of scattergun shooters, I didn’t get started in the sport until…

    The Report June Editorial

    Getting bigger  Attentive members will have noticed a new logo recently adopted for SSAA Queensland. A fresh look is more than just a change of colours…

    NEXTORCH – Military quality for the civilian market 

    By Rod Hoare  I’ve been a user of Nextorch torches for a number of years now in my offroad, camping and outdoor pursuits, and I thought it…

    Sneaking up on a dingo 

    By Ben Allen In my work as a wildlife biologist, I spend a lot of time studying dingo behaviour and ecology. I am constantly amazed by dingoes’ keen senses, skills and abilities. Sneaking up on…

    Five-stand reloaded 

    By Darryl Groundwater  The Ripley Complex at Stewartdale became the first venue to trial the new version of shotgun Five-stand. Although similar to the Five-stand discipline that others are successfully running, SSAA Queensland looked outside of Australia to…

    2026 SSAA Queensland Single Action State Titles

    SSAAQ Gladstone, Cactus Canyon, Calliope By Pearl Starr In the silence of the early morning, as the first rays of warming sun spilled over the…

    The Chiappa Rhino 60DS

    Not your Grandfather’s Six Shooter  By Zach Bianchi  I have only been shooting handguns for a few years now and in that time, I’ve stocked my Spika safe…

    Finding stillness in Moonie

    My first deer hunt  By Suzie Stitt  I’m a new member of SSAA Queensland, and I was lucky enough to be invited on a hunting trip out to Moonie. I went…

    The Report May Editorial

    For the shooting sports to continue in this country, thoughtful, reasonable, and fact-based legislation must be put in place.  Recently, we have seen several states panic and rush through thoughtless laws that haven’t really made…

    Left to right: Barnes 110gr Tac TX, Sierra 135gr hollow point, Hornady 190gr Sub-X projectiles; .300BLK shell case; Winchester 200gr subsonic factory round.

    .300 AAC Blackout Cartridge

    A controversial wildcat  By Steve Marchant  Genealogy   The history of the .300 AAC Blackout begins back in 1963, with the introduction of the .221 Remington Fireball, a cartridge which was developed for Remington’s XP-100 silhouette pistol. Based on a shortened .222…

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