Raffle Choice: 1911 or 586 - Page 2

**Aguila Blanca** · September 1, 2017, 07:19 PM

If the 1911 was almost any other brand, I'd go with the 1911. A Remington R!? Take the S&W.

The winner chose wisely.

briandg · September 4, 2017, 01:16 PM

Don't have 1911. Easy decision.

Ibmikey · September 5, 2017, 10:24 PM

Not a problem for me as I could not win if I had all the tickets sold plus a few they didn't sell....never won a door prize, raffle or other give away. I just feel the money is a donation to a worthy cause. But if you win......586....

jmstr · September 6, 2017, 05:33 PM

Sorry you didn't win.

I've never won a firearm or raffle either. Got a winner who sometimes cooks my dinner and likes to be around me- but that is something else.

I am more of a semi-auto guy, but darned that would have been a hard choice.

Of THOSE two, I'd probably have gone with a 586.

I have an equal number of 1911s in .45acp as I do revolvers in .357mag, so it would be a tough call.

Sorry you didn't really have to decide, but glad you have the right attitude: a good cause.

hemiram · September 9, 2017, 03:08 AM

If I was going to keep it, the 586, but if it was to sell, the 1911. I don't understand the appeal of them, but money is money.

GarandTd · September 9, 2017, 08:52 AM

Sorry you didn't win. It would have been a tough choice. I probably would have chose the S&W.

I won a sweet rifle last year with the 3rd gun raffle ticket in as many years that I ever purchased. That rifle reinvigorated my interest in firearms, led me to this forum, and it's been a slippery slope ever since.

Don P · September 9, 2017, 11:09 AM

S&W for sure. Remington had a hand in putting Para out of business when the freedom group purchased them.

**4V50 Gary** · September 12, 2017, 10:03 PM

If it was an old S&W with forged steel parts, I'd jump on the 586. If it's MIM, I'd go with the 1911.

September 4, 2017, 01:16 PM	#27
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	Don't have 1911. Easy decision. __________________ None.

September 9, 2017, 08:52 AM	#31
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	Sorry you didn't win. It would have been a tough choice. I probably would have chose the S&W. I won a sweet rifle last year with the 3rd gun raffle ticket in as many years that I ever purchased. That rifle reinvigorated my interest in firearms, led me to this forum, and it's been a slippery slope ever since. __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

September 9, 2017, 11:09 AM	#32
Don P Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2005 Location: Swamp dweller Posts: 6,187	S&W for sure. Remington had a hand in putting Para out of business when the freedom group purchased them. __________________ *NRA Life Member, NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, NRA Certified Pistol Instructor,, USPSA & Steel Challange NROI Range Officer, ICORE Range Officer, ,MAG 40 Graduate* *As you are, I once was, As I am, You will be.*

September 12, 2017, 10:03 PM	#33
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,833	If it was an old S&W with forged steel parts, I'd jump on the 586. If it's MIM, I'd go with the 1911. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

September 1, 2017, 07:19 PM	#26
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,466	If the 1911 was almost any other brand, I'd go with the 1911. A Remington R!? Take the S&W. The winner chose wisely.

September 5, 2017, 10:24 PM	#28
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	Not a problem for me as I could not win if I had all the tickets sold plus a few they didn't sell....never won a door prize, raffle or other give away. I just feel the money is a donation to a worthy cause. But if you win......586....

September 6, 2017, 05:33 PM	#29
jmstr Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2001 Location: San Joaquin Valley, CA Posts: 1,281	Sorry you didn't win. I've never won a firearm or raffle either. Got a winner who sometimes cooks my dinner and likes to be around me- but that is something else. I am more of a semi-auto guy, but darned that would have been a hard choice. Of THOSE two, I'd probably have gone with a 586. I have an equal number of 1911s in .45acp as I do revolvers in .357mag, so it would be a tough call. Sorry you didn't really have to decide, but glad you have the right attitude: a good cause.

September 9, 2017, 03:08 AM	#30
hemiram Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2005 Location: Toledo, ohio Posts: 762	If I was going to keep it, the 586, but if it was to sell, the 1911. I don't understand the appeal of them, but money is money.