Which gun for a raffle?
My parish wants to have a gun for a raffle prize this Fall.
I've already got most of the mechanics figured out, but what I am sort of in the dark about is which gun to use for the prize. Odds are also pretty good whichever dealer I use will allow the winner to apply the prize value towards a different gun if they don't like the one we used for the prize.
One philosophy is to get something that a guy would not get for himself otherwise, but his wife would let him drop $20 on a ticket because it's for a good cause. Now this also has the possible dimension of being a guy who owns no guns at all, but wants to get started.
I'm also a little cautious about going too high-end, because there's a chance we might not sell enough tickets to cover the cost.
What ideas do you guys have?
I should add: this is the first gun we have ever done. I'm not sure of the budget/demand yet. And I'm a little reluctant to throw a handgun out there on the first go 'round. I don't want to irritate all the little old ladies right out of the gate, so I'm focusing on a hunting gun at this point.
Good answers so far guys, keep 'em coming!
More clarification: parish = church
This is in Minnesota. We do a lot of hunting, but roughly 1/3 of the state is shotgun only for deer.