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Offline Rolf

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Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« on: June 04, 2012, 05:24:37 PM »
There is a beutiful rifle on the contemp.blog today. The caving and wire inlay is fantasic!! Could anyone tell me a bit about this rifle?

What style is the stock? Is it cherry?  What barrel is use? What brass?

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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2012, 05:47:11 PM »
  It looks to be cherry. Allan's guns are always built to a high standard of fit and finish and his silver wire work is beautiful.
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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2012, 05:54:31 PM »
Oh well.... He does unbelieveable work!!  His own art.
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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2012, 07:01:01 PM »
What impresses me as much as the eye candy decore and finish, is the gun's architecture.  That is a shooter's/hunter's rifle, and it's stock design would support any calibre you chose to use.  I like his stock oil too.
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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2012, 11:13:31 PM »
I love to look at and hold his guns at CLA every year. The architecture just feels like a shooter and is beautiful sculpture....
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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2012, 03:41:41 AM »
I'm confused. What kind of rifle/school is this?
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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2012, 03:55:34 AM »
Allan Sandy school
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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2012, 04:29:27 AM »
  It looks to be cherry. Allan's guns are always built to a high standard of fit and finish and his silver wire work is beautiful.
                                        Dan
Thank you for noticing the proper spelling of his name. Even the blog got it wrong.


Now why would I be sensitive to this??  ;D

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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2012, 04:47:51 AM »
Oh yes, eye candy for sure. I agree that it looks to be a comfortable shooter. Looks to be British inspired, contemporary school. Alan Sandy master gunmaker school.  Smyle

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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2012, 05:59:19 AM »
A lot of Keith Casteel in it..............Don

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Re: Beautiful rifle by Alan Sandy on the blog!!
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2012, 04:58:24 PM »
A lot of Keith Casteel in it..............Don
Not a favorite "school" of mine. Fantasy bling style gun.
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