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Have a look at my tentative list, looks interesting enough to you semi-jaded gun nuts to think it is a list that would pique your interest? Any comments or suggestions?

I'd buy tickets!
My luck, I'd win the chain saw.

I’d ditch the semi .17 HMR and go bolt gun.
And ditch the Dewalt for spending better.

Pretty respectable list I'd say.

Impressive list

The chainsaw is a popular item in MN, lots of good feed back on the Dewalt, I quizzed a lot of folks before adding one last year. The .17 was a specific request from previous winners AND I got a rebate on it, so I added it this year, I will get feed back from ticket sellers and see if it makes the list next year

I would be in for the cash and the 1895 Marlin.

The 1895 was a late addition, I was a little surprised in central MN that got a good response, we are a shotgun or pistol zone for deer and the lighter calibers are popular for the varmints, a lot of elk hunters though

I will say I picked stuff I want to win

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 12:33 am I’d ditch the semi .17 HMR and go bolt gun.
And ditch the Dewalt for spending better.

You would not keep the .17 if you won it? All of the guns can be used for in store credit if you do not want it

That’s a darn fine list!!!

You ought to add a KelTec PR57

Anything you don’t get a warm fuzzy about?

GrapeApe wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:37 am You ought to add a KelTec PR57

I stick with what the shop has in stock or have access to from their vendors and listed on their website, a lot of rebates on that list and bonus stuff too, guides my choices, I got most picked before New Years

Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:38 am Anything you don’t get a warm fuzzy about?

7, 11, 12, 23, 26 and 30 don't crank MY tractor, but it's a completely different environment down here.

I'm fairly certain that quite a few things that people would fight over here, if part of a raffle, would be met with with rolled eyes there.

The ones that REALLY give me the warm fuzzies are:
1; 2; 3; 13; 14; & 29


FYI, Alabama's decided raffles are lottery/gambling, so they're illegal in this state

The State of Alabama considers raffles to be lotteries, which are illegal under state law. See Article 2, Sections 13A-12-20, 13A-12-21, and 13A-12-22 of the State of Alabama Criminal Code.

Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:14 am

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 12:33 am I’d ditch the semi .17 HMR and go bolt gun.
And ditch the Dewalt for spending better.

You would not keep the .17 if you won it? All of the guns can be used for in store credit if you do not want it

No.

Thanks guys, noted

Hey, it's ALWAYS fun to spend someone else's money, or beach about their else's choices

One question though...

Which model 1895 did you get?
SBL, Dark, Classic, Trapper?
Personally, I'd want one of the models with a threaded barrel. Launching Hornady 410gr SubX bullets around 1050-1070fps through a can would be quite a "quiet" thumper

Trapper I think

cool

What’s the raffle for?

The Tikka would float my boat. That is a fine rifle.

That is an impressive list! Of course there are some things that don't boat my boat but.....when can we buy tickets?

I like the chain saw idea! It is very Handy when clearing shooting lanes and snags. Put it in the truck and you can clear a blocked road easily without ear muffs, noise or smell. I have a 10" Craftsman 19.2 that I use all the time. My partner laughed at it, until he saw it work. Now when we do blind or stand maintenance that's all he wants to use.

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:14 pm What’s the raffle for?

The Lions Club I am a member of maintains a public park on a lake, one of the things we do, covers park expenses, mostly just pays the property taxes.