{"id":2554,"date":"2018-11-18T17:42:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T01:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/?page_id=2554"},"modified":"2018-11-18T18:17:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T02:17:18","slug":"the-winchester-nra-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/?page_id=2554","title":{"rendered":"The Winchester NRA Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2551\" src=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1832\" height=\"2720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-1.jpg 1832w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-1-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-1-768x1140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-1-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-1-624x926.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1832px) 100vw, 1832px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2552\" src=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1792\" height=\"2688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-2.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-2-624x936.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2553\" src=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1784\" height=\"2696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-3.jpg 1784w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-3-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-3-768x1161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-3-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Winchester-NRA-Challenge-3-624x943.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1784px) 100vw, 1784px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">AND NOW, A SELF-DEFENSE-HANDGUNS.COM EXCLUSIVE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>There were several photos submitted with this article but not used in the published version.<\/p>\n<p>Here they are, along with the captions.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2555\" src=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/05-Pin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/05-Pin.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/05-Pin-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/05-Pin-768x783.jpg 768w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/05-Pin-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/05-Pin-624x636.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2556 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/06-Medal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/06-Medal.jpg 778w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/06-Medal-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/06-Medal-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/self-defense-handguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/06-Medal-624x773.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also awarded are a small Distinguished Expert pin, and a medal of heroic proportions, of a size suitable for being affixed to a Russian general\u2019s uniform jacket.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, I think the way the photo of me shooting was printed, the tint added, makes it look like I&#8217;m from the Planet of the Purple People Eaters. 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Here they are, along with the captions. Also awarded are a small Distinguished Expert pin, and a medal of heroic proportions, of a size suitable for being affixed to a Russian general\u2019s uniform jacket. 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