Gun webinars, answered

An operator lists a prize, usually a firearm, suppressor, optic or case of ammo, and sells a fixed number of seats at a fixed price. When the seats sell out, the operator draws one or more seat numbers, often on a live stream, and the winner receives the prize. Firearms and NFA items ship to a licensed dealer in the winner's state for the legal transfer. The operator is paid by the seat sales, which is why a drop's total seat revenue is usually higher than the prize is worth.

The format exists because the operators structure the seat purchase as buying access to a live webinar or product review, with the drawing attached. Whether that holds up depends on state law, and several states restrict or prohibit the practice. Every operator publishes its own terms, eligibility and excluded states; read them before you buy. Nothing on this site is legal advice and we do not run drawings or sell seats.

Fair price is the prize's value divided by the number of seats: one seat's share of the prize. If a $2,500 rifle is split across 100 seats, the fair price of a seat is $25. A seat priced at $20 is 20% under fair price, which means the operator is giving up margin to fill the drop. A seat priced at $40 is 60% over fair price, which means more than a third of your money is the operator's cut. Most drops run 10% to 40% over fair; the ones at or under fair are rare and worth moving on.

We match the prize to the manufacturer's MSRP by UPC or model number wherever we can, so every operator is measured on the same number. If there is no MSRP on file we use the operator's own stated value or a current dealer retail price, and the card labels which one it is. If none of those exist the card says No value listed instead of guessing.

Odds are total seats divided by the number of winners. A 50-seat drop with one winner is 1 in 50. A 100-seat drop with two winners is 1 in 50 as well. Seat price does not change your odds; it only changes how much you pay for them, which is what the fair-price badge measures.

Odds depend on the drop, not the operator. Smaller seat counts mean better odds per seat, and some operators, like Thin Red Line Tactical and Amendment 2 Armory, tend to run smaller boards with fewer seats per drop. The Best odds sort on any page puts the lowest seat counts first across every operator at once.

Every operator is re-crawled every two hours around the clock, with extra passes right after IGY6 Armory's morning and evening drops because those sell out within an hour or two. Each card shows seats sold at the last crawl; the operator's own page is always the final word on what is left.

No. Every link goes to the operator's own listing and the purchase, drawing, shipping and transfer all happen there under the operator's rules. We list, compute and compare.

The operator contacts the winning seat holder and arranges shipment. Firearms ship to a federally licensed dealer you choose, where you complete the transfer paperwork and background check. NFA items like suppressors and short-barreled rifles need an approved ATF form before they can be released, which can take weeks to months.

Operators can pay for the labeled Boosted row at the top of listing pages. Boosting changes where a drop appears, never its numbers: odds, prize value and fair price are computed the same way for every card on the site.