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This week we're taking closer look at the XPR TrueTimber Strata, from Winchester Repeating Arms. A more economical alternative to the company's Model 70, Winchester nonetheless calls it "a step forward in design and manufacturing." It sports a steel receiver drilled and tapped for scope mounts, an MOA trigger system, and a nickel-Teflon coated bolt. For more on this high-performance hunting rifle, check out the video embedded above, hosted by Editor in Chief Scott Olmsted, and Digital Associate Editor David Herman. MSRP: $599; winchesterguns.com
Winchester recently announced it has contributed more than $500,000 over the past seven years to the historic Ducks Unlimited (DU) Conservation for a Continent Campaign. The campaign generated an unprecedented $4.06 billion for continental conservation and stands as the most ambitious conservation campaign ever undertaken on behalf of North America’s wetlands and waterfowl.
National Hunting and Fishing Day, which is observed on the fourth Saturday of September each year (September 26 this year), is a day we should know one thing about: Hunters are America’s original conservationists.