Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine – Question and Answers Article 11 – 2020 (December) Question:     I am experiencing all sorts of issues transitioning from shooting my rifle to my shotgun. I am right-handed, but left eye dominant. I have checked this several times and are certain this is the case. I have tried shooting left-handed, […]

Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine – Question and Answers Article 10 – 2020 (November)   Question: I have recently bought a Miroku MK38 and I shoot mainly Sporting Clays and the occasional round of Skeet with it, but only for fun. I shoot it quite well. Recently I went to a club and I shot […]

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Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine – Question and Answers Article 9 – 2020 (October) Question: I have recently taken up clay target shooting after a few years of rifle shooting. I find that I can make cheaper and more accurate ammunition for my rifle by reloading.  Looking at the cost of setting up to load […]

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Russell Mark   Australian Shooter Magazine – Question and Answers   Article 8 – 2020 (September)     Question: I have taken a lot of interest in the art and science behind patterning my shotgun and also have been very surprised by the results I have obtained. There are plenty of people that suggest testing […]

Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 7 – 2020 (August) Question: There has been a lot of discussion of recent times in the United Kingdom in regard to the push towards the more environmentally friendly use of steel shot in all forms of competition clay target shooting. As you would probably be aware […]

Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 6 – 2020 (July) Question: I was happy to see that the Australian Olympic Shooting Team for Tokyo contained so many SSAA members. It was also great to see the announcement received so much coverage in the national media. What I don’t understand is in some events […]

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Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers 2020 202ONE Tokyo Olympics   Unless you have been living in a bubble you would be well aware that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games have become the 202ONE Olympics. The Games of the XXXll Olympiad will now commence on July 23rd, 2021. The one-year delay was announced by […]

Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 5 – 2020 (June)   Question: I recently bought a Sporting Clays shotgun that came with five interchangeable chokes. I intend to shoot a variety of disciplines from Trap, Sporting and Skeet and of course I want to use it in the field also. Is there a […]

Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 4 – 2020 (May)   Question: I was happy to see that the Australian Olympic Team for next year contained so many SSAA members. It was great to see the announcement obtained so much coverage in the national media. What I don’t understand is in some events […]