{"id":20347,"date":"2013-02-14T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=20347"},"modified":"2013-02-14T12:56:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T18:56:59","slug":"weatherbys-vanguard-series-2-eurosport-rifle-is-friends-of-nras-2013-gun-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/weatherbys-vanguard-series-2-eurosport-rifle-is-friends-of-nras-2013-gun-of-the-year\/20347\/","title":{"rendered":"Weatherby&#8217;s Vanguard Series 2 Eurosport Rifle is Friends of NRA&#8217;s 2013 Gun of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Friends of NRA&#8217;s 2013 Gun of the Year is an instant classic<\/h1>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NRAWeatherbyVanguard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20357\" alt=\"NRAWeatherbyVanguard\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NRAWeatherbyVanguard.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NRAWeatherbyVanguard.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NRAWeatherbyVanguard-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Fairfax, Virginia<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofnra.org\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Friends of NRA&#8217;s<\/em><\/a> 2013 Gun of the Year is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">beautiful rifle from Weatherby&#8217;s masterful Vanguard collection<\/a> &#8211; the Eurosport Sub-MOA 270Win. This exclusive, 24\u201d cold hammer forged barrel is beautifully complimented with a select Turkish Walnut stock that is hand rubbed in oil for a custom finish unlike any other in the Vanguard family.<\/p>\n<p>Suitable for hunting or acquiring a target downrange, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherby.com\/vanguardseries2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weatherby Vanguard Series 2<\/a> Eurosport Sub-MOA 270Win is a perfect fit for any firearm owner. Comprised with a match quality 2-stage adjustable trigger, the Eurosport is guaranteed to shoot a 3-shot group of .99&#8243; or less at 100-yards. In other words, you&#8217;re going to hit your target.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">httpvh:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TLR0wZ0z3Sg<\/p>\n<p>This rifle also includes sling swivel studs, 3 position safety, rosewood forend and diamond point checkering. The engraved floor plate displays the <em>Friends of NRA<\/em> logo, Gun of the Year and numbering: 1 of 1,200.<\/p>\n<p>And if you thought it couldn&#8217;t get any better, it comes with a mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leupold.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leupold<\/a> VX-7 scope. Each rifle scope comes with the Boone &amp; Crockett Reticle, incorporating bold, new technology with world class hunting spirit. Also included is a laser engraved NRA Speed dial, rings and basses and the Xtended Twilight lens system. The diamond-coat lens delivers the highest protection and resistance from scratches. The VX-7 is built with Leupold&#8217;s Golden Ring quality promise and exceeds military specifications.<\/p>\n<p>To tie everything together, this incredible set is complimented with a black flambeau rifle case with z-rust additive and the <em>Friends of NRA<\/em> logo centered in a platinum finish. This Gun of the Year Package is a classic must-have and is available only at this year&#8217;s <em>Friends of NRA<\/em> events.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrablog.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16751 alignnone\" title=\"NRAblogLogo\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/NRAblogLogo.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrablog.com\" target=\"_blank\">NRAblog<\/a> is your connection to the programs of the NRA. It is a project of the NRA\u2019s Media Relations Division. <\/em><br \/>\nPUBLISHING:<br \/>\nNRA Executive Director: Kyle Weaver<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTORS:<\/strong><br \/>\nLars Dalseide. E-mail him at LDalseide (AT) nrahq.org.<br \/>\nKyle Jillson. E-mail him at KJillson (AT) nrahq.org.<br \/>\nJustin McDaniel E-mail him at JMcDaniel (AT) nrahq.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This exclusive, 24\u201d cold hammer forged barrel is beautifully complimented with a select Turkish Walnut stock that is hand rubbed in oil for a custom finish unlike any other in the Vanguard family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":20357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[2873,2623],"class_list":["post-20347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bloggers","tag-friends-of-nras-2013-gun-of-the-year","tag-nrablog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}