At this weekend's Beluahest festival (just outside of Pensacola, Florida) Browning is represented by the amazing, young Zac Cooper . . . a dynamo at just 13 years old. Zac is an avid Browning enthusiast, a member of the Browning Youth Pro Staff and an amazing public speaker. His mission is to be an inspiration to all youth hunters everywhere and get them away from their cell phones and video games and into the wonderful sport of hunting.

As explained by the editors of American Hunter magazine, "to receive a prestigous NRA Golden Bullseye Award, a product must be field-tested and reported on in our magazines; be innovative; and it must provide shooters or hunters with genuine value for their money." The Maxus is all about "genuine value." But it's extreme performance is fast being noticed by avid waterfowlers and upland hunters everywhere.

Gun Tests Magazine Editor Todd Woodard said, "Every December, I survey the work of the testing staff to select the best guns of the year. These 'best of' choices are a mixture of the original Gun Tests evaluation and other information the staff compiles during long-term testing." The "Best in Class" Rifle for 2009 was the Browning X-Bolt Medallion . . .

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• Browning X-Bolt Wins 2009 Rifle of the Year From American Rifleman.
• Designing a Sporting Clays Course -- Video with Rick Camuglia
• X-Bolt Hunter -- American Rifleman Editor Jeff Johnston Gets Down to Details.
• Young Zac Cooper Joins the Browning Family.
• What you should know before buying a gun safe.
• Browning Expeditions Only On ESPN2.