Won a gun at NRA dinner

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First time attending our local NRA dinner... we weren't in there for 5 minutes, trying to figure out what we were supposed to do. Reading the program ... something about buying tickets and putting them in buckets.. lots of guns and stuff being given away. So I just say, lets do what it looked like everyone else was doing so I bought the $200 package deal. As we moved down the line to play the games ... they call a number out for a new gun raffle, it's my number!!! Yawhooo!! I won a Sigma 40cal. Ok, I'm happy, glad I bought the ticket booklet.
Now what do I do with it!! I have 4 M&P's, don't need this one at all... anyone got something good, equal value they want to trade... maybe a M&P15-22... or one of them BG380 's they don't like.. any idea's, PM me.. :) Hey Ladder..... didn't you want to trade a 1911PD for a Sigma... :D maybe someone has an old revolver.... or an IL that you're afraid of...:):)
 
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Do you already have the gun? Here the LGS provided the guns for such things. If you don't want what you won, you may be able to get something else from the dealer.
 
max said:
Do you already have the gun? Here the LGS provided the guns for such things. If you don't want what you won, you may be able to get something else from the dealer.
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I never thought to ask, the LGS is one I prefer not to deal with. I just got the gun and left. It's too bad, cause the owner and one of the counter guys is decent. They got that one not so nice.. jerk that I let pull my string.. so I just grabbed it and left.. gonna post it up on our local NES board, maybe find a ftf..
 
H Richard said:
Last time I won a gun at a "Friends of NRA Dinner" (and you should all go every year as they support the youth in shooting sports) I donated it to the High School rifle team to raffle off and raise money for equipment.

Was a S&w 22A, but we got over $550 out of it in a raffle.
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That's awsome, I'd like to do that too.... maybe next time. I donated about $450 last nite, a little more than I should of.. :)
 
ladder13 said:
Let me think on that awhile......................uhh, NO!:)
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How bout that beautiful 10-8..... I just saw that today.... that thing is beautiful, I can't believe it isn't sold.. I was tempted to pm ya... But I'm in enough trouble.. I bought 5 guns, or put 4 on layaway and bought one.. Colt preban AR15-9mm is on the way to my FFL. I put 2 guns on layaway at my LGS, model 65-3 and a 18-2. Friday I stop at S&W Retail and range to run a box through my new BG380 and MarkIII hunter... pokin around the showcases, the girl tells me they have used guns for sale, almost 1\2 price off the range guns.. I put a Night Guard and a 10-14 on layaway.. they had 3 MP40's for like $300, but I don't need one... but $300!!! Everything is full warrantee.. how can ya loose if you want shooters...

Crash fest has begun!!!! Poor Jeffy..
 
wpage said:
Congrats lucky!
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Hehe, thanks for resurrecting this from the archives... I just reread my posts from back then.... I was out of my mind, fairly new to guns and wanting and buying everything I saw!!!

Funny.... 4 years later.... and not a lot has changed.... I still am wanting and buying everything I see..... :D
 
I was reading this, not paying attention to the date.. was like the s&w range is back open.. got excited haha..... boo! [emoji12]
 
BrianE said:
I was reading this, not paying attention to the date.. was like the s&w range is back open.. got excited haha..... boo! [emoji12]
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this is even funnier..... I went to the NRA Banquet in Chicopee Friday night...... guess what happened.............. .................. ...................... I won another gun!!! a S&W 642... so that makes 3 NRA banquets and 3 guns!!!!! My table which was purchased by my local club, Pioneer Valley Sportsman Club won 5 guns!!!!! That's out of 45 guns and about 300 attendees... about the 3rd gun our neighbor were getting wrestles... I won't say what they said after the 5th gun.... :D

As for the Smith and Wesson Range.... God, I miss that place!!!!
 
The first time I went to a DU dinner I won a black powder gun and the guy I went with won a basket full of duck call's and a goose call and several other things, first timers must be lucky. :D
 
At FONRA Dinner on a $10 card draw I won Limited Edition Baretta M96 with standard rubber and also imitation ivory grips ,engraved and gold inlay and a picture frame display case.And also had a lot of fun while supporting a good cause.
 
Back in the early 70's a guy I worked with was selling raffle tickets to raise money for his kids school. The prize was a REM 1100 20 gauge vent rib with IC choke. I won. A few days later another guy was sellig raffle tickets for his kids school. The prize was a Mossberg plain bbl 20 gauge. I won. After that guys would not sell me tickets.
 
Our club has a good relationship with the local police dept. Years ago the patrolmen's benevolent association was having a raffle for a new Harley at $100 a ticket, so we voted to buy a ticket just to be nice guys. We won. No one in the club wanted to buy the bike at what the dealer offered, so we sold it it to the dealer and put a nice check into our account.
 
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