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  1. olskool

    Kibler parts for today,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    the frizzen / hammer, i cold blued the outside and did not heat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  2. olskool

    Kibler parts for today,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    a Loooooooooong oven,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:)
  3. olskool

    Kibler parts for today,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    there is a couple of ways of doing it, from what i have read browning was not done till latter into the 1800s, but some say as early as the 1790s, so most likely these guns would have been charcoal blued, left in the white, or temper bronzed. either way i like it like this, but temper bronzed is...
  4. olskool

    Kibler parts for today,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    here is some Kibler SMR parts i cleaned up and colored today. i completely dissembled the lock and trigger for the process. they are not browned, they are temper bronzed like they would have been done back in the day. i also draw filed the butt plate and trigger guard and got rid of all seams...
  5. olskool

    Flintlock accuracy and need help finding load

    oh i wish SC wasn't so far away from you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  6. olskool

    Testing WD-40 against water patches. Which is cleaner?

    i used to clean with WD 40 it worked good. then i got the idea to use it for a patch lube, it burned my patches up! it doesn't work for that. i lube with 40-60 % dawn dish soap and water. you can shoot all day and never ever swab. accurate too,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  7. olskool

    Flintlock accuracy and need help finding load

    if you flinch at all, IT IS YOU!
  8. olskool

    Kibler Breach Plug

    i dry balled my 36 Kibler once. i ended up pulling the breach plug. it is not welded, or at least mine wasn't. but the breach where you need to put a wrench has a taper, so a special breach plug wrench to remove it, but that also being said, i did not have the wrench and used a large adjustable...
  9. olskool

    How Powerful are Black Powder Guns?? - Ballistic High-Speed

    Steve Zihn the famous gun builder and hunter told me that a RB was the perfect projectile when it impacted an animal. he said it was already the shape and size that people were trying to achieve with expansion out of a high-powered rifle bullet, that it needed no expansion it was already the...
  10. olskool

    How Powerful are Black Powder Guns?? - Ballistic High-Speed

    you really don't need big holes, just hit the vitals with any projectile and they will die quick fast and, in a hurry,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  11. olskool

    How Powerful are Black Powder Guns?? - Ballistic High-Speed

    i killed these 2 bucks a couple of weeks ago with a 40cal. at 80 yards, PRB and 62gr. of 3f goex. the one hit in the neck dropped in his tracks and no spine or bone was hit. the other in the heart and he went 50yds. funny how people think you need some large caliber to kill an animal, you don't...
  12. olskool

    well, the 40 cal. worked again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    that's what my homemade measure measures,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  13. olskool

    My, my … now THOSE are bigguns!

    here is one my friend mulebrain has. he brought it over to my cabin and range one day for some fun. it is only a 50 cal. but heavy! it is an under hammer and was made in the 50s i think. i can't remember any other particulars, you will have to click on the blue view to see,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  14. olskool

    opinions of best twist rate for 45

    the green mountain Kibbler barrel in 45 has a 1-72 this is one of the reasons i asked. i have built several of them and in the middle of one now and have another on the way. this is the SMR i speak of, they shoot good with 55gr. of 3f, but i really have no idea why Jim went with a 1[72 twist in...
  15. olskool

    FOR SALE 32 caplock

    TTT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  16. olskool

    About your hunting rifles

    i let a nice 6 point go this morning, had him in the bad 40 cal. sights and lowered the gun, just felt like i had to give something back. might sound crazy but i did it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  17. olskool

    opinions of best twist rate for 45

    i had read that 1-48 came along when TC rifles came along. they used it to stabilize conical bullets. and from what i also read the RB will stabilize pretty good with just about ant twist,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  18. olskool

    opinions of best twist rate for 45

    i have saw twist rates up and down the scale. from 1-48 to 1-72 i know the 1-48 is fairly standard now days. what do you think of a 1-72 for round ball in 45?
  19. olskool

    Doe down, 50 tc flinter

    that's great!
  20. olskool

    FOR SALE 32 caplock

    TTT
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