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I finished the Kibler SMR .40cal today. 35 separate work sessions. 72 hours 10 minutes total time, over a period of 9 months 19 days! I'll get better photos when the weather brightens up a bit.

No. After looking at the lock disassembled Jim's finished internals are crisp and clean. Not sure I could improve them myself without buggering something up. Jim's locks are above the rest when it comes to internals. I really didn't see a need to polish anything.

Here us my lock from my Kibler SMR. I disassembled it used a few files and sanded to 400 using various files an wood blocks as backers. Then I burnished it with Grey Scotch Brite to a nice even finish. I used Jax Black and Grey Scotch Brite.

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Pretty stoked the way the SMR small parts finished up today!

Well I spent another hour polishing my SMR's external lock parts today. Every time I think I'm done I just polish it some more?

Spent today sanding and polishing lock plate, frizzen, and cock. Tomorrow I'm going to finish with Grey Scotch Brite I'm hoping to put the final touches on all the remaining parts. They are all polished, just one more pass with the scotch Brite into the hydrosonic cleaning tank with the simple...

Tore my Kibler SMR lock down and started the process of sanding and polishing. This is the last step before blackining the hardware and final assembly.

Here is a picture of the stock hanging

4th and final coat of Chamber's oil on the stock this morning. I'm digging the no build matte/satin finish. Still only one coat on the bench.

Antique door knobs make the best range rod. I made one a couple years back. Works great!

Welcome aboard from west central MO!

Coat #3 on the SMR today. Chamber's oil goes a long way on the stock and all over the bench when you knock the can over. Fortunately I had a thick piece of butcher paper on the bench and was able to recover the majority of the spill as it was contained on the paper. Still have plenty left unless...

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Well there was a stain on the forearm left side from a worm? I guessed. Then while finish sanding the hole opened up and confirmed my suspicion. It was right between a barrel pin and ram rod pipe pin just slightly above their centerline just about the same size as the pin holes. At first I...

Second coat of Chamber's gun oil on the SMR this morning.

Cold 51° ? It's -4 here in Missouri

1st coat of Chamber's Stock oil on the standard grade maple Kibler SMR

Thanks TDM!

Thanks Indy!