American Rifleman – September 2019

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EDITORIAL

John R. Zent

Editorial Director

Mark A. Keefe, IV

Editor In Chief

Brian C. Sheetz

Senior Executive Editor

Ann Y. Smith

Senior Executive Editor,

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Joe Kurtenbach

Executive Editor

Kelly Young

Managing Editor

Christopher Olsen

Assistant Editor

David Herman

Assistant Editor

Maureen A. Denfeld

Editorial Assistant

Bruce N. Can eld, Wiley Clapp,

Rick Hacker, John Haviland, B. Gil Horman,

Jeff Johnston, Jeremiah Knupp, Jim Wilson

Field Editors

ART

Mark S. Weaver

Creative Director

David J. Labrozzi

Art Director

Karen Haefs

Assistant Art Director

Peter Fountain

Photography Director

Forrest MacCormack

Photographer

Jesse Snyder

Associate Photographer

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The Armed Citizen. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10

Special Reports

Standing Guard .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12

President’s Column .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14

Political Report .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16

Regional Report/Member Info & Bene ts .. .. 80

Featured Program .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81

ILA Report .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82

Programs & Services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84

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News & Notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26

Products & Projects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30

Tips & Techniques .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38

reports

The Keefe Report .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 8

Readers Write .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24

correspondence

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AMERICANRIFLEMAN.ORGOf cial Journal of the National Ri e Association

September 2019

WINCHESTER

350 LEGEND

Trijicon Goes Long Range

Browning U.S. M1919A

WINCHESTER

350 LEGEND

R1909_COVER.indd 1 7/12/19 10:57 AM

THE COVER: In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a new

cartridge in town. Winchester’s 350 Legend—

shown here with its 180-gr. Power-Point

load—is designed to be adaptable and

affordable. In the background is a Winchester

XPR rifle topped with a Leupold VX-Freedom

3-9X 40 mm riflescope calibrated specifically

for 350 Legend. For a full report, see

Managing Editor Kelly Young’s story beginning

on p. 44. Photo by Forrest MacCormack.

Design by David J. Labrozzi.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Wayne R. LaPierre, Executive Vice President