Wayne LaPierre Executive Vice President National Rifle Association

Chris W. Cox Executive Director NRA Institute for Legislative Action

Historic Bowman Field Airport
Louisville Executive Aviation Hangar
2700 Gast Boulevard
Louisville, Kentucky

Friday, May 16, 2008
6:30 p.m. Reception and Silent Auction
8:00 p.m. Live Auction

RSVP to Mandy L. Runnels
(703) 267-1568
mrunnels@nrahq.org

Click here to make your reservation online or Click here to download a form to RSVP. 
Individual tickets are $300 or a table for $3,000.

What would it be like to own the one millionth Browning Citori? Or how about an exact replica of Davy Crockett’s first rifle? Or a double rifle just like those used by legendary big game hunters from the golden era of African safaris?

All those amazing firearms, and more, will be available at the Second Annual NRA-ILA Dinner and Auction, dedicated to “Investing in our Firearms Freedom.” The auction will be held in conjunction with the 137th NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Louisville, Ky.

Browning has generously donated the one millionth Browning Citori, and it is like no other Citori ever made. Truly a masterpiece in the art of gunmaking, this one-of-a-kind over-under has a highly polished blued steel receiver that features 24k gold hand engraved inlays in an intricate commemorative design. A special custom made hard case will accompany the one millionth Citori, with special engraved gold plate indicating the gun’s unique nature. This will certainly become a prized part of a fine gun collection.

Another unique and amazing firearm to be offered at the auction is from Caywood Gunmakers, who have donated an exact replica of Crockett's rifle: “The Caywood Crockett.” The Crockett has a 46-inch, .48 caliber barrel and is fitted with precision, double-lever, double-set triggers. It features a premium curly maple stock that has been superbly inletted to exactly fit the flintlock action. The stock has a combination of relief and incised carving running its full length, copied in exact detail from Crockett’s rifle. The four piece brass patch box hides a sterling silver plate inscribed “David Crockett—Freedom Fighter” and is individually numbered for this special, limited-edition collector's firearm. This fully functional flintlock also comes with an exquisite, hand-made hunter’s bag made by John Barrett with powder horns, double-bitted belt ax, knife, ball mold, screwdriver and additional accoutrements.  We would also like to thank The Hager Companies of St. Louis, Missouri, for underwriting The Caywood Crockett. 

The evening’s live and silent auction will showcase many other amazing items, including several one of a kind guns and once in a lifetime hunts: a John Rigby & Co. .416 African Express Bolt Action rifle; a Royal Zambia Cape Buffalo hunt; a Caribou hunt for two in the Northwest Territories; special firearms from Taurus, Colt, Remington, Beretta, Smith & Wesson, Nosler, and much more.

NRA-ILA would like to thank Browning, Caywood, John Rigby & Co, Krieghoff, Taurus, Nosler, Beretta, Remington, Marlin and other contributors for their generous donations, and for their support for ILA’s legislative and political activity in support of our Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage.

NRA-ILA would like to thank the following generous donors whose contributions will make this event a success.

Aimpoint Alaska's Big 5 Fishing Lodges Andy & Aaron Sanchez Furniture Anheuser Busch Armalite Badlands Packs Barrett Arms Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. Beauchamp Knives Benchmade Beretta USA Bill Davis Black Hills Ammunition Bob Bertram Boyt Browning Arms Brunton Optics Buck Knives Burris Optics Bushmaster Cabelas Caywood Gunmakers Charter Arms Cheytac Clint Orms Colt Cylinder and Slide Dakota Arms Daniel Parker Bronze Daniel Smith Galleries Dieter Anschutz Doug Turnbull

DPMS Panther Arms E Circle E Lodge Eric Johanson Fort Knox Safe Co. Fred Boyer Galazan Gene Klein Gerber Glock Greg Martin The Hager Companies Henry Repeating Arms Co. H-S Precision Company Indianhead Ranch James Krause Jim Hastings Joe Graham & Ross Media Group John and Ann Draper John Banovich John Rigby & Co. Kississing Lake Lodge Knives of Alaska Krieghoff International, Inc. Lauer Legacy Sports International Louisville Slugger M&M Hunting Preserve Magnum Hunt Club Marlin Firearms Meopta U.S.A., Inc. Midway USA/Potterfields

Mike Fuljenz’s Universal Coin & Bullion, Ltd. Montana Outfitters & Guides Assn Mossberg Nightforce Nighthawk Custom Nikon Optics Nosler NSSF Pentax Remington Arms Co., Inc. Rossi/Taurus International Royal Zambia Wildlife Safari Ruger/Robidoux/Turnbull/Wenig SAAM Savage Arms Shiloh Shoshone Wilderness Adventures Smith & Wesson Sportsman Warehouse Storm Gun Case Sturm Ruger Sure Fire Taurus International Thompson Center Tom Held Trijicon Truck Vault Weatherby Guns Wild Wings Winchester Ammunition Zeiss Optics