All About The 2024 Winchester Experience Event

A special “Winchester Experience” was held in Illinois for 10 lucky people in October, including a Winchester factory tour and professional instruction from top sporting clays shooters.

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posted on October 26, 2024
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The 10 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Club members in attendance at the exclusive “Winchester Experience” event in October enjoyed an agenda filled with memorable experiences, including a tour of Winchester’s shotshell manufacturing facility, plus handgun instruction, sporting clays and hunting.
Photo courtesy of Winchester

For the 10 fortunate Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Club members who attended, the three-day “Winchester Experience” held in October was an event jam-packed with history, camaraderie and the great outdoors.

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Pictured above are the 10 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Club members that attended the 2024 Winchester Experience on their tour of Winchester’s shotshell manufacturing facility.

 

Winchester Ammunition hosted this year’s “Winchester Experience” event at its headquarters in East Alton, Illinois, along with at its NILO hunting and shooting facility located in Brighton, Illinois, from October 9-12.

The Winchester Experience is a memorable opportunity offered in the lineup of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Club Signature Events.

During the three-day event, Winchester and NILO guided the 10 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Club members on a tour of the company’s shotshell manufacturing facility, along with handgun shooting instruction at the Winchester Shooting Facility and sporting clays and hunting at NILO.

Team Winchester and world champion sporting clays athletes Zach Kienbaum, Desi Edmunds and Eric Harvey were on hand to provide professional coaching to all participants as well.

As mentioned, the Winchester Experience is offered through Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Club Signature Events. For more information regarding the next Winchester Experience and other upcoming events, go to the Cabela’s Club Signature Event website.

Learn more about Winchester Ammunition at winchester.com.

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