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PREDATOR HUNTING OFFERS SPORTSMEN SEEKING THE ULTIMATE ADRENALINE RUSH PLENTY OF ACTION. FOR THESE HUNTERS, WINCHESTER OFFERS A COMPLETE LINE- UP OF VARMINT AMMUNITION.
WHETHER I’M SEEKING LONG-RANGE PERFORMANCE FROM MY PREDATOR RIFLE OR THE UP-CLOSE KNOCKDOWN POWER OF A SHOTGUN LOAD, WIN- CHESTER VARMINT X DELIVERS EVERY TIME I SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER.” —Steve Criner, Host, Dog Soldier TV
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SHOT-LOK TECHNOLOGY Holds patterns tight, delivering deep penetrating lead shot beyond 50 yards for hunting predators in forested areas.
s humans at the top of the food chain, those who hunt know what it’s like to learn every aspect of their quarry—their habits, what they eat, when they move and where they live—before setting out into the field in hopes of success. But for predator hunters, the fascination for many is to completely
whitetail fawns in some places as high as 70 percent, there is no lack of landowners only too happy to allow access to their property for someone seeking the chance to reduce the predator impact on game and other species. But predator hunting isn’t always easy. Critters such as coyotes are smart and extremely wary. It can take the ideal setup, near-perfect calls, a cooperative wind and a healthy dose of luck to create a shot opportunity. So when that opportunity occurs, you don’t want a failure on the part of your firearm or especially your ammunition. The engineers at Winchester understand this importance and have developed a complement of predator-specific ammunition designed to deliver the perfect blend of reliability, accuracy and terminal performance no matter whether your pursuit is for large predators like coyotes or smaller, distant varmints such as groundhogs or prairie dogs.
POLYMER TIP Initiates rapid expansion of bullet for maximum energy transfer while limited pelt-damaging pass-throughs.
reverse those roles and allow themselves to become the hunted, to cast distress calls in hopes of fooling a coyote, bobcat, fox or other fanged game and make them think they are the critter’s meal ticket. For those who have tried it, the rush can be almost ad- dictive. Fortunately, with coyote numbers steady in their western habitat and continuing to increase as they retake ground in the East, once primarily inhabited by foxes and bobcats, there’s plenty of hunting action to feed their habit. And with recent studies showing coyote depredation on
LEAD-CORE BULLET Wrapped in an alloy jacket has sleek profile for delivering accurate long-range shots on the small target areas predators present.
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