M40-A1 clone raffle for Marine Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation

Terry Cross · Sep 23, 2024

Bad ass M40 package including correct Redfield scope being raffled off.

Details on the rifle package and memorial posted in the Vintage Sniper Rifle sub forum linked here:

M40 Raffle fundraiser for Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation memorial!

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. The memorial will feature two Marine snipers that served 105 years apart. Details of the...

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diggler1833 · Sep 23, 2024

Sweet! Just got myself a few tickets.

King_beardsly · Sep 23, 2024

Ohhh that’s awesome, I’ll definitely have to grab a few tickets

mike65co · Oct 21, 2024

Tickets bought. Thank you Terry for the heads up!

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:

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/

mike65co · Nov 26, 2024

Wow! Simply Wow it is beautiful and Appreciate the great cause.

Jrb572 · Nov 26, 2024

USMCSGT0331 said:
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/

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Any pictures from the test targets from it being shot?

fe1 · Nov 26, 2024

Awesome
How do I purchase tickets?
I can add to cart but don’t have a check out button.

Terry Cross · Nov 26, 2024

fe1 said:
Awesome
How do I purchase tickets?
I can add to cart but don’t have a check out button.

It's squirrely for sure and not as intuitive as what most are used to.

You click the credit card logo/icon thingy and it should bring you to a payment screen. Successful payment will generate a receipt with your specific raffle numbers on it.

J Scott · Nov 26, 2024

Great rifle. Greater cause.

fe1 · Nov 26, 2024

Terry Cross said:
It's squirrely for sure and not as intuitive as what most are used to.

You click the credit card logo/icon thingy and it should bring you to a payment screen. Successful payment will generate a receipt with your specific raffle numbers on it.

It finally worked

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 27, 2024

Jrb572 said:
Any pictures from the test targets from it being shot?

I'll ask the builder about this and report back. He hasn't sent me any photos of test targets, so I'm thinking that there probably isn't documentation on this specific thing. Everyone needs to keep in mind that this is an original USMC M40 take-off barrel from 1966, and these original barrels were pretty heavily used. Some used M40 barrels shoot better than others, and I used one of the best barrels original USMC M40 barrels from my personal collection for this build. It will shoot, and it might shoot pretty well, but don't expect to win any benchrest competitions with it, lol.

Terry Cross · Nov 27, 2024

USMCSGT0331 said:
I'll ask the builder about this and report back. He hasn't sent me any photos of test targets, so I'm thinking that there probably isn't documentation on this specific thing. Everyone needs to keep in mind that this is an original USMC M40 take-off barrel from 1966, and these original barrels were pretty heavily used. Some used M40 barrels shoot better than others, and I used one of the best barrels original USMC M40 barrels from my personal collection for this build. It will shoot, and it might shoot pretty well, but don't expect to win any benchrest competitions with it, lol.

This is certainly not the kind of rifle that people buy raffle tickets for based on how small the rifle can group!

I'm sure it will go Bang nicely but I'm absolutely not going to expect tiny groups with the original barrel and this original optic setup.

J Scott · Nov 27, 2024

No worries, guys. After I win it, I'll post some groups.

BLEE · Nov 27, 2024

What an honorable cause and what an honor for the lucky winner! If I win, I'll drive down to Alexandria and Mr. Cross will be the first to pull the trigger!

Jrb572 · Nov 27, 2024

USMCSGT0331 said:
I'll ask the builder about this and report back. He hasn't sent me any photos of test targets, so I'm thinking that there probably isn't documentation on this specific thing. Everyone needs to keep in mind that this is an original USMC M40 take-off barrel from 1966, and these original barrels were pretty heavily used. Some used M40 barrels shoot better than others, and I used one of the best barrels original USMC M40 barrels from my personal collection for this build. It will shoot, and it might shoot pretty well, but don't expect to win any benchrest competitions with it, lol.

I would not expect it to win any competitions. Just curious how it shoots.

If I win it that bad boy will get shot quite a bit.

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!

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)! There's only about 10 hours left to purchase tickets, so get them while you still can! Someone is going to have an epic day tomorrow when they win this $20,000 USMC M40 sniper rifle!

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!

fe1 · Nov 27, 2024

USMCSGT0331 said:
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!

It’s been added to the M40 Enthusiasts Facebook page so the sales might rise.
Good Luck and Happy Thanksgiving to all

RTH1800 · Nov 27, 2024

Site shows 108,xxx sold so far.

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 27, 2024

RTH1800 said:
Site shows 108,xxx sold so far.

The 10 in the first part of the number doesn't have anything to do with how many tickets have been sold. We're now into the 8,xxx number of tickets sold, which is up from my earlier estimate (a friend just sent me over his ticket numbers and I saw where we were at). I wish we could sell 6 figures of tickets, that would really help get this war memorial built! But, we probably won't even top 10k in the end, which is far less than 108,xxx.

RTH1800 · Nov 27, 2024

Good luck!

kriller134 · Nov 27, 2024

Just bought some tickets. Paid the first time and didn’t get a confirmation page, so I tried again. Check my email and boom 2 confirmations. Oh well it’s going to a good cause.

Coejro · Nov 27, 2024

Hey why not. Bought 2 more rounds. That should put me at like 0.06% chance?

USMCSGT0331 · Nov 27, 2024

kriller134 said:
Just bought some tickets. Paid the first time and didn’t get a confirmation page, so I tried again. Check my email and boom 2 confirmations. Oh well it’s going to a good cause.

Sorry to hear that the system messed up, but that's awesome of you to still make the donation! Thank you very much!

Coejro said:
Hey why not. Bought 2 more rounds. That should put me at like 0.06% chance?

That's excellent, ever little bit helps you get closer to the goal of winning the grand prize! Thank you very much!

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!

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!!!!!!

fe1 · Nov 28, 2024

Congratulations guys.
Excellent turn out.
Thank you for sponsoring the raffle Sir.
Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving

Terry Cross · Nov 28, 2024

Huge THANK YOU to those that supported this effort by purchasing tickets and/or helping spread the word.

Everyone have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving holiday.

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