What a weekend

Just spent the weekend at the Texas Chrome Hero's Foundation Cook Off at the Lost Lagoon RV Resort in El Campo TX.
They invited me to come out because I built an AR 15 for them to auction off.
I used the Let’s Go Brandon lower from PSA to build the rifle.
We figured that the rifle would go for $1200 to $2000.


The first bid was $1000. Within a couple of minutes it was up to $5000. The bidding ended at $8000. I was amazed.
The Cook Off was great, with 52 teams competing.
My Brother in law took 1st place in Brisket and the Texas Chrome Hero’s Foundation took Grand Champions.
It was an outstanding weekend.


Elle also enjoyed the weekend. She hung out at the pool yesterday.

If anyone here is a Veteran or 1st responder that has PTSD, or you know of any, apply to Texas Chrome Hero’s Foundation. They are always looking for veterans that they can help.
https://texaschromebbq.com/

I’ll be building the Foundation another AR for them to auction off.

Being around the other veterans and those that support them was great. One of the Texas Chrome Hero’s cooks/ coaches, Chris Davis, is a veteran that the Foundation helped a few years ago. He told me that his life was on a path that was heading in a bad direction. But learning to BBQ and help other veterans put him on a better path.
Chris is the big ugly guy holding the trophy over his head. He holds several awards in BBQ cook offs.

Insignificant bill said:

As usual Gunny you are a gift to the world.

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Thanks for the comp, but I’m just a regular guy. A lot of things I have done over the years, were things to keep me from being bored.

Mn Fats said:

This is great and for some Veterans, essential.

It's sad to see so many VFW's close over the years in my state.

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Many of the VFWs are nothing but bars for veterans. A few that I’ve gone to were just a place to drink. I joined the VFW in my home town after I came home years ago. They didn’t even have their own place. They would meet each month at the high school. After a few meetings, I stopped going. The members pretty much just sat around and shot the bull and talked about the next funeral that might be coming up.
There’s a large chapter in Baton Rouge that rents out their hall for functions. I have always just felt out of place at VFW halls.

DoubleMag said:

Hey Gunny, can U elaborate o the rest of the build. Barrel, BCG, trigger etc. I can see the obvious MOE and the optics box

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The upper is one of the higher end ones from PSA. It has an FN BCB and barrel. I didn’t go real fancy on the trigger and hammer it was one of the nickel boron sets that I had on hand, don’t remember who made it. It was clean and crisp and broke at 4lbs. The rest of the LPK was Aero Precision.
The red dot sight is a Sig Sauer ROMEO 7S. The lower is a PSA Let’s Go Brandon. The rifle cost me about $700 to build.

Armored farmer said:

God bless you Gunny.
....and all the veterans.
....and Texas.

I drove past Denham springs last February, but didn't see you.

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Next time let me know.