M40 Raffle fundraiser for Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation memorial!

Terry Cross · Sep 23, 2024

The Marine Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation is having a fundraiser to help build an epic memorial that will honor our fallen US Marine Scout Snipers and their families for their unwavering devotion.

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The memorial will feature two Marine snipers that served 105 years apart. Details of the planned memorial can be seen here: https://scoutsniperheritage.org/memorial/

The fundraiser is centered around the raffle of a period correct clone rifle and scope that duplicates the original and iconic M40 sniper rifle.
The components for this project were almost impossible to get and the rifle is being built by an actual MOS 2112 Precision Weapons Technician.

You can see details of the rifle package as well as purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win here: https://scoutsniperheritage.org/sco...pI_0d9eA5KJcT5hl1w_aem_sABOiLapCM6fzgvzHQr6_w

All proceeds are going to this very worthy memorial.

GET SOME!

RIGREG · Sep 23, 2024

Thanks for the links.

Are the SSA and MSSHF affiliated?

ETA: I found the answer. MSSHF is a subsidiary. Got it.

Terry Cross · Sep 23, 2024

RIGREG said:
Thanks for the links.

Are the SSA and MSSHF affiliated?

You are welcome.

I am not sure about if or how they are affiliated.
I do know there are some common people between the two as far as who is volunteering to rotate in and spend time volunteering to work. Almost all are prior SS with some even having a stint instructing or running one of the schoolhouses.

I'm sure that if you cannot find it on their web pages, they would not hesitate to answer any questions you might have relating to those two entities.

RIGREG · Sep 23, 2024

I read up their site. The 2023 Annual Report and Mission Statement explain it.

Independent subsidiary of SSA focused or heritage and history. Immediate goal is getting the monument built.

Mauser48 · Sep 23, 2024

Very cool monument. I'll definitely be donating.

RTH1800 · Sep 23, 2024

Unlimited ticket numbers?

Terry Cross · Sep 23, 2024

RTH1800 said:
Unlimited ticket numbers?

No clue.
Message them. They are on the ball and will respond.

USMCSGT0331 · Sep 23, 2024

https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/

@Terry Cross, thank you for starting a MSSHF raffle rifle thread! 100% of the money raised from this raffle rifle is going directly to funding our Scout Sniper memorial. The raffle rifle is going to be amazing, but it hasn't been assembled yet. I donated the entire rifle to the MSSHF for this rifle raffle, but it's currently in individual parts (which I just had professionally photographed by my father).

The Redfield green scope, Redfield 40X scope base, Redfield 1-64 marked rings, Remington barrel, Remington wood stock/bottom metal/buttplate are all original USMC used M40 take-off parts from 1966! The only civilian parts on the clone build are the Remington 6 digit receiver (223xxx serial number), bolt, and trigger. Now that the original USMC M40 parts have been photographed, I'll be mailing them to a 2112 armorer tomorrow. The 2112 will be using the original USMC M40 parts and period correct civilian parts to assemble an epic USMC M40 clone rifle!

The photos of the rifle on the MSSHF website are just placeholders until the M40 clone is finished being built. The rifle in the photos is actually an original USMC M40 sniper rifle that's in my personal collection (Major Dick Culver's M40). Sorry gents, but I didn't donate that original USMC M40 to the MSSHF, and all of this information is towards the bottom of the raffle rifle page. Even though the raffle rifle is a clone build, I can promise everyone that it's going to be one of the absolute best USMC M40 clone rifles to ever be built! There's about $15,000 worth of parts being used in this M40 clone build, and the finished rifle will have an estimated value that's pretty close to $20,000! If anyone wants an epic M40 clone rifle for their collection, this is a very unique opportunity to acquire a very special M40 clone (while also supporting the MSSHF's memorial project)!

Once the M40 clone is completed in the next few weeks, we'll update all of the photos on the rifle raffle page. We're also planning on doing a video review of the rifle, which will be awesome! So, please keep checking the raffle rifle page in a few weeks and you'll see the updated photos of the actual USMC M40 clone that's being raffled.

If anyone has any questions about this USMC M40 clone raffle rifle, please ask me in this thread and I'll do my best to provide answers. These are some of the best original USMC used M40 take-off parts from my collection, and I'm really excited to finally see these very rare parts used in a clone build! Below are the photos of the original USMC used M40 take-off parts that are being assembled into this MSSHF donation rifle. When the rifle is finally built, I'll update this thread with photos of the completed M40 clone.

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The sculptor, Sabin Howard:

Mauser48 · Sep 24, 2024

USMCSGT0331 said:
https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/

@Terry Cross, thank you for starting a MSSHF raffle rifle thread! 100% of the money raised from this raffle rifle is going directly to funding our Scout Sniper memorial. The raffle rifle is going to be amazing, but it hasn't been assembled yet. I donated the entire rifle to the MSSHF for this rifle raffle, but it's currently in individual parts (which I just had professionally photographed by my father).

The Redfield green scope, Redfield 40X scope base, Redfield 1-64 marked rings, Remington barrel, Remington wood stock/bottom metal/buttplate are all original USMC used M40 take-off parts from 1966! The only civilian parts on the clone build are the Remington 6 digit receiver (223xxx serial number), bolt, and trigger. Now that the original USMC M40 parts have been photographed, I'll be mailing them to a 2112 armorer tomorrow. The 2112 will be using the original USMC M40 parts and period correct civilian parts to assemble an epic USMC M40 clone rifle!

The photos of the rifle on the MSSHF website are just placeholders until the M40 clone is finished being built. The rifle in the photos is actually an original USMC M40 sniper rifle that's in my personal collection (Major Dick Culver's M40). Sorry gents, but I didn't donate that original USMC M40 to the MSSHF, and all of this information is towards the bottom of the raffle rifle page. Even though the raffle rifle is a clone build, I can promise everyone that it's going to be one of the absolute best USMC M40 clone rifles to ever be built! There's about $15,000 worth of parts being used in this M40 clone build, and the finished rifle will have an estimated value that's pretty close to $20,000! If anyone wants an epic M40 clone rifle for their collection, this is a very unique opportunity to acquire a very special M40 clone (while also supporting the MSSHF's memorial project)!

Once the M40 clone is completed in the next few weeks, we'll update all of the photos on the rifle raffle page. We're also planning on doing a video review of the rifle, which will be awesome! So, please keep checking the raffle rifle page in a few weeks and you'll see the updated photos of the actual USMC M40 clone that's being raffled.

If anyone has any questions about this USMC M40 clone raffle rifle, please ask me in this thread and I'll do my best to provide answers. These are some of the best original USMC used M40 take-off parts from my collection, and I'm really excited to finally see these very rare parts used in a clone build! Below are the photos of the original USMC used M40 take-off parts that are being assembled into this MSSHF donation rifle. When the rifle is finally built, I'll update this thread with photos of the completed M40 clone.

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Super generous of you. Going to be an amazing rifle for a great cause. Doesn't get any better than this.

Terry Cross · Sep 24, 2024

USMCSGT0331 said:
https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/

@Terry Cross, thank you for starting a MSSHF raffle rifle thread! 1

Absolutely sir.
I am very supportive of the SSA, so this was a no brainer to get behind. I was lucky to have Tim share some of the initial concepts that were being considered a couple of years ago and it is exciting to see it coming to life.

Thank you very much for your support of this effort. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Rookie · Sep 24, 2024

Donated!

RIGREG · Nov 25, 2024

For all my fellow procrastinators, less than three days left to buy tickets.

Greg

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 25, 2024

Tickets sales end on Wednesday and the drawing is on Thursday, so this is one of the last few days to purchase tickets for this epic M40/1911 raffle!!!

https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/

The rifle was finally built this past weekend by USMC 2112 armorer SSgt Jake Meyers! It took a while, the hurricane definitely messed stuff up for us, but we have everything built into the best M40 clone ever made! SSgt Meyers did an unbelievable job turning a pile of original circa 1966 USMC used/surplus M40 take-off parts and a circa 1966 civilian Remington M700 receiver into one of the most amazing M40 clones in existence! SSgt Meyers is one of the best USMC 2112 armorer out there, and he's the only 2112 who knows every tiny detail about every single M40xx variation from 1966 to the current issue rifles (and he's able to build all of these M40xx rifles 100% to their original specs)!

This M40 clone build is an unbelievably amazing rifle that was build by an amazing Marine 2112 armorer with original USMC M40 parts, so it doesn't get any better than this for collectors! There's about $15k in parts to build the rifle, and the completed rifle is probably worth around $20k with this provenance. Don't miss out on this one, we're never going to raffle off another circa 1966 M40 clone like this ever again!

We even used the original Remington "US" rollmark from 1966 to mark this receiver! Jake made a rig to mark Remington 700 receivers in the correct location! This is a first for an M40 clone and it makes the rifle that much better!!!

And we also decided to add a CMP military surplus 1911 pistol as a 2nd place prize!!! I also donated this pistol,
and I think it's a great 2nd place prize that matches the 1966 M40 clone pretty well! Here's photos of the actual 2nd place prize pistol in this raffle:

https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/

EOD100 · Nov 25, 2024

Would they ship to the UK if I bought tickets and won? I’d cover the cost.

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 25, 2024

EOD100 said:
Would they ship to the UK if I bought tickets and won? I’d cover the cost.

No, unfortunately. This raffle is for eligible US citizens only and the guns can only be shipped to an FFL here in the US. However, maybe you have a friend here in the US that purchased tickets and won a guns in this raffle. There's nothing stopping that person from filling out the ATF's 4473 paperwork for the Title 1 firearm, and then a while later deciding to sell the gun to someone in a different country and doing the proper export paperwork for that gun.

I'm just saying that there's always a way to legally do things, but there's only so much that our organization can do on our end. There's no way for us to give the prize to someone who isn't a citizen and there's no way for us to do export paperwork. My suggestion is to have a chat with a friend here in the US and look into the import/export laws for both countries. I purchased a Glock P9M from a collector in Europe this summer, and even though the ATF approved the import a few months ago, it still can't be shipped to the US for a few more months because it's still working it's way through European export regulations. So, it's possible to send the guns overseas, but it's not something the MSSHF (or the SSA) can do with these raffles rifles/pistols).

I appreciate your question though, I'd be asking the same thing if I were in your shoes! Please let me know if you have any other questions.

EOD100 · Nov 26, 2024

Thanks for the extensive reply. Fully understand. Somebody is going to win a beautiful rifle.

Defender3 · Nov 26, 2024

Bump for a good cause and tickets purchased.

LeftyJason · Nov 26, 2024

I bought a few after listening to Frank's Everyday Sniper podcast. Is Tim here on snipershide?

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 26, 2024

LeftyJason said:
I bought a few after listening to Frank's Everyday Sniper podcast. Is Tim here on snipershide?

No, unfortunately Tim isn't on any forums. But I'm always here, which is kinda like a really shitty 2nd place prize, though. Lol

LeftyJason · Nov 26, 2024

USMCSGT0331 said:
No, unfortunately Tim isn't on any forums. But I'm always here, which is kinda like a really shitty 2nd place prize, though. Lol

You're great. You know the details on the guns. I just don't know the names behind the handles.

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 26, 2024

More photos of the amazing 1st prize USMC M40 clone sniper rifle! Tomorrow is the last day to purchase tickets, get them while you still can!

https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/

Redmanss · Nov 26, 2024

I can't wait to see the memorial. Got a few bricks to buy for it as well.

MadDuner · Nov 26, 2024

I donated… but I’m not gonna lie.
I’d LOVE to win that!

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 27, 2024

Redmanss said:
I can't wait to see the memorial. Got a few bricks to buy for it as well.

Thank you for bringing up the bricks! If anyone is interested in contributing to the Scout Sniper War Memorial, we're also selling customized bricks that will pave the ground around the memorial sculpture! Here's a direct link to the custom memorial bricks, in case anyone here is interested in purchasing one:

https://support.scoutsniperheritage.org/give/573924/#!/donation/checkout

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 27, 2024

My father just took these photos of the 2nd place prize, the CMP Army surplus Colt 1911 pistol. What an awesome gun!

roostercogburn98 · Nov 27, 2024

USMCSGT0331 said:
My father just took these photos of the 2nd place prize, the CMP Army surplus Colt 1911 pistol. What an awesome gun!

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USMCSGT0331 · Nov 27, 2024

Well gentlemen, I just received an update from Tim (the MSSHF CEO), and he quickly checked the numbers to see how many people have purchased tickets. So far, only about 860 individuals have purchased tickets to this raffle! That's it, a very low number of people buying the MSSHF M40 raffle tickets compared to the 10's of thousands of people who entered into other online raffles and sweepstakes! If most people purchase the 8 ticket package for $75, then under 7k tickets have been sold. Compare this to the other online raffles that sell 10's of thousands of tickets and the online sweepstakes that give away hundreds of millions of draws! This means that each person who purchased tickets for this MSSHF M40 raffle has far better odds of winning this raffle, when compared to other online firearm raffles/sweepstakes!

This is probably one of the smallest online firearm raffle that anyone will take part in, and it has one of the best grand prizes ever offered (even beating out high value prizes that large companies put up for raffles/sweepstakes)! Someone is going to have an epic day tomorrow when they win this $20,000 USMC M40 sniper rifle!

You can still purchase tickets on the Marine Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation's website. There's only about 10 hours left to purchase tickets, so get them while you still can!

https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/

Thank you everyone who has purchased tickets to support of the MSSHF's Scout Sniper War Memorial project, your generosity is greatly appreciated!

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 27, 2024

Tim is going to draw the winning tickets tomorrow on Facebook Live! As soon as I get the time and a link to the live raffle drawing page, I'll post the link and information in this thread!

Only about 5 hours left to purchase tickets to win this epic USMC M40 sniper rifle! Thank you everyone for your support!

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 27, 2024

Thank you everyone, your donations are greatly appreciated!!! There's only about 5 minutes left before ticket sales for this epic USMC M40 close! This is your last call for tickets, if you want to try to win this unbelievably amazing rifle!

https://scoutsniperheritage.org/scout-sniper-war-memorial-fundraiser/

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 28, 2024

The ticket sales are closed, and I want to thank everyone for supporting the MSSHF and donating to our Scout Sniper War Memorial project! This means the world to us, and when the memorial is finished the families and friends of fallen USMC Scout Snipers will finally have a place dedicated to honoring their loved ones! We're currently researching and trying to identify the names of every single USMC Scout Sniper who was killed in combat from WWI to the last days of GWOT/OIF/OEF, and having those names engraved on the memorial itself. We will never forget these brave men and we will honor the greatest sacrifice that anyone can give to our great nation.

The raffle tickets that all of you have purchased is making this dream a reality, and in a few years we will have a beautiful memorial to honor the Scout Snipers who have sacrificed everything. Your contributions to this memorial project have been substantial, and we could have never raised the money needed to build this memorial without your support and generosity! I hope that someday all of you have a chance to visit the Scout Sniper War Memorial in person, and see first-hand what came from your contributions and donations to the MSSHF. Also, 100% of the money raised from this rifle raffle will be going towards funding for this memorial project!

Thank you, gentlemen, thank you very much for your contributions and donations to the MSSHF's Scout Sniper War Memorial! The MSSHF and I are truly grateful to have such an amazing community here to support us!

If you can, please check out the MSSHF's Facebook page tomorrow at noon EST to watch Tim draw the winning grand prize M40 raffle ticket and the winning 2nd place Colt 1911 raffle ticket! This will be a live video, so you'll get to see the winning ticket numbers right away. I will also post the winning ticket numbers here in this forum thread for the people who aren't able to watch the live ticket drawing. Also, the MSSHF's Facebook page is open to the public, so you don't need a Facebook to watch tomorrow's live raffle drawing! Here's a link to the MSSHF's Facebook page, please check it around noon EST tomorrow for the live video post:

https://m.facebook.com/MarineScoutSniperHeritageFoundation/

I hope that everyone has an amazing Thanksgiving tomorrow! Enjoy spending time with the people who you care about, honor the sacrifices of the brave men and women who founded this great nation, fill up on some fantastic food, and tune in to the MSSHF's Facebook page (or check this thread) to see if you won the M40 or 1911!!! Thanks again and happy Thanksgiving!

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 28, 2024

https://m.facebook.com/MarineScoutSniperHeritageFoundation/

Live raffle drawing now!

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 28, 2024

M40 winner:
Ticket number 102299
Mark R.

1911A1 winner:
Ticket number 101733
Michael S.

Congratulations!!!!!!

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 28, 2024

Did anyone here win?

riverman1 · Nov 28, 2024

I had a spot cleared out in the safe. I guess I'll have to buy something else. Congratulations to the winners!

roostercogburn98 · Nov 29, 2024

Not a winner here, but my money went to a good cause. Guess I’m back to having to build one again!

Darryle · Nov 29, 2024

Not a winner either, hope the money goes a long ways to getting the memorial completed.

Defender3 · Nov 29, 2024

Darryle said:
Not a winner either, hope the money goes a long ways to getting the memorial completed.

Same here.

earthtrekker1775 · Nov 30, 2024

Glad I could donate. Congrats to the winners!

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