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Offline Daniel Coats

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My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« on: June 09, 2020, 07:04:36 AM »
Some of you will remember seeing this rifle before. Here's a few more pictures courtesy of Allen Martin if you missed them.
























« Last Edit: June 09, 2020, 06:33:43 PM by Ky-Flinter »
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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2020, 08:24:13 AM »
Very nice southern gun !!!!!!!!!!

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2020, 08:47:20 AM »
An honest and unpretentious rifle!

Offline Bob McBride

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2020, 03:06:31 PM »
THAT is a rifle. Nice grab.

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2020, 05:45:45 PM »
I have to ask, but did the lock start as one of the old Dixie Gun locks? Really like the way it turned out.

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2020, 06:39:15 PM »
Jaw dropping beautiful. That is one fine rifle. what caliber, looks like maybe .54?
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Offline BOB HILL

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2020, 06:59:18 PM »
Par for the course. Chuck does beautiful work. I know you’re very proud to have it, Daniel.
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Offline Daniel Coats

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2020, 07:32:36 PM »
Thanks!

Here's a link to an earlier thread with history and a more detailed description.

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=50521.msg501095#msg501095
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Offline Daniel Coats

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2020, 04:57:04 AM »
Found my bullet molds on ALR too.

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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2020, 02:51:57 PM »
Nifty. How old is that gun?
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Offline Daniel Coats

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2020, 03:05:07 PM »
2018, here's a cut and paste from one of the other posts on this rifle from ALR member "Collector" sorry I don't know his name.

"I commissioned Chuck to build a rifle for me and he delivered it at the 2018 CLA Meeting.  Influenced by the Robert Hughes #197 Appalachian School details in Bill Ivery's first book on Southern longrifles.  I just got out of the way...
 
Custom Rice .480 cal X 46 inch in their Southern profile.  Re-worked Davis 'Contract' lock & cock and fully polished internals.  Premium ~30 YO Curly Maple blank from Hugh Toenjes (Black Smoke/ALR), from Wayne Dunlap's early Ken Thompson/Slippery Rock inventory.  Forged hardware, silver front sight, hand-built set triggers (clean & crisp) and hand-scraped stock.

Definitely worth the wait. "

Allen Martin had it listed a while back and I reached out to Allen to see if it was still available.
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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2020, 04:40:41 PM »
Ah yes, slippery rock. I remember the gun now, It's a very nice gun. All of Chuck's guns are.
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Offline Daniel Coats

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Re: My new Chuck Edwards Rifle
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2020, 05:14:51 AM »
Thanks Mike!

And still brand new like it was waiting for me or something.
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