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Ray Blades

Ontario Out of Doors Editor Ray Blades attributes his early onset greying to a career of managing outdoor writers. You can find him anywhere trout swim or grouse flush. Reach him at: ray.blades@oodmag.com
Years ago, I was invited to a late-season waterfowl hunt. It was a cold December day, with crust ice around the bay in southcentral Ontario.
When we heard Howa was making a mountain rifle that was under five pounds and affordable, we just had to take it for spin.
We filled a Yeti Tundra 45 and a similar Coleman cooler with 26.4 lbs of ice and left them in direct sun for days to test their performance.