NRA show attendees who visit the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) booth (#6846) April 25-27 can register to win a custom Weatherby® Mark V® rifle in .300 Wby. Mag.

Valued at $14,000, the rifle features the NHSRA logo and is topped with a Leupold riflescope donated by Leupold & Stevens, Inc.

Each year, the NHSRA awards thousands of dollars in educational funding to members. Since 2001, the Weatherby-NHSRA Scholarship Fund rifle has raised more than $1.2 million via the annual raffle. This year's drawing for the winner will be held during the National High School Finals Rodeo July 13-19 at the Sweetwater Events Complex, Rock Springs, Wyo. For more information on the NHSRA, visi www.nhsra.com.

Key features of the Scholarship Fund Mark V rifle include:

• - "NHSRA Scholarship Rifle 2014" engraved on the barrel; NHSRA logo engraved on the floorplate

• - NHSRA logo embossed on the strap of the rifle's walnut-tone leather case

• - low-luster blue metal finish and engraved 24-karat gold and silver selective plating

• - exhibition-grade claro walnut stock with ebony tip, cap and gold swivels

• - stock has a satin oil finish and checkering in a fineline point pattern

• - brown sidewall recoil pad

• - 26-inch #2 contour barrel

• - Talley two-piece mounts

Weatherby's booth (#6845) adjoins the NHSRA booth. The NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits run April 25-27 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Founded in 1945, Weatherby, Inc.'s line features the new WBY-X™ products as well as the popular Vanguard® Series 2 and legendary Mark V® rifles (production and custom), Threat Response shotguns and rifles, semi-auto and pump shotguns, premium ammunition and security/shooting accessories. For more information, go t www.weatherby.com. The company is based in Paso Robles, Calif., and invites all hunters and shooters to visit its free online community a www.weatherbynation.com or Facebook page a www.facebook.com/Weatherbyinc.

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Media Contact: Brad Dykhouse, bdykhouse@weatherby.com, (805) 227-2632