2025 Raffle Gun Posted
 

2025 PGCA Annual Raffle Gun Parker 16 Gauge GHE has been posted under "PGCA Member Questions and Announcements"

Tickets are at the printer and will be in the mail by the end of the week.

This beautiful Parker has 28” Damascus barrels, 2 5/8” chambers, #1 Frame, double triggers, a splinter forearm, is choked full/full, includes a case and has serial #140764 made 1907.

Drawing will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the PGCA Annual meeting in conjunction with the Southern SxS at Deep River Sporting Clays in Sanford, NC.

Ticket Donation: $5 each or six (6) for $25
(Winner need not be present to win.)

The PGCA Board of Directors extends our sincerest appreciation in advance for your participation in our annual fund-raising event.

Sincerely,
Brian E. Hornacek, Gun Raffle Chair
P O Box 1215
Findlay Ohio 45839-1215
Brianedward69@gmail.com
419.379.4414

16g correct?

Thanks Brian

Has anybody else seen a stock with straighter grain?

Good and strong.

Some updated pictures of this fantastic gun under the announcement section!

Just wondering whats the average profit for the PGCA with these Raffles?

The PGCA Raffle Gun revenue is only a bit less than the revenue generated by Research Letters.

It used to be the standard practice of the BOD to publish in Parker Pages an annual snapshot of the PGCA balance sheet.





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Who cares about the profit the PGCA receives; I purchase a membership at a modest cost, I can attain the history of many of my guns, The forum is an education on Parkers, and I am offered guns at fair prices on the forum. The bargain doesn't stop there because they send me a magazine that I receive 4 times a year. Since the PGCA is a nonprofit, there is no profit.

I have a reason I asked this question I too know what bargains we receive since I have been a paying member since 2008 Eight years longer than you.

We all should care quite a lot about the revenues to the PGCA that are generated by various sources - the raffle gun ticket sales, the Annual Silent Auction, membership revenues, and a few others.
The PGCA and all of the benefits it provides doesn’t just happen… they cost real money and that money has to come from someplace. We all should really care about the profitability, the bottom line, of the PGCA because without the revenue we need, the PCGA would cease to exist.






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The raffle gun is a major source of revenue which helps offsets the membership costs (Parker Pages) that are no longer covered by the annual dues. We have generated after expenses between $18k and $25k annually since I took on the role of Raffle Gun Chair.

Thanks everyone for your support of the premier American double gun organization.

Thank You Brian for the numbers and all you do for the PGCA :bowdown:

Brian (and Cindy) do an extraordinary service to the Association which benefits all of us. Thanks to both of them, and all of the other members who contribute so much.

I am a new PGCA Member. How do I go about purchasing raffle tickets?

We typically mail out tickets to new members each week but we are a couple weeks behind. The next batch will go out a week from today. The other speedy option is for you to mail me a check for the number of tickets you like - Instructions and my address on the first page of this thread - 1 for $5 or 6 for $25 and I will mail you back the stubs or can text you a picture of your stubs. That has worked very well for folks!

Call with any questions
Brian
419-379-4414

And there’s no limit to the number of tickets you can buy.
Back in 2007 I bought $200 of tickets and was lucky enough to win the gun.
Of course there are no guarantees but the number of tickets you but can affect your chances of winning.





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Thank you tickets arrived today in the mail.

A reminder to members, it’s time to get those tickets in the mail. No time like the present especially if you are a procrastinator like me!!!

Heave a great weekend Parker friends!

By 2097, $200 won’t buy you a cup of coffee.

You gotta be in it to win it! The more tickets you buy the better your odds. The extra tickets don’t always win, but all it takes is that one year when your ticket is drawn to make it all worthwhile. How do I know? Between Sammy and I we’ve won over 30 guns and three bows.

:rotf::rotf::rotf: I fixed it :biglaugh:





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The time has come, if you want in on this fine Parker get those tickets in the mail!

Happy Monday Parker friends.

I got a feeling about this...

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Good Luck to everyone that bought tickets. I know I would love to own it.

When do we hear about the next care taker for this fine ol specimen?

Our member Kieth Sirmans of Georgia was the lucky winner.

Thanks everyone who supported the PGCA through the 2025 raffle.

Wow! I'm still on cloud 9! Thank you guys so much! I already have some rst ready for the 5 stand and some number 5's for the next gobbler in love!

Congrats Keith!
I knew it wasn't going to be me, I never win anything.

Indeed, congrats Keith!

Congratulations You'll love it

16g Fiocchi, Federal and Estates work well in the Parkers too.

Those fiocchi shoot hot it seems. I have plenty of 2 1/2" 16 gauge shells to shoot in it.

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Glad to see a fellow Georgian bring home the bacon.. Way to go Keith. May you enjoy it on many dove shoots.

It will be perfect for dove shoots. It is a fine gun! I have seen it in person

Keith, Go Dawgs! Enjoy!