Kibler Longrifle kits?

[Hem]

I'm seriously close to getting myself a kit project. The Kibler longrifles are beautiful and I have come to the conclusion I deserve one.
Has anybody recently bought one of their kits? If so, would you mind sharing your experience?
And @BrentD I promise to only use high end bp.

 

[BrentD]

I'm seriously close to getting myself a kit project. The Kibler longrifles are beautiful and I have come to the conclusion I deserve one.
Has anybody recently bought one of their kits? If so, would you mind sharing your experience?
And @BrentD I promise to only use high end bp.

I've never built one of their kits, but i've seen some pretty handsome rifles running around that they made.

Swiss 1.5fg or 2fg will do whatever that rifle needs.

Flint or percussion? Style? Caliber?

Are you going to do anything to trick it out in some personal way?

You are going to have a blast. And eventually, quite literally.

 

[Jim/Wa]

I have a Woodsrunner 54cal sitting in my garage that I’m going to start work on next month. It arrived in bombproof packaging and a quick dry fit indicates it will be a much easier project than others I’ve done. Maybe I’ll post a few pics when I get started.

 

[BrentD]

A friend sent me this video produced by Kibler people. It's an excellent video, even if you're making a gun other than one of theirs.

 

[Hem]

I have a Woodsrunner 54cal sitting in my garage that I’m going to start work on next month. It arrived in bombproof packaging and a quick dry fit indicates it will be a much easier project than others I’ve done. Maybe I’ll post a few pics when I get started.

Please post, if you would.

 

[Hem]

Ive been picking away at this project.
Putting final finish coats on stock. Barrel is filed and polished and ready for getting " browned".
Thanks to " the man" for some advice along the way.

 

[WildWill]

Ive been picking away at this project.
Putting final finish coats on stock. Barrel is filed and polished and ready for getting " browned".
Thanks to " the man" for some advice along the way.View attachment 406859

Looks great! What caliber you go with?

 

[BrentD]

Ive been picking away at this project.
Putting final finish coats on stock. Barrel is filed and polished and ready for getting " browned".
Thanks to " the man" for some advice along the way.View attachment 406859

I like it!

You will really like standing over something big that you just shot with that rifle knowing that you made it the way you like it, and there isn't another one quite like it.

When you start the browning process, i'm sure you know to clean meticulously before and between coats of solution.

Before the first coat goes on, I wash it in hot water and dish soap and then wipe it down with acetone. From there on out, I just use denatured alcohol between coats, but I make absolutely sure that I never touch it unless i'm wearing rubber gloves.

What will you card with between coats? Cronell's sells a really useful carding wheel. Specifically for this process, that's hard to beat. I mount mine on a bolt that I use as an arbor in a hand drill.